Sunday, December 28, 2008
2008
As two thousand eight comes to a close, I would like to remember those projects that made me laugh, made me cry, made me curse and swear I will never knit again.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Sweater, Baby
Oh, What a Night!
Photos by Greg Shevchuk
Cake by Lyn Kaminski
Monday, July 7, 2008
Party Planning: Columbian Military Style
They never saw it coming.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Pickles!
Half Sour Pickles
1 dozen small pickling cukes (6 or 7 if they are larger)
1/2 gallon of water
3 stalks fresh dill
3/4 cup white vinegar 1 tsp garlic, minced
1/2 cup Kosher or Sea Salt 5 or 6 peppercorns
fistful of pickling spice (seriously, that's what the recipe says, fistful)
1/2 onion, cut into chunks
Bring the water to a boil and set aside to cool. Dissolve salt in vinegar with some of the hot water.
Wash & pack cukes in a container that has a lid.
Add spices, dill & garlic.
When the water is cool, pour water/salt mixture over cukes, then pour remaining water in. (Warm water will cause cukes to get soft. Make sure water has cooled.)
Cover & refrigerate. Ready to eat in 3 - 7 days. Depends on your taste.
Next time: What the Hell Am I Gonna Do With All These Tomatoes?
Friday, June 13, 2008
East Meets on West
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Louise & Jen Wood's Summer Sweet Tea
Thursday, May 22, 2008
35 Going on 9
I was a weird kid.
Second, I found a cartoon on YouTube that no one seems to remember. So I thought.
These are The Barbapapas. I think they were on really early on Saturday or Sunday.
I don't remember much about them. They seem to be a family of blobs. They are each a different color.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
DEATH, TAXES & THE MOON?
They say you can't get blood from a stone. You can, however, get my tax payment from one really big stone.
I saw a report on 60 Minutes this week about NASA spending $ .15 per person per day on the space program. I assume this is my tax money being used. I do not support the space program. I, like most people, barely have a handle on this planet. Therefore, I believe that NASA owes me $54.75 this year. I have been working & paying taxes now for 19 years. That is now a total of $1,040.25.
I'm not sure who at NASA you should speak to, but I would like to use this towards my tax payment for this year (2007). Please send the outstanding bill to Mr. George W. Bush, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC. I'm sure his company has misused other moneys that I paid to you for, what I was assuming, important things here on Earth.
Thank you,
Jennifer Wood
Monday, April 7, 2008
Thank You Ralph
The Best of Me
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
IN SICKNESS...
Steve spent the next week at home waiting to see an Orthopedic surgeon (thanks to Aunt Lyn, it only took a week). Surgery was scheduled for Tuesday February 26, 7:30am. After 6 1/2 hours of surgery, he had a plate & 7 screws installed to the fibula and 2 screws to the tibia malleoli.We spent the next 3 DAYS hanging out at the hospital! Thank you to Murse, Peter for a great job.
Spent another 4 days at home, before returning
to work Tuesday March 4.
Steve had his stitches out this week & got an air cast. He is still on crutches, but can do a little more for himself.
Steve has been a wonderful patient. No complaints, no demands, no whining. He has been made aware our differences in this area & is still willing to marry me. I should probably take him up on it before I get seriously injured. You don't often get to try out the marriage vows before the wedding.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
ROLLER BOOGIE
Last night my sister's friends threw her a 30th birthday party at Skylite Roller Rink. It was a blast. I haven't been on skates in about 22 years. Her friends, boyfriend & some of our family attended. Both of our aunts & uncles skated! I couldn't believe the number of us that took the chance.
Of course, Betsy was dressed for the occassion. She bought that silver jacket just for the evening & her boyfriend gave her new skates for her birthday. When are those gonna come in handy again? The best I could do was my off the shoulder Flashdance sweatshirt & rented skates(the latter I wouldn't have been caught dead in 22 years ago)
From the 4th grade to about 7th, my best friend KellyD & I went to the roller rink reliously. When I say reliously I mean we spent every Sunday all day instead of church. We had our own skates(white w/ red or blue wheels were acceptable), lycra skating skirts worn with nylons(makes your pasty pre-pubescent legs look tan. hot, huh?)& skate covers(who wants to see your laces, yuck!) My skating skirt was the most incredible shade of aqua blue that would make Toni Basil spontaneously break into a cheerleader pyramid. I looked like a string bean in a mini skirt. Last time I skated I didn't have any boobs. Now, not only am I worried about that, I have an ass to haul around too. Center of gravity has changed. Good times!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
FINALLY, A SWEATER FOR ME!
I started this cardigan during the frustration period of the project below. It's coming along wonderfully. There is a problem in the armhole decrease math. I am winging it. I have contacted 2 people doing this project. Neither seems to have been bothered by the mistake. So I motor on,