Go Goth

I love dark red fingernail polish--especially when it gets close to Halloween. So, when I saw these colors I nearly went crazy and had to have them. I even bought an extra set for a friend. Plus, they came with a black lace cuff band--way too kewl.

Plus for a present, I added a little pumpkin basket and some nail files. What a way to start a holiday.

Suffering Succotash

Succotash is usually a corn and lima bean mixture and everyone probably has their own recipe for Succotash but mine starts with produce from my garden. I have a little urban garden where I grow flowers and vegetables organically. So, when I'm feeling like a little succotash I go outside and pick a zucchini or two and some tomatoes.

Then I chop them up and put them in my cast iron skillet with some olive oil and minced garlic. I add a couple tablespoons of butter to the mix and slowly heat them until the zucchini looks semi-translucent.

It is so EZ and even more yummy.

So You Want To Save The World...

If you have a savior complex, or even if you don't, check out Hands On Greater Portland. There are some great opportunities to help you help others.

Volunteering is a super-hero way to give back to your community. And, if you don't live in the Portland area, check out your local volunteering opportunities.

Hope you all have a super weekend.

Wonderful World of . . .flowers

Everyone should take time to Stop and Smell the Roses, um, Dill Weed.

Dill is really an edible herb and not a flower. But, if you let it go to seed, it is a pretty delicate blossom of yellow yumminess, plus the aroma that comes off this plant whenever you brush up against it, is sinfully delicious
Chocolate Cosmos is pretty but the thing I really like about this flower is the aroma. Yep, you guessed it: chocolate. Like candy for the eyes and nose, these little buds make you want to eat them right up. A great aroma therapy for a woman at that certain time of the month--and no needless calories ;)
Balloon Flowers
I think you can see why. The little blossoms billow up like a puffed up ball of air, right before they open into the beautiful flowers they are. I like to watch all the stages.

Answer to Word for Wedneday

Word: Quiescent

It means to be at rest, quiet or still.

If you want to read more, check it out here.

Word for Wednesday - a game for Writers

Word: Quiescent

Guess what it means

Put your guess in comments and then come back at 3:00 to see
if you were "write" or wrong.

I'll Cry If I Want To

It's my birthday and...

another year... and still no book on the shelves...(sigh)...

well, Leslie Gore made this video back in my day. The thing I love about those "good old days" was...well, look at the backup dancers. They look like real people. They don't look perfect or rail thin--they look like real women. Those were the days.

I don't want to be a Debbie Downer so I'm going to try to focus on the milestone...yet to achieve

and remember who I share my b-day with:

H.G. Wells, Larry Hagman, Bill Murray, Faith Hill & Riki Lake.

But, there's one person more important than all these celebs...

And I'm lucky to share more than my birthday with him ;)