How I Feel as an American
Monthly Archives: May 2014
This is America
If your eyes don’t spring a leak, there is something amiss… like with our current administration.
It really says something when your own country can’t afford a flyover for a rare duo burial.
Witness Protection Program
Just Some Snapshots 5
Chocolate Lollipops
For my foodie, filosofical and fotografy friends, I’d like to introduce to you my e-friend from flickr who just began blogging… For all intents and purposes, not only is she a chef but also a pro photographer. And most of all, she is one happy puppy. Kinda rubs off on you. Enjoy!
Fun, Festive, Flirty and Chocolitious!
These tasty chocolate lollipops couldn’t be easier to make. All you need is 16 ounces of an excellent quality chocolate, about a 1/2 cup (each) of two kinds of garnish of your choice and a playful spirit. They are especially fun to make with kids, small or big!
I like to use a combination of semi-sweet dark chocolate and milk chocolate for my lollipops, but you can use any chocolate you prefer: bitter-sweet, semi-sweet, milk chocolate (or any combination thereof) or even white chocolate. Dried fruit and toasted nuts make excellent topping choices, but go wild with any toppings you’d like. The only goal here is to have fun with it. Also, it doesn’t hurt to get a lot of chocolate on your fingers as you clean up, just so you have to lick them.
Tempering Chocolate
Until now, I’ve always tempered my chocolate using a double boiler and I admit that my chocolate didn’t always come out perfectly. This time, I…
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Explored on FLICKR
Although not an indicator of quality, my macro shot of a lily got selected for “Explore” on FLICKR. It was one of 500 “interesting” photos of May 2nd and FLICKR states over 1.4 million photos are uploaded daily worldwide.
There have been over 11,500 views of the picture so far in 24 hours. That’s a REAL high volume for me.
Sure wish that many would read my blog. I’ll even settle for a paltry 10,000 views a month. 😜
Please click on image for larger view on FLICKR.
OK. I’ve finished bragging.
One Word Photo Challenge: Turquoise
EDIT: MAY 2, 2014 – HERE’S THE PHOTO CHALLENGE HOST BLOG! JENNIFER NICOLE WELLS
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At my age, confusion reigns supreme. I cannot figure out who is conducting the “One Word Photo Challenge” series.
Oh, well. But it said to tag it “One Word Photo Challenge” so I did…
And here’s my turquoise photo; it’s of the Pontiac hood ornament on a turquoise car.
Who loves classic cars?!
Now what and where do I link this to? Old age sucks.
I wish it were not so …
What would Thomas Jefferson do if he came through a time portal and saw his America today?
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Flowers
First of all, a thank you to Cee from Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for selecting my shadow pictures as some of her faves last week!
And she selected flowers as the subject for her Fun Foto Challenge of this week:
Masako and Spam Musubi 