Thursday, February 11, 2010

Where does the time go?


I haven't been great about posting.  One would think with unemployment I'd have all sorts of free time, but my schedule at the Y is extremely spread out, so I'll teach a class, have one- or two-hour break, teach another class, etc.  It can get old, but at least they're paid hours.  Needless to say, those one- or two-hour breaks get eaten up pretty quickly.  One of these days I'll get back into a full-time job with a regular schedule...

Until then, I find myself regularly checking blogs.  One blog I've recently discovered & check obsessively is Refrigerator Soup.  It's a blog which features new recipes everyday - they're only requirements to be featured on the site are "great recipes accompanied by great photography."  They keep their displays limited to 40 per day to ensure the recipes will be displayed for a decent amount of time.  Looking through the various recipes, you'll see submissions by blogs from all over the world - fantastic!  Lots of variety too - if you like vegan, raw, gluten-free, whatever, you can probably find it here.  If you like to cook, bake, or make a mess in the kitchen while pretending to be a "cook" or "baker" (that's my forte), check out this website.  It's a great way to find new recipes & stumble upon recipe blogs that you may find becoming a personal favorite.

It's the site that brought me to a recipe for the breakfast pastry I'm shown making in the top two pictures.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Mmm, shower water...

This is a common sight in the bathroom when someone is taking a shower.  Brewer has a deep fascination with showers (well, just about anything), and most especially, shower water.  Odd, yes.  If you happen to get near him while you're showering, he immediately tries to lick the shower water off your leg - even if it's soapy water.  We can't figure it out; my only guess is he likes the warm water.  Needless to say, it's guaranteed if you're in the shower & the bathroom door is cracked slightly, you'll turn around to see a big brown head staring up at you in fascination.