Spring, I'm So Excited!

Two Diva's That I Love

Road Trip!

I will be going on a road trip to Bend Oregon with one of my sisters today, it's 3 hours from Vancouver Washington and it will be fun. I enjoy hanging out with Carri, visiting, listening to music, and watching the scenery go by. A friend of ours is getting married today and it will be a celebration of love. I will be basting in this celebration, enjoying watching my friend happy and content in her new journey that she's taking on. I will miss my fur buddy, Nicholas as I leave him behind, but I know that he'll be waiting patiently for me to come home. That is a nice feeling. Enjoy your Saturday and remember to say I love you to the people in your life.

Bread

I love bread; no I’m not talking about the musical group Bread even though I do enjoy their music. I’m speaking about the stuff we make sandwiches with, love the smell of when baking in the oven and makes us feel safe and warm. My birth mom use to make home made bread when she felt good and I loved it as a child and I have warm fuzzy memories of those rare occasions. Lately, I’ve been thinking about trying my hand at making bread, I especially love artisan bread and would love to learn to make it. I received a magazine from the cooking club with articles in it on how to make artisan bread. Eureka, I felt a slight twinge of delight of lollipop fantasies of me making my own artisan bread. I would love to make a healthier version instead of using the bleached white flour, maybe try combinations of healthier flours, I don’t know if it’s possible but I want to try. To top it all off, a few ago my mom (the one who chose to become my mom) gave me her old 60’s mixer. It’s in wonderful shape and I use to make things in it and have warm memories of using it. I believe the universe is talking to me, “Jamie, it’s time to make bread now, so get off your duff and do it.”  So if you come by my house and there’s flour all over the counter top, you hear a mixer whirling, you’ll know why and what I want to accomplish. Now I just need to get off my duff and do it, instead of letting the sick mind of mine telling me that I’m crazy or I can’t do it. Well I’m off, I won’t be making it today, busy weekend, but hopeful when I do my next shopping trip I’ll have different types of flours in my cart to experiment with. Has anyone used any type of flour besides bleached white flour to make bread? If so, let me know how it went and if it’s good or not I would love to hear your triumphs.

Warm fuzzies

I just ordered myself several Disney movies that are supposedly going back into the vault at the end of this month, Snow White, Pinochio, and Mary Poppins. I am giddy with anticipation in receiving them in the mail. I enjoy this remix someone did of the song in Snow White... Enjoy!

Eureeka I Found My Treasure!

“A strong woman knows what to do. She must pick up the paddles and with all her courage row out there, to her very own portion of the sea. She may have to row around in circles a bit, or dive down some, but soon she will spot them either bobbing in the water or resting on the floor of the sea, the treasures she thought she had lost for good. Whether a heart full of love, or a soul that once prayed or a mind that loved learning or the body that felt better, they are still her treasures and are waiting to be reclaimed.” Christine Lemmon