fun? yow!

another youtube view for you...

scrambled pancakes.

fasten your seatbelts...it's going to be a bumpy ride!

to-do list

wondering what to do on the next rainy day?  

look this site up.

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/index.htm

paper dolls, printable pages, games... a wealth of fun generation for the entire family.

personally, i'm looking forward to the colour-in russian stacking dolls here.

good thing i have little kids!!!

muppins

well now.  

edgar would call it a muppin, and nana would call it a cupcake...regardless, it is a  baked goods recipe that is worth the trouble of a little extra choppin' and toppin'.  

strawberry rhubarb muffins

combine in one bowl:

1 C all purpose flour

1 1/2 C whole wheat flour

1 C brown sugar

1 t baking soda

1/2 t salt

combine in another bowl:

1 C  chopped strawberries

1 C chopped rhubarb

1 large egg

 1/4 C cooking oil

1 C soured goat milk

(or any milk, even soy...just add a tsp lemon juice)

dump wet ingredients into dry, stir until just moistened throughout. 

fill greased muffin tins 3/4 full, 

top with a mixture of 

cinnamon (1/2 t) 

and brown sugar (1/3 C)

bake at 375 degrees F 

for about 20 minutes.

cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing and devouring for tea-time.

(thank you to 'company's coming' homestyle-y cookbook tycoon, jean pare, 

for the  'mostly muffins' edition) 

birds of a feather

the girl & mme robin, on esther's last day of JK.

this remarkable woman shepherded both an a.m. and p.m. gaggle of kiddies through the demands of JK with boundless enthusiasm and sensitivity.  

she shared the opaque world of junior kindergarten with each and every eager parent, 

 and more than once brought me to tears of pride and wonder.

thank you, robin.

i have my fingers crossed for edgar in 2011...

hmmm...

i spied this pattern while looking for a summer crochet project:

leg fancies

now, to choose the colour...

lift-off

the whole hand old

drenched in glorious sunshine, 

i clapped myself on the back for cheekily ignoring the weather report for esther's 

birthday party-in-the-park day.

then, when the last item was unpacked from the car, a fine mist started to fall.

within 15 minutes, mist thickened to a good ploppy rain,

 which persisted until it was decided to move the gang to this overhang at the park fieldhouse.

we dried out by the fire of five candles, 

and shored up energy reserves with chunks of cake.

then, game on.  

bug hunting,

butterfly prowling,

bubble blowing,

paparazzi chasing,

then through the full circle back into the mist.

happy fifth birthday, my lovely.