OK, I should have posted this like a week ago also - I logged 39 miles in February of either walking or running!!
This is so short, I should just Tweet it, instead of blogging. Geesh! :)
Thursday, March 08, 2012
spring?
Wow, today is 55 degrees and tomorrow is supposed to be 55 and the next day is supposed to be 66! This totally feels like spring. A couple of days ago, I was out in the back walking around and shhh, don't tell anyone - I peeked at my garlic plants! And...they are growing!! How cool is that? Our tulips and daffodils have already started coming up too - they are a couple of inches tall now. And, I just noticed today that our cabbage plant is starting to grow too - it's not really a cabbage plant, but it looks like it. It's decorative and very drought resistant.
OK - this was really written like a week ago, but for some reason I didn't actually post it. Weird - it's been a busy couple of weeks.
OK - this was really written like a week ago, but for some reason I didn't actually post it. Weird - it's been a busy couple of weeks.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Fitness #1 (12 in '12)
Just an update on my fitness goals for 2012 - I logged 40 miles either walking or running in the month of January!
Woo-hoo!! I'll be posting a little more detail about my fitness goals in the next few days. Have a great day!
Woo-hoo!! I'll be posting a little more detail about my fitness goals in the next few days. Have a great day!
Book #1 Review (12 in '12)
Wow, on 1/31/12, I finished my first book of 2012 (remember my 12 in '12 goals for this year?) - Horses Never Lie About Love by Jana Harris.
This was a great book. I thoroughly enjoyed every page. It was filled with lots of details and information about horses, plus it was written with some humor, a big dose of honesty and truth, and detailed descriptions of the locations, feelings, and thoughts of the characters. I had to pace myself throughout the month because it was so good that I could have stayed up all night long and finished the book in one sitting. But, I restrained myself and read just a few pages every couple of days. This allowed me to enjoy the story, thinking about it through the week at different times and wondering what would happen in the upcoming pages...
The story of True Colors was poignant. I didn't realize how much it had impacted me until a few moments after I closed the book after reading the last page. P asked me how the book was and I started weeping. It surprised me so much, I wasn't expecting to be impacted like that, but for some reason, I started crying. It was a celebration of the life of True Colors along with a feeling of loss and mourning.
As a girl, I was horse crazy! I would actually pretend to be a horse during recess somewhere around 2nd or 3rd grade. I wanted a horse so bad and read every book in the school library that had anything to do with horses. My wish came true and my parents got Pedro from a nearby family friend - an older Thoroughbred-Tennessee Walker-Appaloosa mix with a strawberry roan coat. So, for a long time during my childhood, my best friend and closest companion had 4 legs and long bristly tail. Pedro was a great horse for me - his patience was never-ending as he submitted to my bumblings while grooming and riding him. He developed a bad case of colic one time - I think from eating the salal bushes that grew everywhere - and couldn't recover. My parents and I had to make a hard decision and decided that it was time to end his suffering. It was a traumatic experience for a 9th grade girl.
This book, Horses Never Lie About Love, is definitely a must-read for every woman who remembers what it was like to be a horse-crazy young girl.
This was a great book. I thoroughly enjoyed every page. It was filled with lots of details and information about horses, plus it was written with some humor, a big dose of honesty and truth, and detailed descriptions of the locations, feelings, and thoughts of the characters. I had to pace myself throughout the month because it was so good that I could have stayed up all night long and finished the book in one sitting. But, I restrained myself and read just a few pages every couple of days. This allowed me to enjoy the story, thinking about it through the week at different times and wondering what would happen in the upcoming pages...
The story of True Colors was poignant. I didn't realize how much it had impacted me until a few moments after I closed the book after reading the last page. P asked me how the book was and I started weeping. It surprised me so much, I wasn't expecting to be impacted like that, but for some reason, I started crying. It was a celebration of the life of True Colors along with a feeling of loss and mourning.
As a girl, I was horse crazy! I would actually pretend to be a horse during recess somewhere around 2nd or 3rd grade. I wanted a horse so bad and read every book in the school library that had anything to do with horses. My wish came true and my parents got Pedro from a nearby family friend - an older Thoroughbred-Tennessee Walker-Appaloosa mix with a strawberry roan coat. So, for a long time during my childhood, my best friend and closest companion had 4 legs and long bristly tail. Pedro was a great horse for me - his patience was never-ending as he submitted to my bumblings while grooming and riding him. He developed a bad case of colic one time - I think from eating the salal bushes that grew everywhere - and couldn't recover. My parents and I had to make a hard decision and decided that it was time to end his suffering. It was a traumatic experience for a 9th grade girl.
This book, Horses Never Lie About Love, is definitely a must-read for every woman who remembers what it was like to be a horse-crazy young girl.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
warm and comfy winter berry crisp
Oh Yummy Goodness!
I made this Winter Berry Crisp the other day for dessert and it was awesome, especially warm out of the oven with vanilla ice cream on top.
I had frozen cranberries, fresh blueberries, and frozen mulberries (from our trees in the backyard from last summer), so I mixed them gently in a bowl with some powdered sugar, tossed them in a pan (sprayed with Pam), and mixed up a basic oatmeal crisp - oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, and a little flour. Then, I poured that on top of the berries and baked (350*) for about 40 minutes, until juicy and bubbly - plus I added more butter in the dry spots about halfway through.
And, you know the best part? P & J are more ice cream/milkshake people, so they didn't cotton to this like I did - more for me! :)
And voila! Winter Yumminess!
I made this Winter Berry Crisp the other day for dessert and it was awesome, especially warm out of the oven with vanilla ice cream on top.
I had frozen cranberries, fresh blueberries, and frozen mulberries (from our trees in the backyard from last summer), so I mixed them gently in a bowl with some powdered sugar, tossed them in a pan (sprayed with Pam), and mixed up a basic oatmeal crisp - oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, and a little flour. Then, I poured that on top of the berries and baked (350*) for about 40 minutes, until juicy and bubbly - plus I added more butter in the dry spots about halfway through.
And, you know the best part? P & J are more ice cream/milkshake people, so they didn't cotton to this like I did - more for me! :)
And voila! Winter Yumminess!
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