Snow Day!

It's a snow day here in NE Georgia. A rare occurrence any year, but especially this late in the winter. I'm sorry I've been away so much, but I started a new job around Thanksgiving and then the holidays and well... In any case, these are some poor photographs from this morning. I am an amateur using a point and shoot obviously. Hopefully, I will be able to improve my skills enough to warrant a better camera in the future, but for now I am content just to document the goings on here in whatever small way that I can. I realize these pictures are difficult to see in detail, but that's all I could get before my camera got wet and my battery died. Sorry. Now I am going to have a cup of tea and get on with the rest of my day which I hope will include sewing a reusable lunch bag for myself because I am tired of plastic Walmart bags every day. Stay tuned.

Zebras on the Loose

I recently finished a little project for my daughter. I thought I'd share it with you. It came from a book I bought a while back but never used until now. It's called Stray Sock Sewing by Daniel. It is a book of exactly what it sounds like. Animals made from stray socks.
This is the head of the zebra made from one sock.

And now ears have been added.

Now a second sock is used for the body with legs.

And it's almost finished. He just needs some arms and maybe some eyes.

So this is how it came out. The picture is not very detailed but considering who this is intended for, it's ok. I mean it's gonna get quite bit of abuse, so it doesn't need to be perfect.

See what I mean?

Gripes

I know I haven't posted in a while, but I've not had a lot to say. Until now. This morning I was somewhat appalled to see not one but two disgraced former governors on television as guests. On my cable MSNBC comes between CNBC and CNN. All the news channels are grouped together. For some reason, CNBC had Gov. Rod Blagojevich hawking his book and CNN had Gov. Eliot Spitzer on talking about Wall Street AT THE SAME TIME. Why would anyone care what these two have to say? Just my opinion. Are there not any better qualified guests that they could have chosen?

Fried Green Tomatoes

Since I photographed green tomatoes on the vine in my last post, I decided to go ahead and fry them up for you. I am trying to limit as much fried food and fat from my diet as possible. But in this case I'll make an exception. First we slice them up and soak them in buttermilk. How much? As much as it takes to cover them for as long as you can, but at least an hour.

Then we dredge them in seasoned flour. I use this particular seasoning blend but you can use what you like. Even just salt and pepper. Then fry them up in about a half inch of oil, drain on paper towels and continue with the rest until they all are crispy. If you like, you can also make a sauce. For those of you in the South, you will recognize this sauce as being very similar to a famous chicken finger restaurant. It's just mayo, ketchup and some more of that cajun seasoning we used in the flour. The proportions are up to you. But I use enough ketchup for a dark pink color and about a tablespoon of seasoning. Of course it depends on how much mayo you start with. Make the sauce first. It needs time to the flavors to bloom or it will just taste salty.

Mosaic Time

I am participating for the first time in a Mosaic project at The Little Red House. Click on the link in the blogroll to see all the participants. Learning something new!!

Yard Sale Foolishness

A couple of months ago, when the weather was cooler, my daughter and I went to a yard sale in my neighborhood and found some old tin toys. These were used and loved in the fifties by the homeowner's mother. Take a look at what I decided to do with them. The inspiration comes from The Farm Chicks and their book which is in the picture next to the frig.

I just love these. They are right up there among my all time favorites.

A New Blog

Please click over to my daughter's blog, http://atleastmymomthinksimfunny.blogspot.com .
She's the one who owns and sorta trains Bernie. She's also the creative one in the family and always has been. I am looking forward to reading her take on life from a young person's perspective.