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From Death to Life
Haven’t posted any because I had trouble with uploading pics. Then that got fixed, but I didn’t have time to post…. so doing it now.
These are older pics, because I meant to upload them as soon as we got home, then got too busy playing catchup…
First glimpse of Lourdes…
love those windows and doors! And look at the stonework! Very unique and eye-catching.
Cheating here. This pic was taken by dd-17 on our nature walk yesterday.
Galanthus nivalis
I am late joining the party, but here goes:
So glad I took this pic (which was difficult to start with — there was a slight breeze and the camera. just. won’t. focus. on. the.stamen. Oh well.) — all three crocuses were gone the next day — *something* ate them. grrr…. I was hoping to harvest some saffron this year.
Thanks so much for thinking of this, Jen!!
In a doubling of efforts to eat healthier, I am now preparing 6-7 vegetables as side dishes at the dinner table. The goal is to have a colorful plate, but at the very least to provide more choices for the kids. After dinner I had the kids pack Dad’s bento box compartments. So tonight we had
radishes dipped in thousand-island dressing (the simplified version: vegan mayo+ketchup+sweet pickle relish; my fancy version = the aforementioned+mustard+minced capers+minced onion+minced green olive+minced pimiento+chili sauce)
roasted peppers bathed in olive oil, sprinkled with a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar
frozen corn
roasted acorn squash
and, what Migi has named,
“Eddie-Mommy”. (edamame)
It has quite a nice ring to it, don’t you think?
So this is what the Qur’an looks like.
And on a totally unrelated note,
Why UK toilet stalls (WC, restroom, etc.) are about a foot wider than their American counterparts: it’s so they can fit the balloon skirts.
Spiderman at the Delta check-in screen.
Spiderman takes a sip.
a 9-yo’s view of the wing (and London) from the plane.
aisa snapped this piccie of the snow formation from her window. 08 march 2008. no maple syrup adventure that day 
spotted by migi as we were having lunch on 08 march. i must have taken 30 shots or so and this was the only one that was halfway decent — the branches kept moving and it was so hard to focus! isn’t he beautiful?
Two weeks ago I finished Emma, and the last week as my reward for decluttering the first floor, I watched part of Emma on You Tube for every section or room finished. I’ve finished both older and newer versions (the one with Kate Beckinsale and the one with Gwyneth Paltrow). I honestly cannot say which one I like better — I didn’t think I’d like the Gwyneth version just because it’s not as faithful to the book as the other one, but I must say they did a great job with it! And there’s no ignoring Jeremy Northam’s Mr. Knightley. I actually can’t decide now if I like P&P better or Emma. If I were to choose, I’d probably choose Emma because I’m actually more like her personality-wise than Elizabeth Bennet.
You know you’re too dependent on Google when your hubby asks you if your family has a copy of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and you almost Google to find out.
So Yena’s reading from Naomi and Ruth and she asks me to read a difficult name: Elimelech. Half an hour later she’s still reading from the book, aloud, but now I hear,
“While living in Moab, La La Man died.”
It seems La La Man is easier to say than Elimelech.
We’re doing our family journaling, and Dad’s looking really tired and is sitting there with his eyes closed while we shout out our contributions and Paco writes. I whisper a joke to Aisa about her Dad, and Yena tattles, “Dad, Mom says you’re practicing your meditating skills amidst the noise.”
You Are Cilantro
The bad news is that there are some people who can’t stand you.
The good news is that most people love you more than anything else in the world.
You are distinct, unusual, fresh, and very controversial. And you wouldn’t have it any other way.
Whatever that means. Oh, and it’s really an HERB. Spice is what you get from SEEDS. So the coriander SEED, ground up, would be SPICE. The leaves, stems and roots of coriander, make up the HERB.
HT: Someone, I forget now who. I’ll link up if I remember. Been trying to catch up on Google reader today while I take a break from gardening.
