She's going into great detail about how to save money on your food bill, and she's got it down to a science. If you're like me and don't really know all that's in your freezer or pantry, this post might be just what you need to read.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Just had to pop in and let you know about a great post over at Gill's site: That British Woman
She's going into great detail about how to save money on your food bill, and she's got it down to a science. If you're like me and don't really know all that's in your freezer or pantry, this post might be just what you need to read.
She's going into great detail about how to save money on your food bill, and she's got it down to a science. If you're like me and don't really know all that's in your freezer or pantry, this post might be just what you need to read.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Still here
Monday afternoon and evening, after working the 3-night stretch, was a little bit unproductive. Mostly I slept and tried to catch up on blogs and email, and made a list of the things I need to do for Halloween. I will have a brainstorm now and then, but if I don't write it down, it leaves me until it's too late to accomplish anything. Oh, and I dismembered all the long-legged female caricatures. (Dolls.) Arms and legs are now in jars. Heads are set aside for something special.
Yesterday morning J-Man and I went out to breakfast at a local diner that has a wonderful Greek omelet. My list of things to do was superlong, but I think he was feeling a little neglected, and there'll be no more breakfasts out til after Spook Day, so I tried not to eat too fast.
The rest of yesterday was mostly spent in working in the yard and on Halloween stuff. All my carved apples--all 18 of them--went dark and moldy on me. I tried using a Fruit Fresh solution to dunk them in--and it didn't work. When I saw they were turning, I tried a bleach wash, but it was too late. So all of them went into the trash. I bought some more yesterday afternoon, but didn't get to carve them. So Fri or Sat will be spent carving a whole new batch, then putting them in the oven on low for a while to speed up the dehydration process. (sigh) I should have stuck with the recipe.
Scarecrow has been dressed in the t-shirt and scrubs and the old man mask, and is standing in the yard. The pockets on the lab coat have been torn, and it was soaked in a tea/coffee mixture and draped over the deck rail to dry. Dirt and vinegar and fake blood to be added later.
Part of the lasagna garden by the front door has been started, so it will make a good place to put some bones. Torture tools were mounted on the walls of the porch, pumpkins were scrubbed, and as a side note, the pansies were planted in containers. They needed it, and besides, I have a drainage ditch that runs under my driveway that I don't want any Trick-or-Treaters to tumble into, so the containers were strategically placed to keep people away from that part of the yard.
Got my haircut, hallelujah! It'd been 10 weeks since the last one and it was driving me nuts, so I went a little nuts and had her cut a whole new, short style. She was reluctant to hack so much off, and left the sides a little too long, but I love it, so am going to call and have her trim off a bit more. For Halloween I'll be spiking it and going purple.
Sorry not to have taken any pictures of all the preparations yet, but hopefully will get some up soon.
Back to work tonight and tomorrow night, then off Fri. and Sat, but it's supposed to rain all weekend, so only indoor prep stuff will get done. I'm starting to feel the time crunch!
Yesterday morning J-Man and I went out to breakfast at a local diner that has a wonderful Greek omelet. My list of things to do was superlong, but I think he was feeling a little neglected, and there'll be no more breakfasts out til after Spook Day, so I tried not to eat too fast.
The rest of yesterday was mostly spent in working in the yard and on Halloween stuff. All my carved apples--all 18 of them--went dark and moldy on me. I tried using a Fruit Fresh solution to dunk them in--and it didn't work. When I saw they were turning, I tried a bleach wash, but it was too late. So all of them went into the trash. I bought some more yesterday afternoon, but didn't get to carve them. So Fri or Sat will be spent carving a whole new batch, then putting them in the oven on low for a while to speed up the dehydration process. (sigh) I should have stuck with the recipe.
Scarecrow has been dressed in the t-shirt and scrubs and the old man mask, and is standing in the yard. The pockets on the lab coat have been torn, and it was soaked in a tea/coffee mixture and draped over the deck rail to dry. Dirt and vinegar and fake blood to be added later.
Part of the lasagna garden by the front door has been started, so it will make a good place to put some bones. Torture tools were mounted on the walls of the porch, pumpkins were scrubbed, and as a side note, the pansies were planted in containers. They needed it, and besides, I have a drainage ditch that runs under my driveway that I don't want any Trick-or-Treaters to tumble into, so the containers were strategically placed to keep people away from that part of the yard.
Got my haircut, hallelujah! It'd been 10 weeks since the last one and it was driving me nuts, so I went a little nuts and had her cut a whole new, short style. She was reluctant to hack so much off, and left the sides a little too long, but I love it, so am going to call and have her trim off a bit more. For Halloween I'll be spiking it and going purple.
Sorry not to have taken any pictures of all the preparations yet, but hopefully will get some up soon.
Back to work tonight and tomorrow night, then off Fri. and Sat, but it's supposed to rain all weekend, so only indoor prep stuff will get done. I'm starting to feel the time crunch!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Saturday at the Movies
Okey-dokey all you smarty-pants! lol Here's a tough (I hope)one for you.
The woman co-star in this 1958 scary movie went on to play Helen Crump, Andy Taylor's love interest in The Andy Griffith Show.
What was the name of the movie?
Answer on Tuesday!
The woman co-star in this 1958 scary movie went on to play Helen Crump, Andy Taylor's love interest in The Andy Griffith Show.
What was the name of the movie?
Answer on Tuesday!
Friday, October 17, 2008
More tidbits
The last two days have been spent running errands and trying to acquire the last of the props for Halloween. I still have a couple more challenges to meet, but for the most part, I am satisfied.
These are my dollar store finds:
The snakes are some kind of foam that I can soak in water for 96 hours and they'll be HUGE! Woohoo! The cellophane package holds 25 flies. I haven't decided if I'll put them all in a jar, with some adhered to the sides, or if I will put some in strategic places--like on that tongue I bought.
And my dungeon wall and rat came in from Fright Catalog:
Thrift store visits yielded these:
I also bought some ugly pumpkins and one smooth one, that unfortunately, I won't get carved until Monday, because I'm working the next three nights. I'm going to have to get it into a warm, dark spot, but the only place I know for sure is the crawl space, and I don't want to go in there. It needs to be carved first, because it will be mostly teeth--a huge mouthful--which need to get all green and moldy by Halloween. Are you disgusted? Good! Just the reaction I'm hoping for.
Aren't they gosh-awful ugly? I'll be buying more next weekend, but I wanted to grab these before they were gone. The small ones might need to go into the refrigerator for a week or so.
While on vacation I finally went to get my driver's license--you know, the one for this state, the state I've lived in for 5 years next week. (Have I ever mentioned I have a slight procrastination problem?) North Carolina will not accept a middle initial--you must have something that documents your whole name, and something that documents your address. Well, I went prepared with my SS card, a certified copy of my birth certificate (which was mailed to this address) and of course, proof of insurance.
When they saw my out-of-state license, they said I'd need to take the written test. Fine, I've been studying. When they saw the out-of-state license has been expired for 14 months, they said I'd have to take the road test, too. Gulp. I haven't taken a road test since I was 16 years old! Fortunately, I passed, but their camera was broken, so they told me I'd have to come back and get the license another day. They said all the information would be in the computer and I wouldn't have to re-take anything, just come in and get the photo done.
Of course, I got busy and forgot. So yesterday I got gussied up, hid the current zit with make-up (what, do you want to see a zit on your driver's license for the next 8 years?) and drove 20 minutes to get to the DMV, where I was told I needed all the identifiers again. It would have been nice if they'd mentioned that in passing the first time! I left in disgust and will make it over there whenever. But you can bet I'm gonna call first.
Just to make sure.
So that yesterday wasn't a TOTAL loss, I came back by the quilt shop and picked up these:
I've depleted some of my oranges and greens, and needed some more for a project I'm thinking about, and those stripes just called to me from the shelf.
And that other picture? Well, I have an idea for a candy corn wallhanging, but it might not get done before Halloween, with all the other things needing to be done, so I won't say any more.
Hope you all have a good weekend! Don't forget Saturday at the Movies--Thrillers and Chillers edition tomorrow!
These are my dollar store finds:
The snakes are some kind of foam that I can soak in water for 96 hours and they'll be HUGE! Woohoo! The cellophane package holds 25 flies. I haven't decided if I'll put them all in a jar, with some adhered to the sides, or if I will put some in strategic places--like on that tongue I bought.
And my dungeon wall and rat came in from Fright Catalog:
Thrift store visits yielded these:
I also bought some ugly pumpkins and one smooth one, that unfortunately, I won't get carved until Monday, because I'm working the next three nights. I'm going to have to get it into a warm, dark spot, but the only place I know for sure is the crawl space, and I don't want to go in there. It needs to be carved first, because it will be mostly teeth--a huge mouthful--which need to get all green and moldy by Halloween. Are you disgusted? Good! Just the reaction I'm hoping for.
Aren't they gosh-awful ugly? I'll be buying more next weekend, but I wanted to grab these before they were gone. The small ones might need to go into the refrigerator for a week or so.
While on vacation I finally went to get my driver's license--you know, the one for this state, the state I've lived in for 5 years next week. (Have I ever mentioned I have a slight procrastination problem?) North Carolina will not accept a middle initial--you must have something that documents your whole name, and something that documents your address. Well, I went prepared with my SS card, a certified copy of my birth certificate (which was mailed to this address) and of course, proof of insurance.
When they saw my out-of-state license, they said I'd need to take the written test. Fine, I've been studying. When they saw the out-of-state license has been expired for 14 months, they said I'd have to take the road test, too. Gulp. I haven't taken a road test since I was 16 years old! Fortunately, I passed, but their camera was broken, so they told me I'd have to come back and get the license another day. They said all the information would be in the computer and I wouldn't have to re-take anything, just come in and get the photo done.
Of course, I got busy and forgot. So yesterday I got gussied up, hid the current zit with make-up (what, do you want to see a zit on your driver's license for the next 8 years?) and drove 20 minutes to get to the DMV, where I was told I needed all the identifiers again. It would have been nice if they'd mentioned that in passing the first time! I left in disgust and will make it over there whenever. But you can bet I'm gonna call first.
Just to make sure.
So that yesterday wasn't a TOTAL loss, I came back by the quilt shop and picked up these:
I've depleted some of my oranges and greens, and needed some more for a project I'm thinking about, and those stripes just called to me from the shelf.
And that other picture? Well, I have an idea for a candy corn wallhanging, but it might not get done before Halloween, with all the other things needing to be done, so I won't say any more.
Hope you all have a good weekend! Don't forget Saturday at the Movies--Thrillers and Chillers edition tomorrow!
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