Apr 23, 2012
I admit, I didn’t jump on the whole “It’s Easy Being Green” bandwagon. I didn’t turn my power off for an hour. I didn’t recycle a million soda cans.
But I have enjoyed my earth today. I’ve fed birds and lizards. I’ve lightly watered drought-tolerant plants and trees. We tried to let our cats outside to enjoy some fresh air, but Lizzie didn’t like the wetness as I’d just watered the plants; Berry didn’t mind being held as long as we didn’t stray too far from the patio; Fluffy upchucked as soon as she passed the threshold, Sparkles was a bit explorative; and Little wanted to see the sights.
And then, since we had do a tiny bit of tree trimming, we snipped one thin branch about four feet long and brought it inside. The cats have taken turns playing with their newfound jungle.
All in all, I’m pretty happy in my corner of the world, and while I’m not an eco-activist, I am doing my part to take care of my part, my corner.
So. What did you do for Earth Day?
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Apr 23, 2012
I did it. I made the leap over to Comment Luv.
Disqus was nice for keeping track on what I posted as comments elsewhere, and seeing what other comments people posted as well. But overall, I like the friendliness of Comment Luv better.
I like that you don’t have to be a registered user to post a comment. I love that fellow bloggers can link to their own great posts.
It’s just a better community.
And, to my enjoyment, I realized I still have access to old Disqus comments because I only deactivated it, I haven’t deleted it. I just need to figure out how to export comments back to WordPress comment system in order for you to see them.
But I’m new to the techie stuff, so I’m workin’ on it.
In the meantime… Comment Luv. I’m lovin’ it.
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Apr 22, 2012 |
I had my blog settings set incorrectly recently, which allowed a spam comment to come through as a posting, or so it appeared on my end. I deleted it immediately, and reconfigured my settings. So all is well. It wasn’t offensive, just spam. And it was my own errors that allowed it to slip through. But on the off-chance that a nonsensical post about battery life shows up in your inbox, I apologize.
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Apr 22, 2012 |
I made my first ever cake today. My first ever real cake. I’ve done the Easy-Bake oven thing as a kid. And in my not terribly distant past, I tried the microwave/stoneware concoction. That was not a cake. That was a moist mush.
So today, I made my first ever cake.
And not just any cake, but a Lamb-shaped cake.
And it was incredibly easy. With Wilton step-by-step instructions and a little creativity, the hardest part was washing the dishes.
It. Was. Cute.
It was almost too cute to eat. Almost. Yeah… we felt really bad eating that cute, adorable lamby-pie cake. Really, really bad.
But that didn’t stop us from doing it.
And you know what? I’d do it again!
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Apr 22, 2012 |
You know how somedays you just need a little pick-me-up? Well, that’s not the kind of day I had today.
Today, just as the several preceding days, has been pretty fantastic. The flowers are pushing up little green leaves from the dirt. The sun is bathing everything with its glorious Vitamin D. The house has stayed surprisingly clean. And last night I taught my Second Family that not all laughter is the same.
Today I’m baking my first cake ever. Ever. Evvvverrr. This fact eluded me until I planned to bake a cake for my wonderful Mother’s birthday a few weeks ago. That’s going to be a separate blog post, complete with photos, as soon as it’s done. It’s no ordinary cake, and I’m looking forward to the decorating part of the project in the next hour.
So. Like I said. I’m having a pretty good run on the “Have a Nice Day” chart.
And to top it all off, the mail man delivered this wonderful note:
It’s not as creepy as it seems. It’s actually from a life-long friend who lives very far away. Thank goodness for the internet keeping voyeuristic tabs on everyone, right?!
Anyway, I just thought it was really nice and worth mentioning. What great things have others done for you lately?
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
