Weekly Photo Challenge: Early Bird

This week’s photo challenge, from  the daily post, challenges us to be early birds.  I’m usually up, most mornings, by about 04:30 – 05:00.  This particular picture was taken after the sun had been up for a little while. Filed under: Challenges, photo challenges Tagged: early bird, photo challenge, postaday, sunrise

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No #AtoZChallenge Post For Me Today… Hello Vertigo

Didn’t get letter R done yesterday- No biggy, figured I’d catch up today….  Woke up this morning and sat up right and instantly felt like I was on a Twirlawhirl ride at an amusement park (minus the amusing part).  Been a long time since I’ve had to deal with the effects of vertigo.  Turns out … Continue reading No #AtoZChallenge Post For Me Today… Hello Vertigo  →

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#AtoZChallenge: #Cooking Terms – Quick Bread

A Quick Bread – is made using baking soda, baking powder, or steam as opposed to yeast.  It is because of the fact that there is no rising time required that it is called “quick” bread..  It wasn’t until the end of the 18th century that chemically leavened quick-breads were developed.   Baking powder wasn’t developed … Continue reading #AtoZChallenge: #Cooking Terms – Quick Bread →

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#AtoZChallenge: #Cooking Terms – Pressure Cooking

Pressure Cooking is a cooking method that uses steam under a locked lid to produce high temperatures and achieve a faster cooking time. The use of a pressure cooker is not the same as a pressure canner, though there are units that can work as both, usually referred to as a Pressure cooker/canner.   If you … Continue reading #AtoZChallenge: #Cooking Terms – Pressure Cooking →

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I’m #DailyPost #Postaday: RoyGBiv

Random objects around the house in response to: http://ift.tt/1be7Lfr Dried red rose   Orange Monkey hanging from my bedside lamp    Yellow cup from SW Ambulance    Green Bag Balm (this stuff works great for rough calloused feet)    Roll of blue (sky) paper for hubby’s train layout     Purple Charging cord (closest to violet, and I … Continue reading I’m #DailyPost #Postaday: RoyGBiv →

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#AtoZChallenge: #Cooking Terms – Nap

No, I’m not talking about the kind of nap where you go lie down… Nap (or nappe in french) is a process where you completely cover a food item (usually a piece of meat) with a light coating of sauce so that it forms a thin even layer. To nappe also means to evenly coat … Continue reading #AtoZChallenge: #Cooking Terms – Nap →



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