who cares

when i first read personal journals on the internet i thought
who cares if you are still in your pajamas and on your second cup of coffee

the minutiae of trivialitea

yeah who cares if i decide to rough chop the vidalias in the food processor
instead of chop by hand for the chutney syrup that awaits impatiently ????

killer belly fat / update

the trick with killer belly fat if you are not prepared to walk five miles a day or forgo 500 calories of something to get rid of it is to keep it from working its way up to your neck and strangling you in your sleep

you need to keep it in the Life Preserver area

hint

not a killer / a floater

heh indeedy

but i digress

is that

-but i digress-

one of the most overworked cliches in the universe ?

if you will (a Cheney-ism currently picked up by Wolf Blitzer)

blogger hAs been on a n d off and so have we

hence fragments from other potential posts / yet to be

there is a little flurry of interest in the blog among the girls / skaterina / caterina / miss tickle and mrs foley

some competition over who is gonna pick up the slack and furthe the blog

stayed tuned

spinach/spinaci

this is a first for me :
harvest the rest of the spinach before it bolts
i did five sinkfuls of spinach / wash take off the stem / check for sluggettos / lightly steam / drain / squeeze dry / put in vacuum bag and into the freezer

emerald green jewels / treasure in the deep freeze

one package will be spinach bisque
spinach cream sauce for cappellini
spinach pillows (ravioli)
spanakopita
spinach pie !

and i will actually be using MY Spinach grown in MY garden / whew

will wondrs never cease

orange peel and rosemary butter cookies

i took these to the Library Parade (see below)

1/2 lb unsalted butter at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs beaten
grated zest of one orange
1 TB minced fresh rosemary
1 and 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt

preheat oven 375'

cream the butter and vanilla, then add the sugar, eggs, orange zest, and rosemary
blend well
sift the flour and salt together then add to the creamed ingredients
combine well

butter a baking sheet or two
drop by tspoonfulls onto the cookie sheet / they will flatten out so give them space
bake for 15 - 18 minutes or when the edges are slightly browned along the edges

not too sweet they cant be beat

let cool on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes before sliding them off with a spatula to continue to cool on a rack

store in a tin / can be frozen / yeah

enthusiasmic

I'LL DO IT
i'll do it lemme do it
i want to do it
i can do it

? can I do it ?

yes i can

so
Do it
Do it All Ways
Do it All All Ways

and sometimes never

meanwhile Full Tilt Lolly Gag continues to exert her charms

each day

each day

i feel older

and younger

too

let me entertain you

this is for loyal reader Kate
aint she great
she clamors for an update

smile

hope this entertains you, Katie, my friend

yesterday afternoon we had a LIbrary Parade here in beautiful downtown Moab

pushing shopping carts loaded with books and sporting balloons dedicated library patrons moved the old library to the new library a block and a half away

breezy and fun we were cheered on by our friends and neighbors

then we ate cookies

ah the simple pleasures of life in a remote desert town

get this : we are only 5,000 residents and we raised $2.2 million for a new library with stunning architecture that mirrors our canyons and red rock cliffs surrounded by xeriscape desert plantings

i am a happy girl

May I ?

!@#$%^&*()_+

yes, you may

May Day

from Wikipedia :

"Mayday is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure communications, derived from the French m'aider. It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such as police forces, pilots, the fire brigade, and transportation organizations. The call given three times (mayday, mayday, mayday...) in a row indicates significant danger (for example, a threat to life)."

April Fool / update

thinking about doing ?

try doing without thinking

skaterina will catch up with herself any day now

smile

Kick Glide Smile

April Fool

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skaterina congratulations herself

whey to go

mmmmmmmmm

a family of mice moved into the stove

teeny disney mice

cavorting on the counters in the night

we caught five of them :

the son-out-law caught one but all he really did was hear the trap close / it was not a killer trap the mouse was released in the back yard

the grandson caught two mice with dish towel weaponry that gave colourful battle ground noises

they were released to the ball field across the street

see, i didnt want to kill them

the fourth mouse was trapped by a broom / by me / and i stood there holding him down to think what to do

oh ugh i stomped on the broom

the fifth mouse drowned in a pitcher of whey left from draining ricotta and saved for the rose bush

the rose bush likes the whey and appreciates the morsel of mouse

okay so we got busted by the Dog Catcher

first i fret

the morning walk on Mill Creek Parkway / the bike path parallels the creek / leads us to Rotary Park where of course dogs are not allowed but it is too early for anyone else but a few other walkers / and this is where we fetch up and turn around

the turning point is The Xylophones / outsized custom made each with two or more drummer sticks or whatever they are called / their tones are coordinated with each other / some of them are horizontal and some are vertical / they were built and given to the town by a former resident/musician

the walk first thing in the morning is the best thing i do for myself / the consistency since the days of anemia has really paid off / my legs feel strong / I am Strong !

i can .rink and .moke and eat ice cream but as long as i make the morning walk i am ship shape
and ready to carpe diem

i dont want to give this up for some leash law so what shall we do ? we could go by car up to the Slick Rock but not driving a car first thing in the morning has contributed greatly to lowered blood pressure

soooo / i rise to the challenge at 4:30 am leap out of bed / throw on clothes / have baby barley grass water and skip the coffee until we come back

we're out at five and back by six

i like it

so do Dought and Dot

nabbed

the Dog Catcher got us yesterday morning / i knew it was coming / as we walked up to 4 East from the bike path This Could Be The Day crossed my mind

the dogs have gotten to like coming homeward overstreet which now, with lighter, brighter mornings makes us vulnerable to being nabbed by the Dog Catcher

sure enough / the Animal Control truck pulled up alongside us as we ambled home / both dogs walking with me as if they were on invisible leashes

DC didnt buy the invisible leashes bit / smile

it was still before 7 am / who knew he got up so early ? i didnt / getting up at five for six o'clock departure time is to be out before the DC is out of bed / guess he fooled me

we are an affable town and so was the DC / i pointed out that Dought the white dog is young and tall and Dot the black scruffy mop is old and small / on leashes it is a ........ i demonstrated keeping stable between the two

i understand, he said, but Mayor Dave gets more complaints about dogs off leashes than any thing else

hmmm / how nice to live in a town where the most complaints are so essentially Not So / heh

Missing Entry #1

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mercury retrograde

e d a r g o r t e r

~~~YAW SIHT~~~~

slap dash and laissez faire

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yuup, that's me

skaterina is in a transition zone

shedding old skin and growing new tale

(sic)

&&&

missing posts to follow

here's how to get your Vitamin D

DDDDDDDDD

sit in the sun for 5 to 15 minutes

with your face arms and hands exposed

that's it

your skin will make your Vitamin D which

as you know

is crucial for the absorption of calcium into the bones

teeth hair whatever all parts of the body need calcium

sooo / after a number of years staying Out of the Sun so as not to get skin cancer i am rediscovering the joys of sun bathing / lucky me i live in the high desert south west mountains where even today still a winter one by the calendar i can sit outside

reveling in the sun

feeling skin sizzle with D

DDDDDDDDZZZZZZZZZZ

Curiosity Furthers

hmmmmmmm

what if

I do what i think

instead of think what i do ?

ooooooooooooooooooooo

duly noted :

you dont need strength / you need

agility and balance / to live in harmony

0h is it february already ?

skaterina will be back real soon