Ok…so last night while the pizza was in the oven and I had the Monday Night Football pre-game show on…and a margarita on the rocks in hand ~ I made up the last two jams I had started on Sunday. Let me tell ya…one should probably wait to drink the margarita until after the [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Margarita & Strawberry Daiquiri Jam
Posted in books, food, recipes, tagged canning, Canning Preserving for dummies, jams, Jams Jelllies and Marmalades, jelly, linda amendt, margarita, margarita jam, strawberry daiquiri on 30 September 2008 | 5 Comments »
Weekend Ramblings ~ jams, knotting, and a movie
Posted in Crafts, Family, Friends, Jewelry, Life in General, beads, etsy, food, recipes, tagged canning, hemp necklace, jam, jelly, lime, mango jalapeno jam, margarita jam, sea turtle bead, shark's tooth, spiral hemp knot, tequila lime, WALL-E on 29 September 2008 | 8 Comments »
While my husband was down in Carson City helping some friends move, I pulled out the mangos and jalapenos for a jam session!
OMGosh! I made some AWESOME jam, if I say so myself!
I peeled and cut up 8 large mangos; roasted, peeled and diced 10 jalapenos (both green and [...]
For Today ~ 29 September 2008 ~ Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Friends, Life in General, Nevada, tagged simple woman's daybook on 29 September 2008 | 4 Comments »
FOR TODAY … 29 September 2008
Outside My Window…Was pretty dark when I got to work this morning…the sky is orange now with Canada Geese flying in formation…plane contrails criss-crossing the sky..the sun is just hitting the dark grey clouds giving them a red gold lining.
I am thinking… I don’t want to be at work [...]
Hmmmm…Was it just me or
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged elections 2008, mccain, nevada for obama, obama, university of reno obama rally on 26 September 2008 | 2 Comments »
was McCain afraid (or more disrespectful, is more like it) to look at Obama tonight? What’s up with that? Not once did he look at Obama. He’s stuck on surge and that’s it…it was just awful. Very painful to listen to.
Once again, as stated before…this registered Republican will be voting for Obama in our early [...]
The Feather River Canyon Highway 70 in Plumas County
Posted in Life in General, Photography, tagged california, Chico, Feather River Canyon, portola railroad museum, quincy, train trestles on 23 September 2008 | 1 Comment »
Over the weekend we drove to Chico (tour the Sierra Nevada Brewery) and then drove back home through the Feather River Canyon on 70. Was a beautiful weekend, not too hot ~ here are a bunch of pictures of the canyon. Our last stop before home was Portola…we like their little park [...]
For Today ~ 22 September 2008 ~ Simple Woman’s Daybook
Posted in Friends, Life in General, tagged simple woman's daybook on 22 September 2008 | 4 Comments »
FOR TODAY … 22 September 2008
Outside My Window…A beautiful Chilly morning. The air smells wonderful. I wish it would stay this cool (46F) all day long, but it will climb into the 80’s and the high 80’s this week.
I am thinking…I really like the Chico, Ca area. Really liked the pecan orchards [...]
