Too Askew

Wishlist – a bear plate!

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:00:05 +0000

Posted by krissyb on Pinterest.
Oh dear. This little beauty would look AWESOME in my bear collection. Jimbobart.

Wordless Wednesday #26

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:30:46 +0000

I see a lot of great images/photographs/illustrations on my journey through the internet each week so I thought a good way of sharing these images would be via Wordless Wednesdays. And it also means I can update my blog without having to think of anything profound to say! xx

Foodie Friday – Pommes Anna

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:07:21 +0000

I’m really getting into potatoes lately. It has a lot to do with chilly winter nights, I’m sure. We’ve been experimenting with some lovely baked potatoes but I’m wanting to try something a little different and this recipe caught my eye. (Original recipe found here.)

Ingredients
4 Desiree potatoes, thinly sliced
50g butter, melted
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp thyme leaves

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 220°C. Place the potato, butter, garlic and thyme in a large bowl. Season well with sea salt and coarsely ground black pepper. Stir gently until just combined.
2. Arrange the potato slices evenly among four 3/4 cup (185ml) Texan muffin pans. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown and tender.
3. Remove from oven and turn out onto serving plates. Serve immediately.

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I’m terrible at coming up with new ideas for meals and interesting things to eat. So in an effort to find more recipes and to learn more about cooking I decided to create Foodie Fridays. I’m hoping to build up quite a collection of virtual recipe cards! I hope you find them interesting and if you have any recipes that you’d like to share please let me know!

Wishlist – Jasmine necklace

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:00:13 +0000

Posted by krissyb on Pinterest.
Woven Jasmine necklace from Polli.

Wordless Wednesday #25

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:11:24 +0000

The first day of Spring is here, and so is our very first Petunia bloom. Nature has great timing!

Soundtrack Saturday – Pantera

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:00:40 +0000

August is Tony’s month so be prepared for some shouty, angry songs!

Soundtrack Saturday – Metallica

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:00:13 +0000

August is Tony’s month so be prepared for some shouty, angry songs!

Wordless Wednesday #24

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:01:46 +0000

I’d kill to be here. Tofino.

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another one for the want list…

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:00:33 +0000

Posted by krissyb on Pinterest.
The most perfect little rain cloud necklace by Corky. It’s on my Christmas wishlist!

The Storyteller

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:00:14 +0000

“She’s a bloody mess!” she says pounding the table with her fist. “She came to visit me and she saw a dog across the road. “It’s going to get run over,” she said, all panicked. I told her, “Lorraine, get away from the window. The dog will be fine.” She sat on the couch and hyperventilated for 15 minutes. I couldn’t get her to move. The dog was fine, of course. It just wandered off.”

“She just worries all the time.” (I hear someone grunt with approval and make that tsk tsk noise.)

“She’s not an unattractive woman. She dresses nicely enough. She puts the effort in, y’know? But he’s ruined her. He’s turned her into a psychotic mess. You know she went to see that psychologist, right? Apparently he told her to get over herself. Can you believe that? I’ve been telling her the same thing for seven years – and I didn’t charge her $150 for a half hour session.”

“She’s lost her confidence. She’s just a shell of herself. Remember how she was in high school? All cheery and full of life? Now…? He’s in her head all the time. Attacking her and picking her apart. I just want to….ugh!” She pounds the table again. This time she knocks a spoon off and it falls to the floor with a clink clink. Her chair groans as she reaches over to pick it up.

My coffee goes cold as I continue listening to their conversation. It’s enthralling hearing all about Lorraine and how utterly fucked up she is. For a few minutes I feel better about myself and my abundant shortcomings. Bless you fucked up Lorraine. You did something good today – despite what your friends may tell you.

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