Thursday Thirteen

140 days have past this year.  Just seems like yesterday we were at 139.   Today has been a day of opposites, so I guess I will try to make an opposite 13 theme.

1.  This morning my hair was long, then I went to the hairdresser and now its short : )

2. When I first got up the sky was blue and the sun was just getting up.  Now the sky is black and the rain is drowning out my soap opera.

3. On the same thread as #1 Kaikoa went from long to short hair as well.

4.Hubby hasn't been enjoying the best of health since we returned from Thailand but today he actually looks and feels a tiny bit better.

5.I had never found a good cauliflower salad recipe.  Now I have the most awesome recipe on allrecipes.com and we love it.

6.My size 9 shorts are too loose instead of slightly tight.  Now I wish I had went for the size smaller.

7.I have a whole lots of airline vouchers and no idea where to use them to.

8.Ok I am running out of opposites so how about the opposite of 13 opposites is not having 13.

May long weekend here hopefully everyone drives safe and keeps the highest death rate weekend of the year down.

30 years ago today

I was awakened by a large bang.  Normally I would have been up at that time of the morning but was out partying the night before and didn't hit the hay till the early hours of dawn.....But that's not the story we are here to talk about.  Anyone know what happened on this day?  Mount St. Helens blew her top.  The majestic lady lies about 200 miles due south of us.  They say the ash was shot up 15 miles into the air. The area around the mountain was devastated by the collapse of the northern flank of the mountain in what amounted to one of the largest landslides ever recorded, which buried 24 square miles of land under as much as 600 feet of debris. For years afterward the ash is still visible as you drive down the I-5 corridor. 

It's one of those days that you totally remember where you were and what you were doing that day and will remember the rest of your life...

I dedicate this blog to Stonegirl lol

 

picture perfect cuisine

One of the best things about travel is partaking in the local cuisine.  I have no idea what this dish is called but man was it good.  Our recent trip to Thailand was a honeymoon in tastebud sensations :) 

picture perfect cuisine

One of the best things about travel is partaking in the local cuisine.  I have no idea what this dish is called but man was it good.  Our recent trip to Thailand was a honeymoon in tastebud sensations :) 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Take for instance the animosity towards the Dandelion.  I think they are rather pretty and bright.  They grow just about anywhere and don't require replanting or reseeding.  One can make a colourful bouquet or a refreshing wine and even a tossed salad.  Of course for the latter two, you would want to ensure your crop came from and un-sprayed in every sense of the word place.  So I proclaim April 29th National Love The Dandelion Day.  Long may it bloom in its bright sunny glory : )

NLTDD

Happy Late Easter

As we werent' home for Easter I cooked a ham today.  It was succulant and delicious.  I ate another piece for you Em.

 

:) CArol

ham

Em's Easter Ham she didn't get to eat and cooked 4 days late