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miscellaneous NEW stuff

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herbss

I realize I haven’t been posting much lately!  Life happens…ya know?!?  So, what’s NEW?  Well, a bunch of minor, miscellaneous STUFF!

The photo above is my NEW indoor herb garden that I got for Christmas.  I LOVE it!  Since I keep it in my pantry, I pay MUCH MORE attention to it than I would if it were outside!   I started it exactly one month ago…and the dill is going wild already!  I can’t wait until I can actually harvest enough to use! I’ve been psych-ing myself up for harvest time by pinning ideas…check out my ‘Fresh Herb Recipes’ board on Pinterest.  I have dill, cilantro, chives, two types of basil and parsley. Fun!…and if I photography any food dishes, it’ll be nice to have fresh herbs on hand to make the photos more interesting, right?!

Have a great day!  Do or Learn something NEW!….and if you need a good laugh, check out this funny   hilarious video.  {I about cried, I was laughing so hard!!!}

NEW extension tubes

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Happy Wednesday!

How do you like this little daisy bud?   I recently bought a set of extension tubes for my camera and today I finally got a chance to try them out!  I think I’m gonna LOVE them…and the price compared to a bona fide macro lens!!!  Today I picked up a bouquet of daisies at the store…{I was WAY toooo tired of the winter gray’s I’ve been shooting lately!}…and tried out the tubes on them.  FUN! It really brightened my day!  Here’s some more shots of the little beauties:

daisycollage

Hope you all have a terrific day! Do or Learn something NEW!

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NEW photos of my week #39

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I finally went out shooting yesterday morning….it was 9 degrees!  Brrrr!

steamystream

I like how the frost by this little stream gathered on one side and not the other.  You know, I’ve gotten into a little habit of trying to learn something NEW based on some aspect of my photos lately….so today I researched some interesting NEW tidbits about frost.   I learned about Hoar Frost and Advection Frost.  Who knew there were different categories of FROST!!!?!! :o)

Have a great day!

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a NEW Thursday Thought

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foggytreequote

So, of course, we should appreciate the adversity we face through our personal ‘storms’ and realize we are establishing deeper personal roots and a more firm foundation…even though it can be terribly HARD sometimes!

Do  or Learn something NEW today!

a NEW birthday surprise

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Happy Tuesday everyone!

Last week was my birthday, and my sweet hubby gave me a BIG surprise!  He’s been telling me (for years now) that he likes me to wear pearls and that one of these days, he was going to buy me the ‘real deal’!   Well, yes, you guessed it!  He did it!  They are gorgeous and I’ve learned a few NEW things about pearls (HERE…gotta love Wikipedia!)

Also, did you know any of these ‘Pearl Lores????

* Pearls have the powers of love, money, protection, and luck.

* Pearls were dedicated by the Romans to Isis and they were worn to obtain her favor.

* In early Chinese myths, pearls fell from the sky when dragons fought among the clouds.

Have a great day!  Learn or Do Something NEW!

a NEW treat on my porch

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cookies

Aren’t these pretty little cookies? AND they taste even better than they look!  {You know I’m addicted to photography when I have to take a photo of a nice, sweet treat my kind neighbor leaves on my porch!}  But really, they are soooo pretty!

Tip:  These will even freeze well!  I know, because by the time we returned home, these little darlings were frozen from being on my porch for a few hours.  But after they thawed, they were still delish!

I’ve begged for the recipe, so I’ll try and post that soon.

Have a great day!  Learn or Do something NEW…(leaving a treat for a neighbor is a good idea)!  Thanks Darci!

a NEW cream cheese frosting option

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Cream Cheese Frosting…YUM!!!  I’ll admit I’ve previously just whipped up my own version of cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk until I liked the consistency.  I don’t know what made me go searching for an actual “recipe” today, but I did.  So many different versions of the basic ingredients…some with more butter…some with less butter etc.  Today I just used the basic Martha Stewart recipe.  However, here’s a NEW twist that I’m going to have to try soon:

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

I think it just might be fabulous on cinnamon rolls!

Have a great day!  Try something NEW…even if it’s a simple NEW twist on an old recipe.