I got to see "Julie & Julia"

First off, I want to say, WHAT A GOOD MOVIE!!!!! I loved it!! It was super funny, yet it didn't lack in adventure. The character Julia reminded me of my Grandma. A little up in the clouds, willing to work super hard for what she wanted, and just plain funny. I loved the lobster scene when Julie was known as the "lobster murderer". I think that's the scene that I'll always remember when I think of this movie. 10/10 stars!!

Olivher drinking plant water

I thought this was funny and grabbed my camera quickly enough to capture it. Hope you enjoy!!! :D

Pine Needle basket weaving

I recently went to Winthrop, WA. There I visited my Grandma, Grandpa Kenny, and I met Mary Ann. I met her at the farmers market where she was selling her hand-made pine needle baskets. I was captivated. I thought pine needles weren't of much use outside the forest. My Grandma already knew her and aranged for me to learn how to make them.

Let me tell you, this is a VERY difficult thing to learn!!!!! I had to take apart my basket twice. First, I didn't wrap the center thick enough. Then, I made the center too tight. And after I finally had the center down, and was on the second row, I broke the needle. Well, technically, Mary Ann broke the needle but I wrapped it too tight and I broke half of the eye. (of the needle) Mary Ann just kind of finished the job. She said that that was the first time she had ever broken a needle. This might sound odd, but, I thought that made me a little bit special. Now, I have pretty much the entire thing down. Now I'll just work on fancy starts, a few fancy stitches, and my patience.

Below you will see my first-ever completed project. A coaster. It's just a strings-breadth away from being 3 inches across.

Lease a Horse

Oh my gosh!!! This is a really good deal!!! I wish I lived in Kent City Michigan!!!

DREAMSCAPE RANCH: Lease a Horse!! Only $75.00 Month. Its Time to Ride! Spring is here... WooooHooooo!!

Location: Kent City, Michigan. 23 Miles from Grand Rapids, 4.5 Miles from Sparta, 10 Miles from Ravenna, 18 Miles from Muskegon. Beginners Welcome. Very Gentle, Well Behaved, Eager to Please, Horses. Horse Lease Includes but not limited too:

1.)Basic Riding/Safety/Care Lessons: Western Pleasure, Trail Riding, Fun Shows, Speed.
2.)Riding Arena
3.)Tons of Trails:- Guided or Unguided depending on your experience.
4.)1 1/4 Mile Low Traffic Road Ride. Great for night riding.
5.)Friday Night Dusk Ride. - Guided.
6.) Saturday Trail Ride 1:00PM- Guided
7.) Three Days Per Week. (You choose days)
8.) Once a Month Camping Overnight Trip (Ionia) ($50.00) Extra. Transportation, Camping Site, Munchies & Firewood included.
9.) Other Group Rides, including the Conklin Chicken Run (free), Irons Blessing of the Horses Cowboy weekend.($30.00) Plus other rides not listed yet.
10.) Sand Lake Fun Show. $3.00 per class.

This is the next best thing to owning your own horse. You can learn what having a horse is all bout without the Boarding Fee, Ferrier, or the Vet Bills. Your $75.00 per Month helps pay for the Hay & Grain and upkeep of your chosen horse. Save $15.00 off your Lease Fee for doing Chores 3 Hours a week. Chores include, cleaning stalls & barn, Cleaning Paddocks, Grooming/Bathing Horses, and whatever else needs to be done around the barn. Please call Shonda @ 616-822-4941 for more information.

Slide show

Here's something I was doing to pass the time. Enjoy!

New York's $25,000 dessert sets Guinness record!!!!!

OMG!!!! This is VERY fancy!! Why not just eat diamond? LOL!!!! I didn't know gold was EDIBLE!?!?!?!? Here is the article;

By Vivianne Rodrigues
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A day after New York City came up with a $1,000 bagel, a local restaurateur unveiled a $25,000 chocolate sundae on Wednesday, setting a Guinness world record for the most expensive dessert.
Stephen Bruce, owner of Serendipity 3, partnered with luxury jeweler Euphoria New York to create the "Frrozen Haute Chocolate," a blend of 28 cocoas, including 14 of the most expensive and exotic from around the globe.
The dessert, spelled with two Rs, is infused with 5 grams (0.2 ounces) of edible 23-karat gold and served in a goblet lined with edible gold. At the base of the goblet is an 18-karat gold bracelet with 1 carat of white diamonds.
The sundae is topped with whipped cream covered with more gold and a side of La Madeline au Truffle from Knipschildt Chocolatier, which sells for $2,600 a pound.
It is eaten with a gold spoon decorated with white and chocolate-colored diamonds, which can also be taken home.
"It took us a long time to experiment with all the ingredients and flavors, and more than three months were needed just to design the golden spoon," Bruce told Reuters.
Four years ago, Bruce unveiled a $1,000 ice cream sundae called Golden Opulence, a staple on his menu and a favorite with rock stars, socialites and other celebrities.
Both desserts are sold only with advance orders. Bruce said he has received inquiries about his latest creation, mostly from Europeans planning to visit New York.
"I wouldn't be surprised if soon we get a call from a Middle Eastern prince or Shah willing to give something sweet to his many wives on his next trip to the city," Bruce said.
On Tuesday, New York chef Frank Tujague of The Westin New York hotel at Times Square unveiled the $1,000 bagel, topped with white truffle cream cheese and goji berry infused Riesling jelly with golden leaves. Sales will help raise funds for culinary school scholarships.

If you want the picture of the $25,000.00 dessert, and one of the man that thought of it, here is the link. http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0753679220071107?sp=true

Mostly Recycled Barbie House

Hey Everyone!!! I made a barbie house, and yes I am too old to play with it but I thought this would be a fun project. I painted the "floor" on the bottom of a large cardboard box that I got from Costco. Which was eventually going to be thrown away. The blue pillow was a couple of scraps from my sewing box; it's purpose is to be a seat while your dolls watch the large "flat screen tv". The tv is made out of cardboard and paint. The decorative shelves in the center of the back wall are a bunch of bottle caps. Some are painted in various colors to spice it up a little. The lounge chairs are made of small cereal boxes with fabric hot glue gunned on or you could staple it on. I perfer the glue gun because it's less time consuming. Both are alot faster than trying to sew it by hand TRUST ME. The tables are basicly the same thing just with paper and tape. If you want to make it a bit more interesting you can color/paint it or maybe colored paper would be better. Now we have the windows, all I did was take cloud stationary, draw the window dividers, and glue it on with the "tacky glue". And last but not least we have the food table, I'm not going to go into all of the details because this entry is already pretty long. ANYWAY, what you do is make a realistic-looking fake food dish say a salad. It can be made of anything that's not a liquid or disolves in a liquid (I used small pieces of fabric). You put the pieces of the salad in a water bottle cap and pour "tacky glue" all over it and let dry. I glued the "dishes" down with a hot glue gun so I wouldn't loose them. DO NOT glue them down with tacky glue!!!!!! They will pop off after a day or so. Hope the directions were informative enough for you! P.S. You might have to cut your cardboard to fit your barbies! -Felecia