mum and i headed out of town early this morning in search of berries.
we found a nice big patch.
and some sweet, juicy strawberries.
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Showing posts with label adventures. Show all posts
27 June 2008
07 June 2008
post #100.
well, i did something that required Mutige [courage] this evening. i had tuna fish on pizza.
and somewhat surprisingly, it was extra delicious! there were other things on the pizza too, of course, including salad! top that off with some apfelkirscheschorle [apple cherry soda] and a good friend, and you've got one fun time on your hands!
da vinci's ist sehr gut und so lecker! [i spoke german and they still knew i was american. oh well.]
tomorrow we're going to München!
and wednesday i go home!
and somewhat surprisingly, it was extra delicious! there were other things on the pizza too, of course, including salad! top that off with some apfelkirscheschorle [apple cherry soda] and a good friend, and you've got one fun time on your hands!
da vinci's ist sehr gut und so lecker! [i spoke german and they still knew i was american. oh well.]
tomorrow we're going to München!
and wednesday i go home!
20 November 2007
amazon..
is normally a friend. but today it's made itself a foe.
so i was doing a little christmas shopping online last night, and found a fun gift for my nephew. put it in my amazon cart [at least i thought], but ended up deciding on something else instead, on a different site.
lo and behold, this morning there's a receipt from amazon in my email inbox, saying i purchased the rejected gift, and they were charging me more in shipping than the product itself cost.
pretty much not fun. orders like that can only be cancelled up to 90 minutes after they've been placed.. and i didn't even know my computer had purchased it until 12 hours later. amazon gave me no inclination that i had placed the order, no 'purchase complete' page, no shipping rate options, nothing.
so the moral of the story is: live somewhere with shopping nearby so you don't have to shop online.
guess my nephew gets two presents instead of one!
so i was doing a little christmas shopping online last night, and found a fun gift for my nephew. put it in my amazon cart [at least i thought], but ended up deciding on something else instead, on a different site.
lo and behold, this morning there's a receipt from amazon in my email inbox, saying i purchased the rejected gift, and they were charging me more in shipping than the product itself cost.
pretty much not fun. orders like that can only be cancelled up to 90 minutes after they've been placed.. and i didn't even know my computer had purchased it until 12 hours later. amazon gave me no inclination that i had placed the order, no 'purchase complete' page, no shipping rate options, nothing.
so the moral of the story is: live somewhere with shopping nearby so you don't have to shop online.
guess my nephew gets two presents instead of one!
30 October 2007
06 October 2007
break the silence.
well today i accomplished a daring feat!
i broke out the family's old cassette tapes, circa 1987.
a few were pretty hokey, but i must say.. margaret becker is The Woman. her music is absolutely amazing, both in creative quality and in lyrical sincerity. and also in mullet-intensity. i especially suggest her albums "the reckoning" and "never for nothing." [my dad's holding hostage "immigrant's daughter"- my childhood favorite.]
it's actually quite an improvement upon today's "christian" music. it's so discouraging to turn on the station and hear christianese cliches sung by carnal christians seeking fame and fortune. enough said- it's simply refreshing to know that it is possible to put out really genuine music that is pleasing to the Lord! [i think we often forget about seeking His interests above all] may He raise up a new generation of similarly anointed musicians and songwriters.
it was 90 degrees here today. only in southern minnesota do we get 40 degrees in august, and 90 in october.
today is october 6th, and several years we've seen snow on this very day. bizarre.
doc appt yesterday was excellent. no more drugs, hooray! praise the Lord- He provides in His perfect timing.
we have a 40-pound pumpkin on our back porch.
i broke out the family's old cassette tapes, circa 1987.
a few were pretty hokey, but i must say.. margaret becker is The Woman. her music is absolutely amazing, both in creative quality and in lyrical sincerity. and also in mullet-intensity. i especially suggest her albums "the reckoning" and "never for nothing." [my dad's holding hostage "immigrant's daughter"- my childhood favorite.]
it's actually quite an improvement upon today's "christian" music. it's so discouraging to turn on the station and hear christianese cliches sung by carnal christians seeking fame and fortune. enough said- it's simply refreshing to know that it is possible to put out really genuine music that is pleasing to the Lord! [i think we often forget about seeking His interests above all] may He raise up a new generation of similarly anointed musicians and songwriters.
it was 90 degrees here today. only in southern minnesota do we get 40 degrees in august, and 90 in october.
today is october 6th, and several years we've seen snow on this very day. bizarre.
doc appt yesterday was excellent. no more drugs, hooray! praise the Lord- He provides in His perfect timing.
we have a 40-pound pumpkin on our back porch.
02 October 2007
cookery.
this evening i attended the Taste of Home cooking school in my very own hometown. i was accompanied by my lovely somewhat-sister-in-law [just not by law], mary buckwheat. CAN you imagine a better last name than that? i think not.
we suffocated along through the mobs of hungry and talkative olderish women, had a few bites of goodies from display tables, and paid an arm and a leg to quench our thirst [which, by this time, had grown to be quite fearsome], with bottled water from source Less-Than-Mediocre.
then we settled into our excellent fifth-row seats and watched the cookery begin. everything was made with severely processed and highly convenient foods, and served up and raffled off in very stylish cookware. on the whole, it was quite educational.
upon leaving, i spied another girl from church, and we decided that we'd probably end up bringing the exact same dish to the potluck on sunday! [since we, obviously, have been culinary De-Challenged having taken in such an event.]
and so i blast off for dreamland with visions of cool-whip-filled and maxwell house-soaked-nilla wafer Tiramisu, and your awestruck face upon tasting the delightful fruits of my newfound kitchen aptitude, dexterity, and adroitness.
[as well as my skillful thesaurus usage capabilities. on that note, you really ought to look up "fruit" in the online thesaurus- you'll find it quite helpful when looking for new ingredients for your jello salads! pass the buffaloberries.]
we suffocated along through the mobs of hungry and talkative olderish women, had a few bites of goodies from display tables, and paid an arm and a leg to quench our thirst [which, by this time, had grown to be quite fearsome], with bottled water from source Less-Than-Mediocre.
then we settled into our excellent fifth-row seats and watched the cookery begin. everything was made with severely processed and highly convenient foods, and served up and raffled off in very stylish cookware. on the whole, it was quite educational.
upon leaving, i spied another girl from church, and we decided that we'd probably end up bringing the exact same dish to the potluck on sunday! [since we, obviously, have been culinary De-Challenged having taken in such an event.]
and so i blast off for dreamland with visions of cool-whip-filled and maxwell house-soaked-nilla wafer Tiramisu, and your awestruck face upon tasting the delightful fruits of my newfound kitchen aptitude, dexterity, and adroitness.
[as well as my skillful thesaurus usage capabilities. on that note, you really ought to look up "fruit" in the online thesaurus- you'll find it quite helpful when looking for new ingredients for your jello salads! pass the buffaloberries.]
26 September 2007
suggestion.
don't run over your toe with the vaccuum cleaner!
if anything hurts like billy-oh, it's that.
but if you need your nail polish removed in a hurry, it'll help.
[why is it that this sort of thing only happens to me?]
if anything hurts like billy-oh, it's that.
but if you need your nail polish removed in a hurry, it'll help.
[why is it that this sort of thing only happens to me?]
21 September 2007
le voyage plein d'espoir.
well today i did it. i hopped in the car and sped down the road.
but only an hour and a half.
you know, it's really lovely, driving on a 2-lane highway across the prairie, passing through towns of population 61, named Ihlen or Holland or Woodstock, seeing the sun set over abandoned farmhouses, catching an undisturbed moon and stars and some fresh prairie air on the deserted road home.
but we're not all wilderness forever! oh, no.
in fact, this very evening i was inside a MALL, in the largest south dakotan city [which would perhaps seem miniscule compared to the average 'small town' on either coast]. but it's ok. the kindly caribou man sympathized with my overwhelmedness over such a spree.
[so if a half-horse/half-man is called a centaur, what is a half-man/half-caribou called? just wondering.]
he made good coffee too.
..
oh home, you're such a drag sometimes, but so comfortable to return to. you're really not that bad.
truly the Lord gives grace to His children, whether near or far, in that He is ever our steadfast Keeper.
..
grow-up + build-up
this has nothing to do with the post's previous thoughts, but the Lord has really been teaching me lately from ephesians and 1 corinthians about growing up in Christ. everything is to be done for the edification of the Body [His Body, no less], and although we shall be His children eternally, we are always growing up in Him. just like in The Last Battle [i just finished reading the Chronicles of Narnia- CS Lewis], where Aslan and all the creatures keep urging the children on- "Further Up and Further In!"
there should never be a plateau in our walk, for we are sojourners here. every step taken upon our Word-enlightened paths grows lovelier, because each step takes us nearer to the heart of God. this whole Growing Up business has often left me quite baffled- but the Savior, has comforted my heart, and shown me that it is not merely outwardly that we have to grow up, but it is His delight that we should grow up into Him, and thereby be more thoroughly equipped to edify the Body also.
[see ephesians 4-5; 1 corinthians 14-15]
but only an hour and a half.
you know, it's really lovely, driving on a 2-lane highway across the prairie, passing through towns of population 61, named Ihlen or Holland or Woodstock, seeing the sun set over abandoned farmhouses, catching an undisturbed moon and stars and some fresh prairie air on the deserted road home.
but we're not all wilderness forever! oh, no.
in fact, this very evening i was inside a MALL, in the largest south dakotan city [which would perhaps seem miniscule compared to the average 'small town' on either coast]. but it's ok. the kindly caribou man sympathized with my overwhelmedness over such a spree.
[so if a half-horse/half-man is called a centaur, what is a half-man/half-caribou called? just wondering.]
he made good coffee too.
..
oh home, you're such a drag sometimes, but so comfortable to return to. you're really not that bad.
truly the Lord gives grace to His children, whether near or far, in that He is ever our steadfast Keeper.
..
grow-up + build-up
this has nothing to do with the post's previous thoughts, but the Lord has really been teaching me lately from ephesians and 1 corinthians about growing up in Christ. everything is to be done for the edification of the Body [His Body, no less], and although we shall be His children eternally, we are always growing up in Him. just like in The Last Battle [i just finished reading the Chronicles of Narnia- CS Lewis], where Aslan and all the creatures keep urging the children on- "Further Up and Further In!"
there should never be a plateau in our walk, for we are sojourners here. every step taken upon our Word-enlightened paths grows lovelier, because each step takes us nearer to the heart of God. this whole Growing Up business has often left me quite baffled- but the Savior, has comforted my heart, and shown me that it is not merely outwardly that we have to grow up, but it is His delight that we should grow up into Him, and thereby be more thoroughly equipped to edify the Body also.
[see ephesians 4-5; 1 corinthians 14-15]
13 September 2007
truckload.
at a stop-light today i sat 2 cars behind a smallish truck, quite loaded down.
it's cargo? dirt, but not simply dirt- dirt with grass still attached, and rather jumbled at that.
so i chuckled as i saw a lumpy pile of grass-covered dirt, streaking round the corner.
looked like a hobbit house on wheels.
it's cargo? dirt, but not simply dirt- dirt with grass still attached, and rather jumbled at that.
so i chuckled as i saw a lumpy pile of grass-covered dirt, streaking round the corner.
looked like a hobbit house on wheels.
04 September 2007
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