I wish I’d thought of this. Anyone with effort can take a plain circle of cloth, hem it (fabric glue works, if you can’t sew) and begin to add fabric paint hand prints of your children over the years. Each set can be dated to show the passage of time. What a keepsake!
A Keepsake to Cherish
Santa’s making a list, he’s checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty or nice…man this Santa looks Naughty!
Congrats, you found Santa…send an email to tuesday.richards@gmail.com with the subject of “Found Santa/Lena”, include the caption to this picture and be entered to win one of three awesome prizes.
**Contest details can be found at www.facebook.com/tuesdayrichardspromomanager or www.facebook.com/lenaaustin**
Yes, it’s alcohol. Are you shocked? Hey, just because I can’t drink because of certain medications I take doesn’t mean I’ll begrudge someone else the privilege. Just be safe, okay?
Frosty the Caramel Apple Pie
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Frosty the Caramel Apple Pie
By Stephen Phillips
This festive holiday cocktail draws inspiration from decadent caramel-apple pie.
Single Serve Recipe
Ingredients:1-1/2 oz. vodka or tequila
1 oz. Hiram Walker Butterscotch Schnapps
1-1/2 oz. apple cider
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Apple slice for garnish
Crushed graham crackers
Preparation:First, rim the lip of a chilled cocktail glass with your crushed graham crackers.
Pour all the liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into your chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with an apple slice.
Note: Serve over ice in a large wine goblet.
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(¸.·* Lena Austin
http://www.LenaAustin.com
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As most of my readers know, my DH Randy passed away on January 2, 2011. Since then, I’ve had my home foreclosed upon, moved into a small rental, and found a full-time job. I’ve had little heart for writing, but I’ve been trying in fits and starts.
My muse Chloe began to stir again this past winter, but she was definitely a changed goddess. While her humor is still there, her vision has shifted –no pun intended. Chloe has turned…dark, though she is still firmly in the paranormal range. Anyone who has read “Don’t Need A Hero” can see the change. If you haven’t, well…maybe you should.
Chloe is cackling madly and winking. “Catch up!” Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Lena
Lookee what the talented Marteeka Karland made for me! An inspirational image, n’est pas?
Sex World: Bodyguard |
| by Lena Austin
Cover art: Bryan Keller
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| ISBN: 978-1-60521-679-9 |
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| Genre(s): Sci-Fi |
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| Theme(s): Men and Women in Uniform |
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| Series: Sex World |
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| Length: Novella |
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| Page Count: 111 |
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It’s that time of year for us to take our annual senior citizen test.
Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it’s important to keep mentally alert. If you don’t use it, you lose it!
Below is a very private way to gauge how your memory compares to the last test. Some may think it is too easy but the ones with memory problems may have difficulty.
Take the test presented here to determine if you’re losing it or not.
The spaces below are so you don’t see the answers until you’ve made your answer.
OK, relax, clear your mind and begin.
Answer: ‘bread.’ If you said ‘toast’ give up now and do something else..
Try not to hurt yourself.
If you said, bread, go to Question 2.
Answer: Cows drink water. If you said ‘milk,’ don’t attempt the next question. Your brain is over-stressed and may even overheat. Content yourself with reading more appropriate literature such as Auto World.
However, if you said ‘water’, proceed to question 3.
3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a green house made from?
Without scrolling back to review, how old is the bus driver?
Answer: Oh, for crying out loud!
Don’t you remember your own age?
It was YOU driving the bus!!
If you pass this along to your friends, pray they do better than you.
The Mistress must work today, and despite her love of humanity in general, the Mistress is not a happy camper today. After yesterday dealing with a customer who more resembled a two-year-old throwing a temper tantrum, her mood has soured considerably. This ill feeling was not helped by the management, who have changed the script and rules three times regarding the same issue that had the customer mentioned above in such an *ahem!* lovely mood, there was a definite lose-lose situation going on. Yeah, guess who gets the blame when no one can agree? Yeah, the minimum-wage CSR at the bottom of the heap.
Keep that in mind next time you call customer service. That poor schmuck is paid to be thrown under the bus, suffer your verbal abuse, listen to your children screaming, and somehow maintain a sweet politeness, all for a wage that barely keeps them in cornflakes. Think for a minute beyond your own petty tantrum and remember this person has very limited powers and the call is being digitally recorded. They are given a specific script, and you dare to wonder why customer service reps sound like robots?
Enjoy your friggin’ burgers and fireworks.
Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
Cantaloupe sized pumpkins, also known as sugar pumpkins, are truly great for baking. We took the most amazing combination of oats and spices and then baked them right inside the pumpkin. It’s so easy to make, it looks absolutely beautiful and tastes even better.
My kid assisted by scooping all the seeds and stringy bits out of the pumpkin and also selected which ingredients we’d include inside. You can really add anything you like to the oats – dried fruit, nuts, maple syrup. You name it. No matter what you pick, I can guarantee it’ will taste like fall.
When the oatmeal is done you can put this beautiful pumpkin right in the center of the breakfast table. Bellissimo! When doling out scoops be sure to scrape up some of that baked pumpkin goodness with the spiced oatmeal. Now for the recipe…
Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
Prep Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 40 mins to 1 hour
Ingredients
2 sugar pumpkins
1 tablespoon melted butter or canola oil
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 egg
3/4 to 1 cup lowfat milk (depending on how milky you like your oatmeal)
1 granny smith apple (peeled + diced small)
extra brown sugar for sprinkling
extra milk for splashing (optional)
Preheat oven 375 degrees. Start by carefully cutting the top off your pumpkin and cleaning the insides out. (Save the seeds for later – recipe to come!)
Combine all remaining ingredients (except the sugar for sprinkling and milk for splashing) in a large bowl. Stir well and divide batter evenly between the two pumpkins. Sprinkle lightly with brown sugar. Place both pumpkins on a cookie sheet and bake for 45 mins to an hour or until pumpkin is soft enough to scoop and oatmeal is done. After it was done, we added a splash of milk. Remember: When doling out scoops be sure to scrape up some of that baked pumpkin goodness with the spiced oatmeal. Makes 4 servings.
We cooked the pumpkin with the top off for the first 20 mins and then put the top on loosely (allowing for steam to come out) for the rest of the baking time. If you choose to cook with top on, make sure that the stem soaked in some water and that it is far enough away from the heat source. You can also cook it with the top off the entire time – the oatmeal will still come out tasting great.
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I’m pleased to announce You Gotta Read Reviews liked “Affairs of Dragons.”
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