More Cinema Paradiso

Next time I'm off to Italy, this is what's going on my ipod! And of course, this one.

Deep. Dish. Cookie.

Gimmee right now. For breakfast.

Image belonging to Todd & Diane from here

Friday Musings

From here

-Rose's face in that last still is priceless.

-In fact, many of her expressions on the show are priceless.

-Oh my goodness, I found this earlier in the week; I laughed so hard, and still do if I watch it, but I'm also a little freaked out.

-Jiggery-pokery.

-Don't let this happen to your friend if you happen to fall in with the wrong crowd.

-I really want a cupcake.

-I wanted it to rain earlier this week, and it's raining today. YES!

Maybe that means I'll get a cupcake soon.

-I'm seeing the musical of this in the fall, and I'll be very interested to see how this scene goes onstage.

-Now all they have to do is make Harry Potter: the Musical.

-Can you imagine that?

-They could probably pull it off, although they'd probably have to divide the series into at least three parts.

-Now it's thundering.

-This weather reminds me of that Hilary Duff song from way back.

-Let the rain fall down, I'm coming clean...

-Not one of my favourites of hers, to say the least.

-As quickly as it pulled in, it pulled out.

-Ok, maybe not.

-Kaboom!

-CosmoGirl!

-God, I miss reading that magazine.

-What other teen mag out there could give a young girl--no, make that woman!--poignant information, the confidence to get out there and make the world your own, and instructions on looking gorgeous while they're at it?

-I don't know about teen mags today (obviously since I don't read em' anymore!), but from what I see on the stands it doesn't seem like there's much.

-"Sulu, look! The sun's come out.."

-Indeed it has, Chekov.

-I still want a cupcake, but a strawberry tart sounds even nicer at this moment, which we actually have in our fridge.

-Speaking of strawberries... Jam making this weekend!

See ya next week!

I can't believe he did this dance through a raging fever. from here

So, Debbie Reynolds was on SYTYCD last night...

And it made me remember how much I adore this woman. Along with this bit from Singing in the Rain, this is one of my favourite clips of her!

Some early morning visitors...

"What lovely weather we have this morning, Mr. Mallard!" "Indeed, wife. I dare say it is this pond is perfectly comfortable to swim in, h'what?"

Ahh, I wish it were raining today!

From here here here here and here

Thoughts on a Friday to breeze me into the Weekend

-We made it to Friday!

-Not sure if food should be an option right now.

-But if I'm hungry....

-May as well.

-Bring on the bagels and cream cheese!

-Apparently I really stink at playing RST.

-A game in which you start with a word (like cake) and someone else comes up with another word that is relevant to it (like fork).

-However, the words can't start with R, S, or T--this is what brought me to my demise.

-It is times like these I wish I had more wit.

-On the bus the other day, a young girl with her mom and slightly older brother were sitting a few seats over.

-The two of them were adorable, but the little one was a ham!! She was wearing a cap on backwards; she would turn it around on her head and cover her face with it, then whip it off as if she were about to take a bow. Of course being a little kid, she was looking for the attention. I decided to humour her and subtly make some funny faces for her (as subtle as one can be while surrounded by other people on the bus).

-She seemed to like it!

-Ahh, a list of people's top ten favourite words.

-Ok, how about a list of people's least favourite words??

-Finally getting a new pair of glasses!

-They're black out the outside, ivory on the inside.

-I don't know how I came across this, but I like it.

-I wish I could be that dramatic and sing out my problems in everyday life.

-Much like wanting to go around speaking in a foreign accent to see how strangers take it.

-Aw, I want to do my nails like this!

-I am very 'wanty' today.

-Would you like some cheese to go with that whine???

-I tend to use that when others complain.

-There was a hawk in the front yard earlier this week, and I missed it because I was upstairs.

-There were also ducks in the pool about a month ago, and I missed that too because I was out of the house.

-Bah.

-But then again, I saw a chipmunk by the bird feeder, and chipmunks are rare in this neck of the woods.

On that offbeat note, now would be a good time to swing out of here. Enjoy the weekend!

From here, and here

Rhubarb-Apple Crisp

The artsy thing I usually do is take a fancy picture of the dessert by itself on a plate in a half attempt at food photography, but I only remembered to do so after I ate mine (with whipped cream. Always. Though of course it is just as tasty without). Instead, I leave you with a full view of the baking dish, with the a scoop taken out of it. Not so artsy--le sigh.

Why, it's a new recipe at last! And a crisp one, no doubt. More often than not, when I bake, I tend to put my own spin on whatever it is I make. Meaning, I don't exactly follow it to a tee' (usually combining different recipes together). For this crisp I made on the weekend, I followed this recipe, but as I didn't have enough rhubarb to make six cups, I just added chopped granny smith apple (about two apples worth) to fill however many cups I needed. I also made it with quick cooking oats rather than rolled, which I found didn't make too much of a difference from its counterpart. But just in case, I just let it bake for 40 minutes.

And it worked! In a food critique-y way so to speak, it made for an excellent tart/sweet combo. Not to mention I loooove the crunchy topping that goes on top. On any crisp, for that matter. I've never baked with rhubarb before; a family friend gave us a bunch of it, so I decided to put it to good use. And good use it was.

Feel Good Songs: Part II

Cinema Paradiso

Friday Magic

-My favourite time of the day is still the morning.

-The smell of coffee.

-Cream going into coffee is a wonderful sight, as demonstrated in the picture above.

-Even milk going into tea.

-I can't drink coffee straight just yet, but maybe someday I will.

-In the meantime I'll be sticking with my lattes and cappuccinos.

-Which are more interesting, if you ask me.

-Speaking of mornings, guess who's going to be up at the (ass)crack of dawn just to see Pirates 4 this Saturday? (hahaha, I love that term)

-Same with 'sticky-wicket'.

-Aww, the lil' Decorah eaglets are growing up!!

-Well, not so little now.

-Since I started following them back in April, I've learned so much about eagles.

-Sadly, it is hard to distinguish one from the other because they look the same!

-But they are funny to watch, because they each have their own personalities.

-I'm putting The Carrie Diaries on my to-read list.

-Franny and Zooey, however, comes first.

-This summer, I'll be tackling the classics in books.

-My first swim of the summer.

-Esther Williams.

-Begin the Beguine.

-Oh spellcheck, you silly animatronic goose: beguine is a word!

-When was the last time I posted a recipe on here?

-A while, it seems.

-This is a couple of months old, but I love going back to this page so much I felt the need to share it.

-I love love looove The Facts of Life series; this clip is one of the reasons why.

-I wish I had a Mrs. Garrett in my life.

Enjoy the weekend!

Ps: The new layout is to honour the coming of June... And summer!!!

From here here and here