Showing posts with label Cookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cookies. Show all posts

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Cookies?!.....What cookies?! O_O

https://www.etsy.com/listing/167158168/wall-clock-the-grapes-unique-gift-cork?ref=favs_view_8

      Whew!!!...I just finished my last visit with my physical therapist. Now I'm on my own!...with all of my leg lifts, 'range-of-motion' exercises, and arm weights....Yep! On my own. :-) ... I can handle that! ^_^ I have to admit though, as soon as she left I got a strong desire for some cookies, or a large hot fudge sundae!! LOL
      Maybe I'll get me some tomorrow. It'll be 'eat-what-you-want' virtual date day!! :-) For those that don't know, my 'virtual date day' with my 'Honey' is the day we treat ourselves to something that we really want, after a week of being good...food-wise! :-) Of course, tomorrow I'll probably think of something even better to have than a hot fudge sundae. We'll see!! ^_^
      For right now I just wanna share with you the rest of the unique items I saw on Etsy yesterday!...including the cork board clock with the grapes, in the header photo! :-) 

    This pink tulips basket clock, below, is also from the same shop!...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/116138051/wall-clock-basket-of-pink-tulips-unique?ref=shop_home_feat_2

      She has a lot of cute one-of-a-kind clocks in her shop. I thought that the tulips was a great idea for scenery.  She lives in Belgium, and I think I heard somewhere that Belgium has beautiful tulips! :-) I know the clock certainly has some!! :-)

      This bread box is just adorable too, isn't it?!... 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/188633125/custom-reserved-order-for-vickie?ref=favs_view_10
https://www.etsy.com/listing/188633125/custom-reserved-order-for-vickie?ref=favs_view_10

      Unfortunately, you can't buy it! :-( It's already sold!...I guess I should've shared it on the blog yesterday. It wasn't sold then! ^_^ That's alright. She has other beautiful hand-painted items in her shop. Go by and check it out! :-)

      I shared this mosaic mirror because I've never seen a mirror like this before. It's unique!...I love the colors, and the asymmetrical look of the circles....They almost look like cookies! :-) ...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/127317437/mosaic-mirror-circles-original-ooak?ref=favs_view_8

      If you regularly follow my blog the reason I love this next item (below) won't surprise you. :-) ...
 
https://www.etsy.com/listing/120344055/baby-dress-headband-and-booties-in-white?ref=favs_view_5

      It's the cutest crochet dress ever!! :-) ... And I love the little headband and booties that come with it!...Or, at least, I think they come with it! O_O It doesn't specifically say so in the description, but they're mentioned in the listing title, so I think they must come all together...If you're interested in it, just email the shop and ask the owner before you order it, to make sure. That's what I'd do!

      Do you have a precious kitty that needs a place to nap and hang out?...because don't they all?! :-)) ...check out this cool bed!!...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/188752588/cat-bed-in-spring-green-and-cream-from?ref=favs_view_3
https://www.etsy.com/listing/188752588/cat-bed-in-spring-green-and-cream-from?ref=favs_view_3

      Hmmm...my 'Baby Wuglyee' bear probably would love this as much as the kitty in the photo! :-))

      And last, but certainly not least, I thought this unique laptop air desk was perfect!...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/172958380/slate-mobile-airdesk-the-essential?ref=favs_view_2
https://www.etsy.com/listing/172958380/slate-mobile-airdesk-the-essential?ref=favs_view_2
https://www.etsy.com/listing/172958380/slate-mobile-airdesk-the-essential?ref=favs_view_2

      If you've ever been on your computer for a long while, and felt the heat coming off that 'baby', you know exactly what I mean!!! Those air holes make a whole lot of sense!!...Of course I use the 'poor man's lap cooler' for my laptop....a fold-able baking rack, like the ones you cool your baked cookies on!! :-)) ...


      It works perfectly too!...and for cookies also! :-) I have to admit though...it's not as cool-looking as the air desk above. And you probably wouldn't run into the awkward silence that I run into every time someone sees my 'laptop cooler'...cuz that's what I call it!! LOL...They say: "Ooooo! Where did you get that?! I need one for my computer!!"...and I have to say: "Uhhhh...from the kitchen." LOL...WHATEVER!! LOL...It works!! ^_^

       Okay, that's all I got for today. Tomorrow I'm not sure if we'll be going anywhere for our date or not. We have a guy whose suppose to come to do some painting in the bathroom If he comes, we go. But I fear it's gonna be a 'call-something-in' kinda date day. I say that because the guy was suppose to come today to do the painting...and he didn't show! Grrrr! Hubby called him about a half an hour after he was suppose to be here and he said he wouldn't be able to come because he was really busy. O_O
      Uhhhhh...wasn't 'he' the one that made the appointment for yesterday?!....Uhhhh...didn't he know he would be busy therefore?!...And uhhhh...where was our phone call to say he wasn't gonna show up?!! O_O What's with people these days anyway?!...I would never leave people waiting somewhere for me without calling!! It's so rude to assume that your time is more valuable than mine because you're busy!! O_O What am I?...chopped liver?!!!....Oh! People used to be so much better mannered 'back-in-the-day'!...SOMETIMES! LOL...Okay, rant over! ^_^ Have a good rest of the day, Everybody. See you tomorrow!...paint fumes and all if necessary! ^_^

Nostalgic

Why do we get nostalgic
for the places of our past?
For the music and the people
who were in our high school class?

Why do we get nostalgic
for the foods we used to eat?
Like your mom's banana pudding,
boiled pig ears and chicken feet?

Why do we get nostalgic
for old bikes we once rode on?
And for buying penny candy
at a time thats long since gone?

Why do we get nostalgic
for long conversations had
when our cousins used to visit
(That was, till we all got mad)?!

Why do we get nostalgic?
Frankly, I'm  sure I don't  know,
'cause I sat and wrote a poem
like a true nostalgia pro! 

Sunday, February 17, 2013

I'm Sorry I Don't Have Pancakes For 'YOU', But.....


       I need to apologize right now to those of you on diets, or who haven't had your breakfast, lunch, or dinner yet! Because this post is not gonna be diet-friendly...or hunger-friendly! :-) Of course my Sunday post never 'is'! Usually it's loaded with pancake photos anyway!
       Ahhhhh! There's a reason for some of you to feel better about what you're about to see! Because at least I'm not making you stare at golden brown pancakes, dripping in maple syrup, and topped with bananas, strawberries, walnuts, or whipped cream! ^_^ It's only this!...


        .....honey lavender, brown sugar gingerspice or chocolate orange cardamom cookies... some chocolate marshmallows...a few espresso dulce de leche brownies...some chili or cinnamon chocolate malt biscotti...and just a smidge of seasonal cookies...currently being hazelnut whisky sandwich cookies!!...See! Don't you feel better now?! LOL
      
          *hanging my head*....I'm sorry...sorta kinda.

       What can I say! O_O I woke up knowing it was 'Pancake Sunday', and before my hubby could head off to the kitchen, I saw the cookies from this shop, whimsyandspice, while I was searching for something else on Etsy!...*drooling*... My hubby headed to the kitchen QUICKLY...before I got tempted to put him in a car pointed toward Brooklyn New York...where the owner of this shop lives...or before I started twitching my "Add To Cart" finger!! LOL...


      My "Add To Cart" finger hasn't twitched for much of anything for a long time, except for crochet shop supplies! And hubby wants to keep it that way!! ^_^ But looking at these goodies, you can see why my finger is a bit 'twitchy'...can't you?! :-)
      To this Etsy shop's credit, I've never seen a shop with the volume of sales it has and still have a 100% feedback rating...meaning EVERY SALE WAS POSITIVE!!...and there were over 9,000 of them!!!! Usually there are a few people who didn't like the shipping speed, the taste of something wasn't what they expected, the packaging left something broken, the amount of product they got wasn't enough, or something!!
        But none of that appears to be true with this shop!..."Where are the car keys, honey?!!" LOL
 

      If I could drive myself...which I can't because of my health...Or if I could talk my hubby into driving there...which I can't because he's sick of snow, bad drivers, and traffic...I'd be heading to Brooklyn New York right now as we speak!...with a rolled up pancake in my left hand, and banging on the dashboard to some music from the radio with my right!!...She's got a ticket to ri-i-ide!...but she don't care! :-)


      Oh Well...I can dream! ^_^ ... And I can wait! Pancakes on a plate, and me banging on the side of my plate to some music, is a Sunday morning reality around here! ^_^ Have a good day, Everybody!

Sunday Mornings

Sunday mornings are for quiet,
and for music in your ears.
Not for fretting over business,
or for struggle, or for tears.

Sunday mornings are for worship,
or for time to just relax.
Not for schedules that need keeping,
or for dealing with the 'Quacks'!

Sunday mornings are for slowness,
sipping on a cup of 'Joe';
Getting ready for the new week,
when you have to 'Go! Go! Go!'

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Cookies For Relaxation?!


      I figured this was a good day to start my post with cookies! :-) I sure wish I had some of them here in the house this morning! I woke up with a 'sweet tooth'...Now that I think about it though...it's probably a good thing that I 'don't' have any in the house!! ^_^ I just started watching the news!...Whew!!!...The kind of news we're getting lately...nuclear bombs being tested, rogue police officers, cruise ships floating around with no electricity...or sanitation! O_O...a pope resigning, snow storms and hurricanes going wild, etc....YIKES! It could have you running for the sugar bowl...with nothing but a spoon!...if you're the kind of person that needs something sweet to get you through, I mean!! LOL
     I'm not that kind of person usually. Usually some pretty yarn and a crochet hook does it for me!...unless hormones come into play!...*wink! wink!*...and now you know the whole story!...I.....NEED.......COOKIES!!!!!! LOL

     Thankfully I'm calmed by other things too! I read and study my Bible, (which reminds me that all of these things happening are a sure sign that 'better' is right around the corner)...listen to music, watch my birds at the feeder, chat with my hubby, look at old movies, write poetry, sip on green tea, etc...which makes me curious to know...what calms 'YOU' down (blog readers, I'm talking to 'YOU' ^_^), or helps you stay in a relaxed mood?!
     Something else that calms me is strolling through the Etsy search. :-) Seeing all of the creative energy people are putting into the things they're making...Including the delicious looking baked goods...like the shortbread cookies in the header photo! YUM!! But there's all kinds of things people are creating! Here's just a couple...


      I just have to add here, that the above napkin rings gave me 'IDEAS!!!!' ^_^ I 'DO' love a new place to place a flower!!! :-) ... But moving on!!...



      Calm.....relaxed! :-)

     Of course, I do have one other thing that calms me...writing my blog! :-) Spilling my guts and just talking...with my fingers even...calms and relaxes me! Hmmm....does that have something to do with 'YOU'?! :-)


       Yep!...Envisioning 'YOU' sitting down in front of your screen, reading my blog post, holding a cup of coffee or tea, hot chocolate or apple cider, calms me. :-) ... So, even if nobody is actually reading it....and please don't tell me if you aren't!! O_O...I'm still good! Ha! Ha! It's the perception of talking to someone that's relaxing me!...It's always good to at least 'think' you're being heard, right?... ^_^ ...or, in this case, read (sounds like 'red' LOL...Ugh! The English language!!)!

       Okay, I'm off to get some things done. I'll catch up with you tomorrow...for calmness, which, by looking at the news, I'm sure I'm gonna need again by then! ^_^

News

News of war and near disasters,
Lots of folks who are to blame;
A world that's ever slightly shifting,
and yet still remains the same.

You can turn off your T.V.,
Unplug your phone. No one would care.
But soon you'll need to be connected,
and the news will still be there!

We have to streamline all our focus,
no matter what we use,
and keep our minds on what's important.
Now, Baby, that's some news!