The dough is paper-thin, fragile, easily torn, quick to dry out. I lay out two sheets, side by side, and brush them lightly and quickly with melted butter. I am feeling my way. I haven't done this in a long time. Normally we get pre-laminated phyllo dough, but supply chain issues have put that on… Continue reading Phyllo
Author: 1pic1000wordsjayne
Cutting the Cord
I just cancelled my Pro Plan with Typepad after (months ago) moving most of my posts and photos over here to WordPress. It's been a scary process. Especially moving the photos, which took a few tries because there were so many of them. And then somehow some of my posts migrated five times! I don't… Continue reading Cutting the Cord
Moving In
There's Otis, looking appropriately spooky for the season. I keep some old dolls my grandmother made in that basket, and the other day he decided to hop in and keep them company. So here I am, in a new location of sorts. I moved my blog from Typepad to WordPress, and I am looking forward… Continue reading Moving In
Catching Up
It’s been so long, I don’t even know where to begin. In fact, that’s what’s taken me so long to write a post – so much to write about and where to begin?
Just Some Pictures
Random Stuff
~~~ I’m so glad I’m not a politician or a football player. I would hate having things I say taken out of context, and I would hate being blamed for losing the Super Bowl. ~~~ I see families that go out to eat in restaurants, and the parents just let their kids totally trash the… Continue reading Random Stuff
Random Stuff
Up until today, I still felt the residual effects from being sick and hardly eating most of last week. Foggy headed and suspicious of many foods that I’d ordinarily like. That was me. Unable to multitask without becoming grumpy and stressed. Such a joy to be around.
Today, my head is clear. I feel like I actually have a working brain in there instead of polyster fiberfil. It’s a nice change.
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And Then I Went Back to Bed
I haven’t been sleeping well. There’s a lot on my mind, and it gets kind of hushed during the day when I’m busy with other, more immediate things, but then at night it senses the silence, the lack of motion, and, like a baby in my belly, it starts kicking. Hard. So I woke up… Continue reading And Then I Went Back to Bed
Still Here
I know, I have a bad habit of dropping off the face of the blog occasionally. But I’m here. It’s school vacation week, we’ve had a lovely blizzard, the kids have been busy with all sorts of arts and crafts that they got for Christmas, and with playing guitars and recorders with Bill. I just… Continue reading Still Here
Scratchy and Softie
Figured I’d post a couple of pictures of the “kittens” – as Alex and Julia still refer to these two sometimes.