Doodle day: j'aime des fleurs

Sharpie & embroidery on vintage book page

Thought for the day

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Thursday thirteen: the last 13 books I've read

I'm participating in Thurday thirteen!

1. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

2. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

3. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

4. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

5. Murder List by Julie Garwood

6. The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death by Laurie Notaro

7. How Starbucks Saved My Life by Michael Gates Gill

8. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

9. Purple Cow by Seth Godin

10. Just After Sunset by Stephen King

11. Sherlock Holmes : The Complete Novels and Stories Volumes I & II by Arthur Conan Doyle

12. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz

13. Halting State by Charles Stross

Hump day

Then someone said good morning.
I took it as a warning.

(from: Long Shot by Kelly Clarkson)

10 celebrities I'm tired of

I have to admit, I'm actually tired of all celebrities. I long for the days when all I knew about celebrities was how well they performed in their latest TV shows or movies. There was a time when I was able to judge them based on their talent, and nothing else. But those times are forever gone. Now, I'm constantly inundated with every little sordid detail of their ridiculous lives.

I'm sick of celebrities! I don't want to hear about their unnatural mating habits, outlandish courtships, clandestine weddings, and messy breakups. I don't want to see photos of their bizarre plastic surgery mishaps. I don't care if they gained or lost excessive amounts of weight. I'm tired of hearing about their peculiar addictions and their tedious attempts to be cured of them. Their artificial lives bore me.

So, while this is a list of 10 celebrities I'm tired of, it certainly isn't a list of the only 10 celebrities who I feel deserve the distinction.

1. Paris Hilton
2. Oprah
3. Ashton Kutcher
4. Tom Cruise & Katy Holmes
5. Lindsay Lohan
6. Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
7. Jennifer Aniston
8. Britney Spears
9. Madonna
10. Any pseudo-celebrity from any reality TV show (including contestants, hosts, winners, and even celebrity audience members)

Join in the fun at Ten on Tuesday!

Doodle day: see you in the funny papers

Sharpie & embroidery on comic book page


Sharpie & embroidery on comic book page

Only in Canada, eh?

Husband brought this interestingly-named pop home the other day. He said it tasted pretty good.

I prudently decided not to ask what it tasted like. ;o)

Thursday thirteen: 13 unusual ways to spice up plain popcorn

I'm participating in Thurday thirteen!

I love popcorn. Even a boring movie is bearable if I have my favorite snack to munch on.

I usually eat my popcorn with a little melted butter on top, or sometimes I go wild and shake a bit of cheese onto it. Imagine, though, topping your popcorn with icing sugar, cinnamon, Cajun spices ... or one of these mouth-watering combinations:

1. Asian Popcorn Medley


An infusion of Oriental rice cracker mix, soy sauce, ground ginger and sesame oil for a taste of the exotic. ~ Recipe

2. Bombay Popcorn


Curry powder, kosher salt, sugar, toasted coconut, and raisins make a yummy combination of spicy and sweet. ~ Recipe

3. Boston Tea Party Popcorn
Create a unique snack with instant lemon-flavored iced tea mix and sugar. ~ Recipe

4. Cinnamon Chocolate Popcorn


Powdered cocoa mix and cinnamon transform popcorn from plain to decadent. ~ Recipe

5. Five-Spice Popcorn
Chow Mein noodles, peanuts, soy sauce, sesame salt, ground ginger, cayenne pepper, and sugar make for a unique flavor experience. ~ Recipe

6. Coconut Monkey Mix


A tropical blend of bananas and coconut. ~ Recipe

7. Peanut Butter Popcorn Balls


Adults and kids alike will enjoy this combination of chocolate and peanut butter. ~ Recipe

8. Hot Mustard Popcorn
Dry mustard powder, thyme, pepper, and cayenne make for a spicy combination. ~ Recipe

9. Caramel Almond Popcorn Clusters


Delightfully sweet and nutty. ~ Recipe

10. Nutty Popcorn Fudge


A wonderfully indulgent dessert! ~ Recipe

11. Dilly Lemon Munch
Shredded lemon peel and dill weed create a savory flavor combination. ~ Recipe

12. Spicy Italian Popcorn


Mmmm, cheesy! ~ Recipe

13. Peachy Keen Popcorn Snack


Made with yogurt and blueberries, this would make an awesome breakfast! ~ Recipe

Well-seasoned

There are 4 seasons here in Calgary:
almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.

I'm just a little black rain cloud

Are you rain or snow?

Bad day

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10 favorite cities

The first 7 cities in this list are ones I've been to and would like to visit many more times in my life because they're all so fabulous. The final 3 are cities I hope to visit some day.

I decided to have a little fun with the photos and ran them through the TiltShiftMaker. Now they look like tiny little fantasy scenes a doll might like to live in!

1. Calgary, Alberta (This is where I live!)



2. St. John's, Newfoundland



3. Anaheim, California



4. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho



5. Oslo, Norway



6. Halifax, Nova Scotia



7. Vancouver, British Columbia



8. New York, New York



9. Paris, France



10. London, England



Join in the fun at Ten on Tuesday!

Doodle day: je ne parle pas français

Sharpie & embroidery on vintage book page

I'm too cute!

I made this adorable Lego minifig of me with the Reasonably Clever Mini-Mizer!

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Tagged

Make your own graffiti with the Graffiti Creator!

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Ahhh, the sweet sounds of spring

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This is sooooo sweet!

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Will blog for food

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Thursday thirteen: 12 inspiring quotes my husband gave me (+ 1 he didn't)

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My husband is far better organized than I am in the morning, so he packs all of our lunches while I'm still getting ready for work. A few weeks ago, little cards starting showing up in my lunchbox each day that said "Bloom" on them. When opened, they each had a lovely, inspirational quote inside.

It was such a sweet, unexpected surprise to receive little reminders of my husband's love in the middle of my work day (just when I needed them the most!). To tell you the truth, I was kind of sad when they stopped.

























Unfortunately, there were only 12 Bloom cards in total, so here's one last inspiring quote from the side of a Starbuck's cup!


(image credit: natashalcd)

The most important thing in life is to stop saying "I wish" and start saying "I will." Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities. ~ David Copperfield

Doodle day: little plant of horrors

Ballpoint pen & embroidery on vintage dictionary page

(da-doo)
I was walking in the Wholesale Flower District that day.
(shoop-da-doo)
And I passed by this place where this old chinese man...
(Chang-da-doo)
He sometimes sells me weird and exotic cuttings.
(snip-da-doo)
'Cause he knows, you see that, strange plants are my hobby.

He didn't have anything unusual there that day.
(nope-da-doo)
So I was just about to, you know, walk on by.
(good-for-you)
When suddenly, and without warning,
There was this...
(Total eclipse of the Sun)

It got very dark...
And there was this strange humming sound,
Like something from another world...

And when the light came back this weird plant was just sitting there.
(da-doo)
Just, you know, stuck in, among the zinias.
(audrey-two)
I coulda sworn it hadn't been there before.
But the old chinese man sold it to me anyway.
(da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-doo-doo-doo-doo)
For a dollar-ninty-five.

(from: Little Shop of Horrors)


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