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yes, i agree with big bear about watching this unfold. because you know i don't sew! just love looking at how it all turns out! you go girl.
Let's Start This Table Runner!
Table runners are so pretty on a table. I remember the first time I ever saw a table runner. I think I was in my 20s and I remember thinking it was a nice way to decorate a table without covering up the nice finish with a table cloth - something that I had done my entire life and still do at ...
p.s. I do see that little pink dot, but every so slightly.
My New Blog Design!!
For 2 months now I have been working behind the scenes (all by myself I'll have you know) to give my blog home a redesign. Kind of like moving the furniture around or painting a room, adding some new drapes or pictures to the walls, I needed a pick-me-up. I wanted the new design to look fres...
Susan, I really like it a lot. It's more newsy looking. I like the clean white background. You've done a fantastic job with it.
My New Blog Design!!
For 2 months now I have been working behind the scenes (all by myself I'll have you know) to give my blog home a redesign. Kind of like moving the furniture around or painting a room, adding some new drapes or pictures to the walls, I needed a pick-me-up. I wanted the new design to look fres...
i seriously heard her say i can't do that.
Reagan's First Words in Monotone
Reagan's talking now. She does not yet say Mama or Dada, although she is trying, she can, however, say "I can't do that." Yes, you heard me right. You see, her mother, my daughter, Kimberly, was filming Reagan playing and asked her to do that "head" thing again and Reagan apparently didn't...
sooo, did they find the person who did this??? i love the site susan. lots of great things to look at. good luck with red easel in 2010!
Bold Brazen Love for Degas
Imagine the surprise for the employees of the Marseilles museum "Catini" when they opened the premises on Thursday morning and discovered that the painting "Les Choristes" (The Chorus) by Edgar Degas was missing. No sign of a break-in, the city's police and public prosecutor went on full alert...
holy head banger!!! what were you thinking!!! OMG, that looks bad. i hope you're all right. i'll call you!!!
Basketball Can Be a Painful Sport
Bob and Matthew cleaned off the driveway and moved the basketball court around and naturally, after pumping up the basketballs, we all wanted to show our basketball prowess. We were having a fun time when I decided to run after Matthew I went down hard. Suddenly, my head, my eye, and my tee...
susan, my friend. i just came in here for a minute to check on the computer, like it was going somewhere or something.... just for a moment while my dinner is in the oven. i perused your post, i could not give it the justice it deserves to leave a comment. i'm going to come back and read the whole thing later. i just want you to know that indepth posts or light and lively ones about your precious kids, i love them all. i will be back later to comment more.
No More Dancin' Around
As you all may know, my Big Bear got laid off over a year ago, and life as we knew it kinda went ... how many ways can I say this and still sound decent? You know what I mean. And as a result, although my readership went up, my comments tanked - because you all can read me like a book and I ...
those boys are so cute, bless their hearts. you have your hands full. i will definitely make it again and show you how i did that little swirl. thanks!
Raisin Bread - Toasted & Buttered - Yum
I received a nice little package in the mail from my dear friend Beth. It was a surprise. When I opened it, guess what I found? Well, it's not that difficult to figure out because I've got it pictured here. Yep, Beth sent me homemade Raisin Bread, directly from her kitchen to mine. I won...
what a doll! can't wait to meet her some day. can you believe we've never met!!!
Live. Laugh. Love. Repeat.
My sweetie-pie made this on her computer and sent it to me in an email. Look at that sweetheart smile. I agree with her message and especially the last one ... Live, Laugh, Love, Repeat. :) Hope everyone has a great weekend! and Sarah too!
look out mommie, that's a girl on the move.....
Cat Girl Comes to Town
That's my Cat Girl I'll have you know! Today was "costume day" at Sarah's high school and she made some silly cat ears with her headband, put on some crazy eyeliner, dressed in black, and headed off to school. Does she look happy or what? Peace. Love. Smile. Meow. I think she loo...
susan, what you wrote there at the end was just beautiful and describes debbie to a T. and how true it is that we should cherish our relationships more than we sometimes do.
thanks for posting this. xxox
Deb's Stuffed Pepper Soup
By Beth Sollars Singingirl Cooks I've been waiting a while to do this post. This delicious soup recipe comes from my oldest and best friend, Debbie Finegan, who passed away on September 16th after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She would be beaming from ear to ear to know that her r...
this was a good one susan. i'm still laughing.no, the husband wasn't saying to his wife, dollface, let's sell this place and move somewhere else. he was saying honey, if we don't sell this place soon we're going to have to foreclose. do you see all this furniture. it's not paid for, and neither is that Mac! and tell that spoiled brat daughter of ours she is not going to get her own tropical painted room next place we live either!!!
just kidding...... ;-) nothing better to do on a friday evening.
My Dream House
You know what I miss about Maryland? The rolling hills and the beautiful countryside. As for people, though, I love Charlotte. I love our home here in Charlotte, don't get me wrong, we have a beautiful home, but there was just something about where we lived in Maryland that was beautiful h...
hi puppydogs - i say in the recipe that you can decorate these at the time you are going to serve them. so as not to mess them up, i would do that, just transport them undecorated. bring a little tupperware container of the preserves thinned with the juice and a little baggie of the finely chopped nuts, and bring a little brush. It will take but a minute to do each cookie and place them on a serving dish. let me know how they turn out!
Cardamom and Orange Butter Cookies
By Beth Sollars (Singingirl Cooks!) A couple of weeks ago when I bought that really expensive jar of cardamom for the Indian Inspired Dinner, I vowed to find ways to use it. After reading a little about this exotic spice and the ways in which it makes baked goods so delicious and curries so fa...
i'm back susan. it was a stressful, sad, happy and humbling experience. we'll talk about it. just want to say i'm sooo glad your client is happy. congratulations! job well done!
The Red Barn at Outlook Farm - The Finished Painting
Many of you wrote to me and expressed interest in seeing the completed painting, so here it is in all its glory. It isn't a masterpiece, but it is a painting that I am proud of and the family that commissioned me to do the painting are thrilled with it. I took it to Frame Warehouse to be fr...
hi kathleen, it's singingirl herself, beth. this is what i think about using an artificial sweetener.... they advertise on the bag that you can measure splenda cup for cup just like regular sugar, so if i were watching my sugar intake (and i ought to be) i would probably give it a try. since i've never substituted splenda in anything, i can't vouch for how the texture turns out, and the overall sweet taste, etc. (i happen to think splenda has a very sweet taste. in fact, if i open a packet for my coffee, i can use one packet for at least two cups of coffee.) anyway, good luck, and if you do try it that way i'd be interested to hear how they turn out for you. p.s. my personal preference is chilling the dough quite well and rolling good-sized balls and then slightly flattening them as you see in the picture. they come out looking uniformly delicious and very nice on a platter.
Cardamom and Orange Butter Cookies
By Beth Sollars (Singingirl Cooks!) A couple of weeks ago when I bought that really expensive jar of cardamom for the Indian Inspired Dinner, I vowed to find ways to use it. After reading a little about this exotic spice and the ways in which it makes baked goods so delicious and curries so fa...
i've heard it said (about musicians) that the first time you think you're the best one out there you need to get back in the rehearsal room. there's always someone out there better, brighter, more talented, more ambitious, more daring, more hungry and eager, etc. it is supposed to inspire you to do greater things. and i know from experience that it is painful to hear someone waaay better than me, just as it is for you to see all the great works of art out there so much better than your own. hey, we can't all be picasso or barbra, can we! but it sure has been a fun ride.
Thank You Pablo Picasso
I've been struggling. All artists go through this at some point in their career, but I felt I should talk about it. Richard Schmid once said that you have to paint, and the more you paint the fewer "duds" you will turn out. Now, I don't expect every painting to be a masterwork, and even my...
now i know what you're so busy with. i love it! talk to you soon! love you.
In Progress - The Red Barn at Outlook Farm
About 2 months ago, I received an email from a reader requesting a commissioned painting of the Red Barn at Outlook Farm for her sister who was getting married there in the coming months. I have to say, nothing makes me happier than to get a commission for a painting that I love to do - and y...
oh how i remember that salon out there in boca. and yes, it was beautiful. what a great job you did with it. how industrious you have been, really! those WERE the days, good, bad, ugly. they are what defines us today. good story susie.
What Not To Do - Or...
This year has been so discouraging that I have been thinking seriously about what options and resources are available for opening a small business. Having been a small business owner in the past, I carry with me a bungalow of optimism when it comes to starting a business, however, I know how...
wow, from florida to maine. i hope she's prepared for the weather!
New Paintings to Share
Hello everyone! I have some new paintings to share with you that I am going to be exhibiting at the Matthews Alive Festival this weekend together with some other paintings I have for sale. This one is called "Rolling Acres" 8 x 16 Oil on Panel. You can click on any of the paintings to see ...
p.s. is that kathleen above the kathleen i know?
New Paintings to Share
Hello everyone! I have some new paintings to share with you that I am going to be exhibiting at the Matthews Alive Festival this weekend together with some other paintings I have for sale. This one is called "Rolling Acres" 8 x 16 Oil on Panel. You can click on any of the paintings to see ...
think of the potential sales you are losing!!! of the people who heard about your booth from someone else, went there, and then found you no longer there, save for your footsteps in the dust or dirt or grass, walking in the other direction. maybe they spotted a silver hair just laying there and thought, OMG she's gone and i won't be able to buy that painting that i had my eye on. think of it!
New Paintings to Share
Hello everyone! I have some new paintings to share with you that I am going to be exhibiting at the Matthews Alive Festival this weekend together with some other paintings I have for sale. This one is called "Rolling Acres" 8 x 16 Oil on Panel. You can click on any of the paintings to see ...
i'm a nut, you're a nut. i could never abandon you, my beginnings, my roots, my inspiration, my, my, oh my. it's like the supremes, eventually they had to split. and destiny's child, eventually beyonce just had to go and do her own thing. it's like, like, ummm. gwen stefani, eventually she had to emerge on her own from No Doubt!!! it's like, ummm, sonny and cher, she had to go!!! like ike and tina, gladys and the pips for god's sake!!! of course all of this is just to give you a laugh on a sunday morn. if you will still have me, i will be there with you! even tho' i have moved on to bligger and bletter blogging. Kidding Again!!! stop me, please.
p.s. i ain't cookin a thing today. i just sang two big jobs friday and saturday nights and i'm a chill today. i did, however, find a use for my CARDAMOM of which i was freaking over the cost for the Indian Inspired Dinne. i sprinkled a dash or three in my coffee grounds before brewing, and oh my goodness, i thought i died and woke up somewhere where they make turkish coffee on the streets and talk about war and stuff. it's that good! it's like chai tea only coffee. it's exotic, sweet like only a spice can be, it's, it's very good. i'm a' enjoyin' it now.
love you!!! so glad you sold a painting!
New Paintings to Share
Hello everyone! I have some new paintings to share with you that I am going to be exhibiting at the Matthews Alive Festival this weekend together with some other paintings I have for sale. This one is called "Rolling Acres" 8 x 16 Oil on Panel. You can click on any of the paintings to see ...
i love "rolling acres" and "alone on the hill" really so nice susan, you're so talented. i sure hope the weekend is going well. talk to you this week.
New Paintings to Share
Hello everyone! I have some new paintings to share with you that I am going to be exhibiting at the Matthews Alive Festival this weekend together with some other paintings I have for sale. This one is called "Rolling Acres" 8 x 16 Oil on Panel. You can click on any of the paintings to see ...
hi kitchen butterfly. i have since learned that as well, that the pods are a much, much better way to go, price wise too. of course, i'll have cobwebs growing on me before i use this jar up..... i think my next attempt with cardamom will be something baked, maybe even this weekend! thanks for responding!
An Indian Inspired Dinner
My stomach is growling and this sounds absolutely delicious. After looking at the pictures, though, I told Big Bear we've gotta whip this up this week. Thank you Beth! So, are you ready for something delicious? Howza bout Melon Curry and Kicked Up Coconut Chicken Tenders!! Here ya go ... ...
i really enjoyed this post susan. you were funny! and i love your september banner! best of luck in the festival! i hope you sell a bunch.
Time for the Festival
Just want you all to know that I am busting my butt at the Matthews Alive Festival through Monday evening. They'll have to peel me off the ground before the weekend is out. I have to say, I really hate doing these festivals. The last time I did this 2 years ago I swore I would never do it...
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