Day #71 - We got cookies!

"A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand"... or in my case, enough Thin Mints in the freezer to last all year. Couldn't find one box of these last year, not a one, so when Lew saw the Scouts selling them at some local stores this weekend, he made sure to get enough to keep me happy. I love these things!

Day #70 (cont'd) - and the answer is...

A dishcloth! One of those disposable types that I can plop in the
dishwasher occasionally and then pitch when it really gets ratty.
Those were great guesses, thanks for playing along! :)

I'm so glad y'all enjoyed the blue theme, I had lots of fun doing it. I'm really looking forward to the color themes YOU guys post!

Day #70 - My Blue Period - 7

I was hoping for a bright, sunny, blue-skied day to close this week's blue period, but Mother Nature just isn't cooperating. We have bright and we have sunny... but we don't have blue. We have somewhat white skies. Sooo, I chose bits and scraps of... what else?... scrapping supplies instead.

And, for your entertainment, I'm throwing in a bonus blue What is It??

Whatcha think it is? (answer tomorrow)

Day #69 - My Blue Period - 6

Every little kid needs a bucket of Legos, and my grandkids are no exception. They've been Lego-lovers since they were tiny and old enough to play with them. We have a collection we keep at our house and it's one of the first things the boys still grab when they come to visit.

Day #68 - My Blue Period - 5

My faithful and trusty ol' bowling ball... battle-scarred and all of 10 lbs heavy! In spite of its scant weight, it served me well for over 20 years of league and personal bowling. It lives in the basement now, collecting dust, but oh, the Wednesday night memories it holds! I miss it.

Day #67 - My Blue Period - 4

Lew bought this blue topaz for me at a local jewelry
fair and then had the necklace setting made for it.

Day #66 - My Blue Period - 3

*sigh* We got about 3" or so more snow today. There were icicles growing on the tarp that keeps the firewood dry. I am sooo NOT amused...

Day #65 - My Blue Period - 2

Not terribly creative, but I've got to get through seven
days here. Sooo, today's wardrobe - blue jeans...

and a favorite blue/kitties sweatshirt

Oh yeah, and since I was wearing these when I took the pictures, this serves as my self-portrait for the month too! LOL ;-)

Day #64 - My Blue Period - 1

Stealing Picasso's idea, I'm declaring this my "blue period" and will be photographing something blue every day this week. This cute little timepiece lives in our guest room.

Day #63 - Bathroom buffing

Our new downstairs bathroom sink/countertop is made of some kind of fiberglass/acrylic composition as opposed to the trusty ol' easy-to-clean vitreous china we've grown to know and love. Sooooo, it doesn't tolerate abrasive cleansers very well and needs a special cleaner. Sooooo, today it got some TLC and a spiffy clean and shine.

Buffing a bathroom sink... and they call this progress.

Day #62 - Computering

Seeing as how I spent a good bit of the day putzing around on the computer instead of doing something a little more constructive, it's only fitting that it be the subject of my daily chronicle. Besides, I couldn't come up with anything else! :D

This really, really needs to be said...

You guys are so sweet! Thanks so much for all the kind comments and support you always leave for me.

Being my own worst critic, I don't always think my photos are all that, but y'all always make me see things from a different point of view and feel better about what I'm doing in this project. I'm really a novice in the photography field, and still learning about using a camera beyond the "push here, dummy" mode. It's nice knowing I'm taking some decent pictures in the process.

So again, many, many thanks to you all. :)

Day #61 - 5 Feet High and Risin'

The aftermath of last night's rain storm had Carroll Creek
looking like the Monocacy River that it feeds...

Road to farm completely submerged by the same creek...
you can see how far underwater the posts are.

Normally, Israel Creek runs placidly along the trees in the background. Now it's covering the bottomland of a nearby farm. This particular creek is about 1/4 mile from our backyard and it's extremely disconcerting to watch it overflow its banks when we have heavy rains. Luckily, we're uphill!

Day #60 - Grilled Goodness

Got to get more Omega 3 fats in our diet, so dinner tonight was grilled salmon with a ginger-orange mustard glaze. It was okay, but we decided we like the brown sugar/bourbon glaze or baked dijon salmon better.