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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Motherhood, novel writing contests, and timing

Timing is everything. On the same week I came back to work from a three month maternity leave, my novel, The Truth About Dating, advanced to the quarterfinalists of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Out of 10,000 submissions, I made it to the top five percent. Winning the first round of that contest really took my mind off leaving my children behind to go to work. Over the next month, with the first three chapters of my novel posted on Amazon, 61 people wrote reviews. Some were by friends and family, but many were from strangers. I loved checking for new reviews and reading them. I started to believe that a day might come when I wouldn’t have to leave my children behind to go to work. I could envision a life where my work was upstairs, in my study, writing. I held on to that vision when my husband called me at work to tell me that our three month old son had rolled over (accidentally, of course), and when my 21 month old daughter wouldn’t let me kiss her hello when I came home in the evening.

Yesterday, Amazon announced the top 100 semifinalists and my name wasn’t on the list. A month ago, I celebrated my 41st birthday on a Sunday, went back to work on a Monday, found out I’d made the quarterfinalists on a Wednesday. And yesterday my roll in the contest was over. I was just a 41 year old mom who was back at work, leaving her kids behind for 42 ½ hours a week. I found out the news, and twenty minutes later I was at work, fitting hearing aids on a patient. I’m lucky to have the kind of job where I can lose myself in what I’m doing. I was so busy, fitting the aids and teaching my patient how to use them that I completely forgot about the contest until an hour later, when my patient walked out the door. I stayed busy all day, and didn’t allow myself any self pity until I started my walk home.

“I’ll just be sad for the ten minute walk,” I decided. I listened to Tori Amos through my MP3 player and indulged in a little self-pity. A few blocks from my house, I spotted my husband, walking toward me with my son and daughter. My daughter was toddling along, holding his hand. When she spotted me, she screamed with glee. Then she started running toward me. I thought of all the blessings I’ve had this year. I birthed a healthy baby. I and my family are healthy. Bush and Cheney are out of the White House. Pallin is not in the White House. In the middle of an enormous economic crisis, my and my husband’s jobs are secure. I wouldn’t trade any of these things for winning the Amazon contest. Which doesn’t mean I wasn’t terribly disappointed, but sometimes it helps to put things into either/or compartments in my head. I turned off my depressing music and picked up speed as I headed toward my family. When I reached my daughter, I bent down to pick her up. She pulled her head away from my kiss and started to cry, reaching out her hands toward my husband, saying, “Daddy. Daddy up.”


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CBJ wants city to protest Zephyr Restaurant liquor license application

Back taxes owed

The popular Zephyr Restaurant at Second and Seward regularly rings with live music and the sounds of popping corks, but the city’s Finance staff has asked the city Human Resources Committee to consider a recommended protest of the business’ liquor license renewal.

That move follows a similar threat of protest earlier this month against owner Haydar Suyun’s Sprazzo restaurant on Franklin Street. In a letter dated March 15, Deputy Clerk Beth McEwen urged Suyun to attend the hearing.

The reason: back taxes owed to the city totalling just over $10,000.

Suyun said Sunday that he never got the warning letter, but is aware of the back taxes. He said he has been in contact with the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, and he has until May when the board meets next to settle tax issues with Sprazzo and Zephyr.

“I guess I will have to go down to the city tomorrow,” Suyun said.

The committee meets March 27 at 6 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers. The HRC is expected to forward its recommendations on the matter to the Assembly when it meets April 1 at 7 p.m. in the Chambers.

In other business, the committee will discuss 1 percent for Art panel appointments for art to decorate the Mendenhall Valley Library Project.

Two of the he applicants are Library Director Robert Barr, and landscape architect and long-time library advocate Rai Behnert.

The Committee will also hear an annual report from Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Chair Jeffrey Wilson and appointments to that commission.

The commission will also revisit business from February regarding the Aquatic Facilities Advisory Board Governing Resolution.That panel recently began its third year in existence and has overseen the opening of the new Dimond Aquatic Center, which will be the home of the ASAA 2013-2014 State High School Championship Meet, an activity usually hosted in Anchorage. That panel reported a 23 percent rise in use at both pools this past year.

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Note: This article has been modified to correct the location of the restaurant.

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

April's Here

Hello Friends,

      So I knew that we were going to have a fun crazy busy weekend but man, I had no idea it was going to be this fun! I thought that I would have time in the evenings to update but man I have come home and just been pooped! Anyway I finally have gotten a whole bunch of fun to show you.

      Thursday was an awesome beautiful day, the boy had the day off and went to play softball with the guys and I popped in on them over lunch! Also I tried something new with these pictures, I kinda like this collage, don't get me wrong these pictures are fun but they are more fun together!
     That's my studmuffin out there in the outfield. Poor guy got some sun that day, he's been kinda pink!

So later that evening we got to celebrate the birthday of one of my dear friends at Fuji Steak house in Quincy! (Plus I got my man to come hang with the small group peeps! Score!)

We had a very over zealous server this night.

The Birthday girl Julie and her hubby.
The Volcano of fire!
Kyle partaking of the "birthday cake"
It was made of swiss cake rolls,
he had to show off his mad chopstick skills.

     DATE NIGHT! With the Mr. working such interesting hours these days we don't often find nights to ourselves... together... It's especially rare for the stars to align and it to fall on a Friday night. This week however we were blessed. So we made it a Quincy trip went jean shopping, and ate at one of my favorite places "The Tower".

"I see what you did there..."

*Insert mexican trill....eyeyeyeye*

Margarita Chicken Yummay!

Finished that sucker off! MMmmmMMmmMMMmmm

   This is the day I have been looking forward to it all week! We worked on our new church home! I am part of a church that is part of a bigger network based in Quincy, IL but my home church is based in Hannibal and we just started last spring. We have been meeting in the YMCA for almost a year now but we are in the process of getting a new building. We have bought an old theater here in town and we are working hard to rehab it! So today we had a work day with some of the members of the 929 campus. Needless to day it was an amazing day!
Vacuuming the seats, this had to be a daunting job there are tons of seats!

Look at all this hard work.

How totally awesome is this? This is our church people!

To wrap it here are a few of my artsy shots... you know just having fun with macro shots and rain drops... and a puppy dog.
Little Swedish Ivy,
"Borka, borka, borka"
Just trying something new.

Sunshiney Day
Bailey says "Bye"

Anyway thank you to all you who got this far into my wordy and picture heavy post! Here's to amazing spring weekends and more time with friends. May God bless you with a little sunshine in your life.

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Review: Eylure Naturalites 035

Today I have an item to show you from the company Eylure.  It's one of their Naturalites lashes in style 035.  Eylure's lashes are made of 100% human hair, and they are reusable and suitable for those who wear contact lenses.

Naturalites 035 adds natural volume to your lashes for a subtle full look.  If you are familiar to Eylure lashes, its a lighter version of the 080 lash style.

Eylure carries several other Naturalites lashes, and they cost about $5.99 a set.  You could find these at ULTA stores/online.

On the back there is a diagram on how to place the lashes on, which is very helpful since there are some people out there who hate reading, or cannot follow directions.  So it's nice of them to place a picture diagram.
It comes with instructions and care pamphlet, which goes into more details on how to apply and if you would like to reuse the lashes again.  It also comes with a small tube of their Lashfix.  Their eyelash glue could be bought in a regular size if you did not know, but the only place I have seen it at was on ASOS.   It dries clear and has a mini spatula for its application.  It's just as good as a DUO or Daiso eyelash glue.  Since these are small easy to have in your makeup bag when you go out, for just in case!  Never happened though, but hey you never know!  Since Halloween is just around the corner, you could use these also when applying prosthetic.  As I said earlier could toss it into your makeup bag, when you're out partying for Halloween if your prosthetics are coming apart.  A quick touch up.

How pretty do those look?  I find these not to be overwhelming at all.  They are simply just perfect to get that natural look.
Here's a quick look I did the other day using it.  No mascara on what so ever, and it looked like my natural lashes.
You could put on mascara if you would like, but it's your choice honestly.

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Seriously loved these even without mascara on.  It looks really natural, and not overwhelming what so ever.  I had no issues with discomfort at all.  I didn't even have a hard time when applying the glue like I normally would.

If you love false lashes make sure to try out Eylure.  You won't regret it really!  The price is affordable and you could always reuse the lashes.

**I was given these for review purposes.  In no way am I entitled to give positive feedback. This is 100% how I felt with the product.

What is your favorite false eyelash brand?  Do you use Eylure?  Which one is your favorite from them?

Thank you for stopping into my blog!  I hope you have a wonderful day!


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Review: Tribal Colour - Candy Matte Shade 05

Today I get to share with you one of the Tribal Colour's Candy Matte Nail Polishes, Shade 05, which you could find on BornPrettyStore.  This product was received for review purposes.  In the Tribal Colour's Candy Matte Collection there are 19 other shades, and I am eyeing a few of them right now!  Which I will end up grabbing later on haha.

Each bottle comes in a 12ml oz., and has an adorable shape to it.  The Shade 05 is a red-orange sort of shade but in some lighting it looks actually red.  You could gain opacity in two to three coats.  It glided on very smoothly and dried at a decent rate.  It would depend how thick you do your coatings.

It lasted for about four days before I ended up removing it for another polish.  It has a matte with a slight gloss to it.  Not a strong glossy look, still matte none-the-less.

The Tribal Colour Candy Matte Collection is originally $4.36 a piece but is currently on sale for $2.99!

Check out the other shades and products that BornPrettyStore has to offer!

What do you think of this nail polish?  Do you have a favorite matte top coat or nail polish shade?

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Review: Tribal Dazzling Gold Glitter Nail Polish

Today I would like to show you another glitter polish from the company Tribal Colours that I received from BornPrettyStore for review purposes.  If you have not checked out BornPrettyStore, you are totally missing out with some of their wonderful products that they carry.  It is honestly one of my fave shops online to purchase products for nail art and fashion accessories, among other products.

I love the shapes of the Tribal Colours' nail polish bottles.  I am such a sucker for cute packaging.  It helps, right?

Review: Tribal Colours Glitter - #13

Today I would like to share with you a Tribal Colours Glitter nail polish in Shade 13.  I received this from BornPrettyStore for review purposes.  I was instantly drawn into Tribal Colour's bottle shape, since it looked different from the usual slender/fatty type of bottles that sit in my nail polish stash.  How the glittered nail polish sat in the bottle just made it more tempting.


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Hybrid And Electrical Vehicles

Within the close to future hybrid batteries are going to be one of the biggest areas of hybrid automobile growth. While the journey was started with the two-door Mahindra e2o (beforehand know as Reva e2o) the company has now changed with a barely larger four-door Mahindra e2oPlus electric hatchback which was launched in India in October 2016. Basically, hybrid vehicles are as safe, as snug, and as spacious as their non-hybrid counterpart.

Hybrid autos don’t use lead-acid batteries; as of 2010, many use nickel-hydride batteries, with an increasing shift toward lithium ion batteries as hybrid and electric automotive expertise progresses. Hybrid cars can recharge their on-board batteries whereas running on gasoline, coasting down hill and utilizing the braking system. The Department of Motor Autos can even start mailing registration renewal notices requiring a Smog Verify to hybrid homeowners in April 2015 for registrations due in July 2015. Regarding 2016 the precise Hybrid (and different models) have a combination of DIRECTED headlights, daytime working gear and lighting as well as Hi-Lo Headlights along with DIRECTED taillights. About area nonetheless will be the spot that the hybrid methodology will be optimized.

You don’t have to plug in your plug-in hybrid car however should you do, your vehicle becomes an electric car that can be able to run quietly, cleaner, cheaper and extra environment friendly than standard gasoline powered cars. Trendy versions such because the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive have a second electric motor/generator connected to the planetary gear. With this automotive, it is possible for you to to chop gasoline consumption by greater than half by benefiting from the hybrid technology that many automotive producers at the moment are integrating in their new automobile fashions. A hybrid automotive with this function is most excellent if you happen to drive in stop-and-go traffic most of the time.

Excessive pace hybrid sports vehicles are being designed by car producers at present to satisfy consumers who like to go at excessive speeds and at the same time, save gasoline. Because of this as a purchaser of a plug-in hybrid automobile, you will be able to take pleasure in tax breaks. Toyota just lately announced they are popping out with a bigger version of the Prius, however they will not offer a 3rd row of seating within the model they plan to export to the United States. The hybrid automotive battery is a very powerful and the costliest a part of your hybrid automobile. The price of gasoline is a significant motive why gross sales of inexperienced automobiles, together with hybrids, are expected to extend four instances by 2016. Then there’s the Lexus LS 600H L. It’s the world’s first ever full hybrid car that is supplied with a V8 engine. Midway by means of 2012, the Sonata Hybrid appears to be on tempo to exceed final yr’s gross sales.

Newer hybrid ship-propulsion schemes embrace massive towing kites manufactured by firms corresponding to SkySails Towing kites can fly at heights several instances increased than the tallest ship masts, capturing stronger and steadier winds. Supplied 24/7 Wall St. with an inventory of the first six months of 2012 U.S. gross sales for full hybrids, electrical and plug-in hybrid automobiles.


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After playing and waiting long enough, I decide to call him into the room to help me moisturize my already soft body thuggishdoll chaturbate . I suck and lick on my huge dildo and show off my body to you. I know how it drives you crazy when you get to see every inch of my mouth. I am all dolled up in my pretty dress and ready to play. ManyVids. thuggishdoll record Sing it with me, and count them down. backshots of course. Smoking all whites 120's at my desk, setting up for work 2 smokes. I start with a few tokes to get myself a little more open-minded. Daddy then makes his little slut to bend over and take 5 paddle spanks to each ass cheek and count them down after each hit. After several years of patience, and asking, and begging (LOL.
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Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983.

Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.

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First air dateDec. 10, 1967
Last air dateFeb. 02, 2017

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Words, words, words... | Halifax, NS

All the words from yesterday, they're in my head, rattling around, waking me up.  Sleep was broken last night and as I lay in bed this morning, the words dance around and give me angst.  My moods are up and down, yesterday I was fine, the words didn't scare me and I could make light of them.  Today, notsomuch.

In the midst of my angst and fear I put on my happy face and head to work.

Don't be afraid for me, it will pass, it always does.

email:  karenk{at}

  1. (((((Hugs, Kare))))) and lots of love. ♥

  2. you cannot be strong all of the time - sad to say, you're normal. lean on us. love you! smh

  3. You're doing great! I like that you're using the blog to document your thoughts during this time, you will always have something to look back on and be proud of your journey.


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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Skydiving in Zephyrhills, Florida

The sun was shining and the four of us were ready to hit the road and find something interesting.  We didn't have to go far - the Zephyrhills airport is just around the corner.  Known as Skydive City, jumpers are in abundance.  We were surprised to see just how many jumpers came out of each plane.

It's not something I'd try, but if you're brave enough, it sure looks like fun!

  1. fun from the ground? love smh

  2. Yes - fun from the ground! There's no way I'd do that when I was healthy, I'm sure as heck not doing it now when there's fear of parts exploding! lol l/y!


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Rio 2016 Olympic Moment: Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D’Agostino

Everyone loves the Olympics. Even the harshest critics among us can find a feel good human story once in a while. As we all experience the Olympics I’ll attempt to share a favourite moment.

Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D’Agostino are both middle distance runners competing in Brazil this summer. During their 5000 metre qualifying race Nikki and Abbey collided with Abbey bearing the brunt of the collision. What followed was what we all hope for (deep down at least). They showed what we like to call “Olympic spirit”.


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Saturday, 2 July 2011

The Conspirator

Norman Reedus season had taken a short hiatus due to lack of funds, dvds and willpower to sit through Blade2 but it was back with aplomb as The Conspirator was finally released.

PLOT:  Abraham Lincoln has just been assassinated and with The Conspirators safely behind bars Fred Aiken, (James McAoy) a young captain who fought in the war, has been given the charge of defending Mary Surratt, (Robin Wright) the mother of the only conspirator who managed to escape.  Aiken reluctantly prepares his defence and discovers that Mary was not directly involved in the conspiracy but has been arrested as she refuses to give up the whereabouts of her son.  Aiken tries to find John Surratt in order to save his client from the gallows but is up against a courtroom and a society hell bent on revenge/swift justice on those involved in Lincoln’s assassination.  There is a conspiracy (poor I know).  There is severe miscasting.  There is no happy Hollywood ending.  END PLOT

Right off the bat I should point out that I know very little about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln other than he was shot and killed at the theatre by John Wilkes-Booth and keeping true to form I have carried out no research whatsoever in order to determine if the events which took place in The Conspirator are historically accurate.

The film well written and the content of the plot is strong.  Aiken constantly put forward the argument of Mary’s constitutional rights and that she should be tried under a civilian court of her peers but this never happened.  The Conspirator also played up the hysteria which followed the assassination and the fact that the Court Tribunal was hell-bent on having people hang for the crime regardless of their level of involvement.  This is the part of the film which really caught my attention and I think it would have made it stronger if they developed this further.

The pace of the film is very slow which suited it.  This is not a modern courtroom thriller complete with stylish linguistic manipulation of the jury - the drama within the courtroom scenes is very much in line with what was acceptable at the time.

The story of Mary Surratt was completely new to me and I blame Hollywood, rather than my own historical ignorance, for the fact that I watched the entire film waiting for the moment she would be released.  I waited for John Surratt to turn himself in thereby saving his mother right up until she went to the gallows and it obviously never came.

During the closing credits we were informed that John Surratt was given a civilian trial and as his involvement could not be proved beyond all reasonable doubt he was set free - this is a story I will keep in mind if I ever move across to American historical novels.

I will watch James McAvoy in anything - he is an actor of my generation and when my grandchildren are discovering film he will be the one I force upon them as the dashing young star of my time.  As the film was paced so slowly it fell to McAvoy to hold the audiences interest and he led the cast and the film with ease.

Robin Wright is one of those actresses who pops up occasionally and she also very good as Mary Surratt.

The supporting cast of Tom Wilkinson, Danny Glover and Evan Rachel Wood also put in strong performances.

The weak link in the film is Justin Long.  The how’s and whys of his casting are totally lost on me in all of the films he has appeared in but his surprise appearance irritated me and every time he was on screen I couldn’t stop the stomach clenching hate that is attached to him.

Norman Reedus’ role is tiny - so tiny he does not have many lines or much to do at all.  He does get a couple of scenes in flashbacks but mostly he sits in the courtroom and scowls at everyone.  The Daryl Dixon Stare is attractive and downright distracting in any era - there are few people I will stop watching James McAvoy to look at and he is one of them.  October cannot come quickly enough.  It does have to be said that with The Conspirator McAvoy was the reason and Reedus was the bonus.

The only way I could have loved Lewis Payne more is if he said something charmingly racist.... I am a flawed person........

The Conspirator is the first Robert Redford directed film I have watched although it is also the first which appealed.  I do like a good historical film and The Conspirator is just that.  It lacked a certain spark or that one big scene to tip it over into the lower end of the epic scale but it cannot be considered a shabby film.  It gets a very solid 7/10 and will most likely be picked up on dvd sometime down the line for a rewatch.

  1. Sounds like something I would enjoy....

    There are some who feel that Mary was involved in the assassination to some degree although one of the coconspirators exonerated her another said she knew all.. interesting case..first women executed by the US.

  2. I would definitely recommend it if you like this kind of film Jim.

    In The Conspirator Mary was portrayed very sympathetically

  3. This is one of those film I did mean to catch while it was out but just got lost in the shuffle, I do plan on picking it up on disk when it comes out. Sounds like it's worthwhile and I love historical dramas.

  4. It is worth a look when it comes out on dvd.

    I read on IMDB that the production company which made it was set up to make American historical dramas so hopefully they will crank them out at a reasonable pace.

    It would be good if something like that was set up over here.

  5. Yes I have benreading good things about this. Funny thing is i know RR films he has starred in but couldn't tell you a single one he has directed!!
    I'm keen on this for the historical angle so it may please my cynical side that has come to the fore lately!

  6. Hopefully you will get it sooner rather than later.

    It is a real slow burner but it never gets boring due to James McAvoy.


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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Semla(Semlor in plural form)

I have decided to blog for the next few post about my fav Swedish food/pastry.

Havign stay in the coutnry for a period of time, I have grew to like some of their food despite of the big texture and taste difference. For example, we are very use to soft fluffy cakes, while their cake are rather dry and hard.

One of the pastry I like is Semla. I rem it was Yanyin who actualy introduce me to this pastry or rather bun if u wan to call that. She told me its a festive pastry, and so they do not have it often... onli during the period of Lent. Of cos I wasnt game to try it at all bcos I am afraid of the sweetness.. but the word almond paste make me soft hearted and wants to try. I love anythg w almond.. the smell perks me up. and so I bought 1 piece to try when I was out doing my usualy grocery shopping at Maxi then. oh mine its really good... subsequently whenever i sees it, i will alwasy buy 2 for myself as lunch since I hardly have anythg for lunch back thr.

A quick search on the web explains more bout this pastry

A semla is a traditional pastry in Sweden, Finland and Estonia, associated with Lent and especially Shrove Tuesday. The name derives from the Latin semilia, which was the name used for the finest quality wheat flour. In the southernmost part of Sweden, Skåne and by the Swedish speaking population in Finland, they are known as fastlagsbulle (fastlagen being the equivalent of shrovetide), and in the rest of Finland as laskiaispulla. In Estonia it is known as vastlakukkel.
The oldest version of the semla was a plain bread bun, eaten in a bowl of warm milk. Today, the semla consists of a cardamom-spiced wheat bun which has its top cut off and insides scooped out and is then filled with a mix of the scooped-out bread crumbs, milk and almond paste, topped with whipped cream. The cut-off top is then put back as a lid and dusted with icing sugar. It is nowadays often eaten on its own, with coffee or similar, but there are still those who eat it in a bowl of hot milk. In Finland, the bun is sometimes filled with jam instead of almond paste.
The semla was originally eaten only on Shrove Tuesday, as the last festive food before Lent. However, with Protestantism the Swedes stopped observing Lent, and the semla in its bowl of warm milk became a traditional dessert every Tuesday between Shrove Tuesday and Easter. Today, semlas are available in shops and bakeries every day from shortly after Christmas until Easter. Each Swede consumes on average five bakery-produced semlas each year, in addition to all those that are homemade.
King Adolf Frederick of Sweden died of digestion problems on February 12, 1771 after consuming a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, smoked herring and champagne, which was topped off by 14 servings of semla, served with bowls of hot milk. Semla was the king's favorite dessert.
This was the sweet chosen to represent Finland in the Café Europe initiative of the Austrian presidency of the European Union, on Europe Day 2006.

Just now I was digging out all my swedish cookbook.. and finaly I found the piece of recipe Elisabeth (my very close swedish friend) gave me just before I came back to singapore.
I guess I do not want to lose this piece of valuable recipe and thus i decided to safe keep it by bloggging bout it here.

Recipes as follows

25g fresh yeast
75g butter
2.5dl milk
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 dl sugar
7-8dl white flour
1 egg

Prepare the dough in bread maker or mixer till smooth , then knead down dough on a floured tabletop. divive to 10 big bun or 20 small ones.

Let it rise for 30 mins till double the size.

Brush bun with beaten egg and bake at 225 degree int he lower rack for 10 to 15 mins.

Almond paste 200 g
1 1/2 dl grinded almond
1dl sugar
1 dl milk

Fill bun with almond paste, whipped cream and decor with icing sugar... Viola.. u get nice semla.

In fact for the sake of this semla, I even buy a cookbook that feature this recipe in english.. let mi dig it out.. I suppose my collection of the sweidish cookbook have this recipe too..

now im missing my friends over there....

Sunday, July 29, 2007

My sister req a Tiramisu Cake for her birthday.. smart rite? she noes its gonna b one of the best cake in the world..

A simple one...

This tiem round im more adventurous, i really add alot of liquor to soak the sponge fingers, in the past i am afraid they turn too soggy... well lucky its not too soggy now either..

and Since we are gg out for Sakura buffet.. I doubt we have space in tummy to eat the cake after dinner... eversince Serene got married, I have to think of ways to let her bring back her share of yummy...
So I made some tiramisu in the plastic cup for her

While me and dear already ahd out share of tiramisu last nite.. a super large cup one too... hehe

Saturday, July 28, 2007

白の戀人 aka Shiroi Koibito

Serene brought back some Shiroi Koibito from Hokkaido yesterday... its quite nice except its a tit toos weet... since its white chocolate. However its very addictive. I guess those who went to Hokkaido or Japan would have seen this even at the airport.

I have been procastinating bout makin this since I have not tasted this before. I wan to slap myself for not buyin a box when i was at Narita last year. Anyway... I finaly tasted it and get my butt off the chair to bake this..

this is how the original cookie from Hokkaido looks like..

And these are mine.

Sprinkled with lavendar to remind Serene of Hokkaido

I would say mine is really not as neat when it comes to the filling part since the filling is not easy to make.. quite messy... since its v oily and u need to make it neatly.. and worse thing is it melt so fast once out of fridge.. I cant never find a way to keep it in its firm form.. but I will try again... Well at least I know I have done this.. I will surely do it again becos we all love this.. esp when chill in fridge.

Tomolo the kids ( my sisters) will get to eat htese.. Bet they will be snatching... meanwhile.. I beenmaking frequent trip to the fridge... poping a few pieces of them into my mouth..
I din even realise I haven had dinner today...

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Half Shell Garlic Scallop with Crab Meat Pasta

We bought this pack of scallop from the supermart the other day... and being a very carbo person.. I decided to eat this w pasta.. with loads of garlic of cos.

I bake the scallop w garlic and a dash of white wine
then cook the pasta and stir fry it lightly with canned crabmeat which have a sweet taste.
Addin in the ham and mix vegetable as well as more garlic... and topped with parmesan cheese n raw garlic.. it became our dinner...

If only i have more mozerrela cheese.. i could have bake the scallop with it too..

Book Shelf Lapis

My friend choo kindly share this recipe with mi which she got from the lapis recipe book.

Extremely tedious.. but well.. its really yummy..

Next tiem is hall do the plain colour ones to save ont eh effort hehe.. yummily sinful cake ...

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Pretzel again..

I am too bored..and cravign for some kind of bread.. I hate those slices of white bread... Past 3 days I been surviving on my garlic bread... and so I tot pretzel will be good...

This time round i shaped them better...

The last time.. it look kind of obscene

Anyway here U go...
Parmesan Pretzel... super yummy
Jalapeno chilli Pretzel... spicy.. but reminds me of the good old days in Max Burger with their cheese nugget

Monday, July 23, 2007

Cheeze Fondue

Our 1st encounter with fondue was back in Sweden... well strange rite.. nt Switzerland. Of cos subsequently, our holiday that brought us all over gave us chance to try more types of fondue in Geneva. Particularly cheese fondue... the cheese are rather strong I must say. and i kind of like it so logn as i do not have overdose of it... come to tink of it.. the smelliest cheese from Amsterdsam cheese factory was no better haha...

Reminiscing the good old days in Europe, and also taking advantage of the cool weather... Dear and I decide to have our long awaited cheese fondue at home...

Armed with onli the cheese fondue and some bread that is grill to crisp.. and some garlic portebello mushroom...

Oh well.. now wats next?? white wine fondue perhaps?? and then I can use my stowed away stainless steel fondue pot. ...

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Cute Butter cookies

After many tries.. finaly I managed some butter cookies with my disney cutters w/o breaking the ears of t6he piglet and face of the tigger... GGuess the trick is add in more flour to the dough and really chill it well.. of cos the cool weather this few days helps too.

Gave them away to the kids... they simply love it.. prob due to the cute shape hehe

And here is 1 more of the pralet i did.. I hope u r not getting bored viewing it since I got more orders of this coming up.
Using my left over sugar paste flowers... I love the 'sweetie' look of it thou my frosting werent that neat cos I frosted the cake while its cold. the frosting kind of harden really fast since it contain a high amount of chocolate.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

My 1st Cupcake Orders

Couple of weeks ago, YY call to order cupcakes. She req for sth pretty. and since its for her daughter, its a gd idea to make flowers I guess.

I decided to do a chocolate cupcake with white chocolate chip which I believe the kids will entice.

Time flies... it was just like yesterday when I did confinement for YY, and now Anneli is already 4 year old...

one of the request is to collect the cake in advance, 1 day advance to be exact... not wanting to fridge them at her own home, thus I cannot do too much cream in case they turn bad.. therefore the fondant idea...

YY had asked the cupcake be packed individualy so that the kinds at the party can bring home.. and so

So dear and I tie them up nicely the nite before... and wel.. it turn out like they are wedding flavours.

Happy B'day Rae Yao

Sunday, July 15, 2007

My bakes for today

With the hectic week for the past few days...
after settling the pooh cake on friday... when i see guest finishing upt he cake in no time(a whooping 4kg cake), today i have to do another order.
Zijun order a pralet for her birthday... actualy it was quite funnie.. she wanted a cake but she cannt decide what she wants and she say: jus bake what u tink is GOOD.
Since she loves chocolate.. I guess my latest pralet in the menu is just right for her

The yellow wording seem just right for the whole brownish cake. I hope this cake will make her day since she been thru quite a bit for the past 1 year..
Hope she enjoy this w her boyfirned and her family..

Serene ask mi to join her at mum's place today... being a married girl, she no longer can enjoy my bake as often as last time.. and i decided to bake her something to bring home.
Fruit pastry is the easiest.. since I have got all the ingredients at hand.

Really resting time till thursday where i do my 1st cupcake order...

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Black Forest Pooh Cake

Last month while we went to Bintan for holiday with dear's friends, I got an order from one of our friends.
She req for a pooh bear cake for her boy 1st Birthday...

She did not want the pooh head (which I tink looks nicer), she opted for this.. and thus...

This is not easy fo rmi as compare to the head .. cos this one need finer details sicne the cake is not as big.. and to fulfil her req of 3kg, I need to do a base for the bear resulting int he rect part of the cake...
Thou Im not very satisfied with this yet.. since I thinkt he details really do need some fine tuning... but for now.. so logn as it taste nice.. nothg else matters...

HaPPy Birthday Zack...

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Lychee Wolf Berry Ice Jelly

Weather real hot these days.. and I came across this magazine from the bookstore...saw the coverpage pic v attractive and bought it.
In it is this series of ice jelly recipes and tot its good to try since i got loads of ice jelly powder and konnyaku powder at home

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very easy to do

2g of ice jelly powder
2g of konnyaku powder
60 g of sugar
450ml water
150ml lychee syrup
some lychee to add in
some wolfberries to add in
2tsp of lemon juice

1. Boil water with the sugar and jelly powder.
2. Off fire, Add in wolf berry, lemon juice and lychee syrup.
3. POur into cup or glasses.. add in lychee and let it cool before u fridge it.

I think the combination of jellypowder and konnayaku powder give the whole jello a diff texture..Really nice.. so much tat.. I have to do another recipe for dear the very evening.

Monday, July 09, 2007

Rice Paper Spring Roll

I did some similar spring rolls yesterday for lunch.. with diff filling thou, and dear seem to like it. So much tat I do no thave a chance to snap a photo of it.

So today.. feeling lazy. I decided to make sth with the rice paper again. This time round I decided to wrap it up with the spicy bean paste sauce with minced meat... improvised a little and added soem tofu as well as tang myung. The spicy bean apste is a little too spicy fo rme..mayb nxt time i shall add lesser..

Got dear to wrap his own spring roll.. guess it makes the dinner more interesting since we can roll it ourselves and adjust the filling to our liking... and its n mess at all...d efinitely better than rolling popiah... I rem dear use to eat popiah thi sway at home too.
Will post up the recipe shortly

Sunday, July 08, 2007

Was reading thru a blog of a member in the forum, and saw that she mention somethg bout Griottines. Reminds me that I impulsively bought that time at Carrefour. Pretty ex.. about $9plus I think, and i tot since they are chrries in liquere. they are pretty close to the kirsch I wanted... and so thats how it end up in my hse... left in my baking cupboard since then. Maybe Its too precious to let mi experiment on anythg and therefore Im waiting till now..

Since Karen was talking bout it earlier on, I decided to put up a post here to show her the one I got. Maybe she can get it at Carrefour too since she is looking for this.

It comes in a red box like this... Very small little box.. can be easily mistaken as perfume maybe??

I opened up the bottle and I can smell the cherry fragrance soak in the alcohol..suddenly I tot of brandied cherry icecream.

Now..who can advise me on how to use tis bottle of so precious cherry properly???

After years of hunting for this via various DFS.. and still failed, fina;y i decided to settle for this localy... well nt too bad..

This is actualy cherry liquere.. and its often use when u make black forest cake. of cos the black forest U buy from the normal cake shop probably will not contain this. Too expensive to add them in i guess.
This bottle here is BOLS brand.. its a very establish brand.. in fact they have various flavour and even my favourite lychee flavour.. maybe I should buy that too and make my lychee martini hehee... SLURP

anyway.. finaly with this.. I tink nxt week's black forest cake order will be even mroe exciting than before... I got the order to make Zack's bday cake... mummy zack wants the vlack forest cake.. and they are inviting me to their party as ewll. and I think i want to bake sth to bring along for them too =)

Looking forward to using this liquere

Saturday, July 07, 2007

Hazelnut Macaron

decided to do the hazelnut ones since I have got hazelnut flour at home. and the filling was just normal chocolate ganache... However when we ask her aunt for some alcohol to add into the ganache.. to our surprise, we were given Godiva Liquere... GOSH... my fav godiva.. anyway.. jus 2 tbsp of that.. actualy turn my whole ganache into godiva alike ganache... sooo happie and now Im hooked onto the alcohol.. im looking high and low for it

anyone knows where to get it let mi know yeah??

Anyway heres our hazelnut macaron...
its not as smooth as the almond one.. nonetheless its the learnin experience that counts.

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Fruit Pastry

It been a craze among the girls to make thi spastry.. and finaly I catch on the craze after lazing around for few days...
Well, I was so afraid that this pastry texture will b way below my expectation as I had earlier on taste dit at Lucy's place. and many of them who tried actualy had a dry pastry... so with all my guts I use my left over strawberries as well as cherries to do it.

Looks nice yea? I also use my new pie tin to bake this... tall and nice now.

Thou my pastry is not as soft as lucy but I must say it did not fail me.
1 good evidence is I have been eating it sicne it came out of the oven... and.. 1 /4 of the whole cake is already gone.

I hope there is enough to go round when we bring it over to dear's friends' house for the drinking session.

Back fr the gathering at friend's house... well all the pastr are gone by time I left... the biggest joke was the guys mistook the strawberry as mushroom cos the fruits all wrinkled up... resulting in the appearance of the underside of mushroom.. and of cos... cherries became red dates... how oriental can guys be huh?? hahaha

15th July

did this once again.. for Serene to bring home..also giving them to Zijun and my parents when i go bk later on...

Teachers Day Order

This garden slug.. is a delicacy... I think its originated from France? anyone can correct me?

Anyway we love this... At French Stall we never fail to order this... and we also buy from the supermarts.... it use to be HUGE escargots.. but recently I notice they aremuch smaller.. sometiems even half the size..

For the hot hot weather in singapore we have been encountering the past 2 weeks.. This make a perfect supper for us... pairing along w ice cold beers...

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Beggar's Chix

Did this Beggars chix today after putting it at the back of my mind for a long time
certainly this dish is not very ideal for a HOT day like today... otherwise it really taste good

Its is baked in the case of dough like the above

after it is baked for 2 hours or more... I remove it from the oven, dough turn really hard...
I ask dear to join me to breaking it since I tot once in awhile he shld get involve w wat im doing.
And breakin thg prob is the best thg he like to help mi with hahaa

The inside of the chicken look really nice...
in fact the breast meat was s tender.. i tink we had onli tat part and the thigh for our dinner .. remains of the bird is in the fridge now.. perhaps that will b my lunch tomolo...


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Saturday, August 28, 2010

This is Where I Have Been Spending My Summer...

Isn't it just BEAUTIFUL!

I have been meaning to show everyone a picture of where I have been staying this summer but I never got around to it until now. I have been having fun visiting with my dear brother, sister-in-law, and nieces, meeting new friends, having tea parties, working at a bookstore, going camping for the first time, seeing all the spectacular sights, etc.

I will be back to the blogging world soon since the summer is quickly disappearing. (Where did this summer go?!)

Friday, August 13, 2010

♪ Happy Birthday, Dear Owen! ♪

Owen, my little nephew who is shy, conserves words, likes to eat but doesn't have many foods that he likes, and loves games, is now FOUR!

Happy Birthday, Owen!


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Friday, January 23, 2009

Rodney Smith, fashion photographer.

Have I ever mentioned how in love I am with Rodney Smith's photography?

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Presidential Interior Designer.

Word on the wire is that newly inaugurated President Obama and his wife, First Lady Michelle, selected Michael Smith to be the newest decorator of 1600 W. Pennsylvania Ave. Decorating the almost cavernous 55,000 square feet of the White House is daunting to any designer, but we have faith in Mr. Smith as he his renowned for turning almost awkward spaces into something comfortable, intimate, elegant, and functional. Like the new presidential family, their palatial rooms should be a breath of fresh air.

Here are the top 10 favorite rooms decorated by Michael Smith, then you'll get an idea why the Obamas selected who they did.

I truly can not wait to see the end product, I can only imagine what ideas he has cooking in that fantastic mind of his.
PS: I got these images from my favorite magazine of all time, Domino.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Witches and Androgyny?

Now, I was laying in bed with my laptop thinking of something to do (procrastinating more like) before I had to haul my ass out of bed and get ready for work. I came across The Sartorialist's blog because I'm a fashion addict, admittedly, and saw these two outfits. Both of which I'd definately wear because they're fashionable, for one, and just a wee bit quirky. You'll see what I mean...

The last one is most certainly a guy's "ensemble", but cant you see where a girl could take his place? It's borderline masculine/feminine. The only thing necessary to push it right over the edge is a woman in place of the man. Also maybe a minor adjustment to the shoes, but really... Can't you see where I'm headed here?

The first, I'm in love with because of the colors, textures and creative genius behind it all. The striped mustard and chocolate brown tights give it a "witchy" aura which, to me, is something so wonderfully perfect for not only an autumn colored ensemble but an autumnal outfit period.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

I was so excited I got to see some snow this winter. It, in all seriousness, has been way too long. The good thing about Arizona is you can live in the valley and it be a sunny 66 degrees, then drive 2 hours north and have it be a sunny 36 degrees with 3-4 feet of snow in some places.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

I just got home from work an hour ago and I was brushing my teeth. No one else was home and I heard someone whistling a jaunty tune. I say "jaunty" because there were actual notes to it, not just wind somehow sounding reminiscent of an irish jig or something, but an actual tune.

it. freaked. me. out.

my favorite postsecrets this week:

I chopped it off.

I got my hair cut the other day, haha I almost cried (again). But the hair stylist Devon was fantastic and did an amazing job. He's my new best friend, mhm.
-- Thats a pic of it right there. I'm at my parents house :) oh, and excuse the pixellation, I took the photo with my phone and my hand was shaky.

On another note, I took Bex's helpful opinion and started the process of purchasing the Audrey bed set I had mentioned earlier. I got a few of the sheets the other day and they are absolutely fabulous! Slowly but surely I'll be amassing the entire collection. The entire set is around $600 I think. So yeah, its definately going to be "slowly but surely".

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

new bed/room?

I dont know if I was excited enough to tell everyone but I finally got a new bed over christmas. It was a seriously smashing deal, a queen memory foam mattress and matching boxspring for $880. But since I didnt have anything that would fit a queen previously, I've been using my parents' old sheets from when they had a queen.
So I did some looking around, put my feelers out and I found this great site called Blissliving Home and found some fantastic bed sets and accessories. I saw 3 I really liked but havent been able to make up my mind which one I want to get. Here are the 3:

The Max Peacock:
The Max Purple:

The Audrey:

Friday, January 2, 2009

In one word,

my new years eve was uneventful, definately enjoyable, but uneventful. I just hung out with two of my best friends at her new house, helped her hook up her new TV and DVD player, then watched movies and ate extremely fattening sweets all night. We listened to music and danced around the house, spent a couple hours baking those extremely fattening sweets, then plopped our collective asses in front of the TV once we figured out how to get it to work.

I was really glad I didnt go to any of the parties I'd heard about. Everyone's status on facebook the next morning read something similar to, "ughh..NYE '09 kicked my ass...sooohungover. Peace out '08, take my migrane with you." I also heard that Mill Ave's block party had over 100,000 people. Yeah, no thanks...I also thought that a $20 cover to get into the party + $20 cover to get into any restaurant + $30 cover to get into bars was a little outrageous. I'm sorry, I have better things to spend my money on, things that will last longer than one night.


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Which kayak should I buy?

August 16, 2010

Which kayak should I buy? I’m considering buying a new kayak. I have been paddling my Foster Rowe Silhouette since 1999 and I enjoy paddling the Silhouette as long as it is not necessary to do quick turns in strong winds and rough water.

I have been searching fo a new kayak for a while and even considered building one by myself. But hey, I have the thumbs in the middle of my hands. I can’t build anything that can float. I have to buy a kayak.

So which kayak is the best choice for me?

My demands is:

  • Small Cockpit
  • Easy to turn
  • Fast
  • Low Deck
  • Fit my gear for a one week trip

I would love a low version of the Clapotis Seakayak. The Clapotis is very easy to turn and has a nice cruising speed but it is huge compared to the Silhoutte. The designer Johan Linder is quite tall and has big feet so his priority isn’t  a small cockpit and low deck. Besides that, he only produce a few Clapotis Seakayaks every second or third year.

A kayak friend of mine, Anders Olsson, has build a low version of the Clapotis Seakayak. It is beautiful but unfortunately not for sale… And as you remember I have dropped the idea of building one by myself.

I almost bought a Anas Acuta from Valley last year but I think the Anas Acuta is to expensive and I´m concerned it might be a bit slow. I’m not a fast paddler so I do not know why this should be a problem anyway but I´m still concerned and that affects me. I do like the maneuverability and I fit well in the kayak.

But a couple of months ago I found an article at the web site of Björn Thomasson that caught my attention. Björn is the designer of the Black Pearl. (The Black Pearl was rated 10 out of 10 when it was reviewed by Paddling.net).  The article mentioned that he has designed a kayak for Seabird Designs. The kayak is named Qanik. The Qanik is Bjorns version of the Illorsuit kayak. The reading was very interesting and the design appealed to me. Here is the summary about the information that I appreciate about the Qanik.

  • It is build a few inches longer to increase the speed compared to Anas Acuta. I like!
  • Lower stems. I like!
  • Slightly lower deck. I like!
  • It should be much easier to turn than the Silhouette. I like!
  • Hopefully cheaper than the Anas Acuta. I like!

Qanik designed by Björn Thomasson. The original image is found at www.thomassondesign.com

The Qanik is soon in production and will be presented at the Kanu Messe in Nurnberg, Germany, in October 2010. It will be available at dealers 2011. According to Swedish dealers the prize will be about 14 000 SEK = 1 420 EUR.

I’m certainly going to have a closer look at the Qanik as soon as possible. There is a hand made version done by Erik Franzén, Here is a link to a picture of the Qanik during a rolling session with Dubside.

Do you have any other suggestions on kayak models that might be good for me?

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