One sewing project...
...and one very patient cat...
...and one very creative little girl.
Plus, one phone call to AAA, lunch with one friend, and one birthday cake to be made for tomorrow.
Hope your day was as lovely as mine!
It's rare these words come outta my mouth but I'm fooded-out.
I'm a foodie and there's been plenty to enjoy visually and otherwise this time of year. Foods at gatherings. Bountiful displays at the markets and mall {gag}. Holiday food demos at Costco. Foods shipped to and fro and foods on tables, enough to feed a family of four in Asia for a week.
The two holiday parties to which I was invited fell on the same night -- that sorta sucked and what are the odds? {really. is there a statistician in the house?}
So I went to both. By the time I arrived at the second, there was no room left in the inn belly for a slice of salami, neither a kernel of corn. Besides, the dishes had been pretty well picked over into carcass condition. I was more than happy to receive a glass of red wine as sacrament of social graces.
We all know about the box of Godiva.
More goodies were floated my way, though none with the power punch of Godiva (thank god!). My blood sugar levels this past week have seen more spikes than a mistress at an S&M establishment.
Then yet another potluck last night. I hungered for the chicken and cole slaw and couldn't face half the offerings -- sweets including a cream pie, lemon cake, cookies, foil-wrapped chocolates, banana bread and (this one's for you, Beeeze) brownies with cream-cheese frosting.
Most of the goodies were store-bought and because I'm a baker they rarely hold much appeal and no truer was this than yesterday, a week into the Season of Gluttony and Bulge.
Don't misunderstand, I'm not judging. I'm guilty of overindulgence too. Heck, I'm battling a pound of Godiva that's seeking permanent residency at my waist. Point is, I've officially reached my quota of sweets and food food food everywhere.
Cookies and brownies were left over at the potluck so I hauled 'em home, not for me -- OK, guilty! I had a little -- but the crows I feed daily.
And this morning afternoon after I got up and tossed the cut-up cookies and brownies (sorry, Beeeze, that you got none), I was met with quite the surprising sight: a squirrel, who arrives daily to bogart the bird seed, ferociously feeding his fat little cheeks on what appeared to be cream-cheese brownie! And here I thought they had more sense than we do in regards to junk food! After munching a while, he bounded away at top speed, toting precious chocolate morsel in mouth, probably hopped up on sugar like the most of us.
I've had my fun, my overindulgences, my sweets and starches, my season of gluttony. 'Tis the time to return to the simple and nutritional: an egg and a slice of toast, a bowl of oatmeal topped with chopped walnuts and cinnamon sprinkles, roast chicken and green beans and, as the day's single indulgence, a late-night mug of hot cocoa (from scratch, not a mix).
Cabbage is calling.
I miss my vox
My son and daughter donating blood at hypermarket KB Mall. What about the father? .... Errr... 'Abah takut jarum!!!' (Daddy's afraid of needles). I truly am.. The sight of the needle puncturing my skin and drawing blood is enough to send shivers down my spine with hazy vision... Good deed sonny / dearie...
Saw this at KB Mall. Is there a car model made by Takasima? Or is it just a car sized exercise machine? I never got to the shop place to see for myself..
Hope everyone enjoyed the Holidays! I survived my 3rd christmas in retail ( more to come on that)
As promised, here are some photos from my 21st @ the lovely Grand Cafe. It's weird, before 21 I've always wondered what I'd do at 21.. same old same old.. too broke to go to bars or clubs and not that much of a clubby person to begin with :)
The atmosphere was wonderful and thanks to a good friend that works for the hotel chain we got some yummy discounts.
I like custom jewelry by S because I get to choose to make the bracelet of my choice. It is double star bracelet which you can see on this picture. It is beautiful, you can check the blog to see more.
It is not expensive as I find other blogger making them so expensive. I like this bracelet, tell me what you think of it.
Happy New Year, how was your weekend?
I'm in the process of relaunching my flickr page so that I can share my portfolio there, particularly as my body of work grows during my studies and future career.
This week I've made the first batch of photos public - a series of shots taken at Castlepoint, here in New Zealand, on Boxing Day (December 26, 2009). I'm working on various older photos and these will also be made public in the next few weeks.
My page's URL is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iainscott/. Please do swing by there from time to time and have a look.
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