Weekend

Had a good few days with Scott, who helped me with the most useful task of job hunting: getting out of the house from time to time! In between outings, we also managed to clean and reorganize a lot of the house. After hanging some new pictures, moving furniture around, and setting up a new entryway, it feels like a revived home.

One of our outdoor trips was back to the river above Blackwater Dam. Here are a few shots. It was quite beautiful (and peaceful) there.





Hope you had a restorative weekend too.
~Ally

Oy...can you say YUMMMM?

[Photos by Marie from A Year From Oak Cottage.]

I have got to get me some of this. Ohhh, I can just taste it for looking at it. {Note it is 1:29 a.m. and we are coming upon the appointed time for another meal.}

To follow Marie's recipe for Blueberry Soured Cream Cake, go to this post. If you're in the States like me, you will also want to look under "What's On The Menu" in the right column, and click on "Measurement Conversion List," where Marie explains the correct conversion from metric to US measurements. Could you just sink your teeth into this? I know I could. Thanks, Marie!



~Allison

A Year From Oak Cottage: The Simple Life

A Year From Oak Cottage: The Simple Life
Check out this insightful post from Marie (who manages to blog even from vacation!).

Late Night

You know you are up too late on a regular basis when you know the TV schedule by heart. I have been up so many nights until 3 or 4 lately. This is how it goes:

11:00 Sex in the City (or Channel 9 news)
11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond
12:00 Friends (which has only become tolerable in the last week)
12:30 Everybody Loves Raymond (still?)
1:00 get sucked into blogging or read book
...
2:00 need another meal (grr)
...
2:30 attempt bed? no luck.
3:00 or 4:00 try again. experiment with other beds like the guest room or the couch. if on the couch, must disconnect annoying ticking clock. if you find it on the counter, dismantled, in the morning, you'll know why.

argh.

that's why my blog posting dates never match when I wrote them. yes, it was technically "the next day" (depends on who you ask), but to me, it was last night.

time has become a flowing river of confusion and memory loss, not to mention some enjoyable side effects of dizziness. time schmime. as i said before, "sleep is for the weak." oh to be weak...
~Al

You really must see the Sony Bravia video

Saw a very interesting post on Creative Think Juice today. Eamon has noted what he thinks are the best 100 ad campaigns ever. And he's come up with some real winners that I know you'll love too.

Particularly interesting...

Click on the video above #50.

And for a great way to spend 2:29 minutes of your life, soaking in some beauty, click on the video above #2 (for Sony Bravia - Balls).

Feel free to comment - Eamon loves a good conversation (right?). 

[edit: Oops, I'm full of crap. There's no comments button.]

~Allison

Nightly joke

from Shoeboxblog.com

Least Favorite Items to Find in Your Sack Lunch

* cabbage core

* bag of dirt

* creamed corn

* anything breathing

* meat cake

* Twinkie with filling licked out

* a note from mom, about how you disappoint her

* juice from 1994

* finger

* recalled tomato

* packet of freeze-dried gravy

* edible underwear

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ha ha ha ha ha - I put my favorites in red. ~Al

Just when you think you're toughened up

Crap! Another good one from Hip to Code. Cynics, beware. You better bring your Kleenex.

~A