Dear Mother Earth ( Read more... )

So a word to the wise. Or, in my case, a lesson learned from a bad life choice. Never, ever go flying out the door after taking a shower, when it's -10 degrees outside, no matter how late you are, unless you blow dry your hair first. Seriously. Trust me on this one.

Lasagna assembled and ready for the oven. Check. Cheesecake with caramelized Georgia pecans cooling on the porch. Check. Fruits and vegs, cheeses, meats, shrimp cocktail and antipasti parts ready to assemble. Check. Spiral ham heating instructions noted. Check. Bread rising to bake for breakfast. Check. House kinda clean. Check. No snowflakes yet ( Read more... )

A very happy birthday to goodship_a_k !

Sometimes it just feels like it's use against them. Yesterday I was once again reminded of a Celiac's limited access to safely prepared foods in the marketplace. In this instance. my local whole foods store, of all place. One of the store's employees had a nice holiday sampling (note: sampling) display with rows and rows of holiday-themed goodies-- ( Read more... )

Hope it's the best one ever!

I'm a little early, but will be away for a few days, so just wanted to wish you a very happy birthday on the 5th--Take care! Lin

Especially for britalone

Kudos to Cadbury for snubbing Kraft's condescending takeover offer! Cadbury is a time-honored tradition (has gluten-free products YAY for me!!!) and incidentally is my favorite chocolate brand. Kraft would only do something terrible to it like add plastic cheese or inferior ingredients. Yuck. Cadbury---hold your ground!

1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song or Album:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best ( Read more... )

passed on from a friend of a friend of a....

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF CHILDREN
I just love these kid things. .

1) NUDITY. I was driving with my three young children one warm summer
evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She
was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old
shout from the back seat, "Mom ( Read more... )