Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
curled up for the ride!
Bentley's been doing awesome in the car! We spent almost the whole
day doing stuff-- a walk up at Flat Top, visiting friends and making
new ones, exploring my office (shhh!)... fun stuff :-)
Flat Top
Bentley and I took a drive up to Flat Top. I foolishly left my
mittens in the car so didn't take many pictures on the windy side...
but I love this one for the texture in the snow!
scavengers
Saw a bald eagle fighting off a bunch of ravens for the french fries
or whatever they found at the park today. I see a bald eagle pretty
regularly around my neighborhood. I assume its the same one but I
don't know for sure. I see it down by Lake Hood, up to Balto Seppala
Park and between...
Saturday, February 26, 2011
no knead bread
pretty pumped-- this bread is awesome! And awesomely easy! It was
squashed a little from the lid to the casserole dish (I used a 2 qt
dish) but I don't think it affected the bread... This is the first
bread I've ever made!!! (besides banana bread)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
curtains!
Mom sent me these curtains! My grandma made them many many years ago
so it's cool that I have a use for them! I don't have many windows in
my house, and this one faces south so it's pretty much the best source
of natural light I've got. I couldn't bear to block any of the light
and I have no back neighbors so privacy isn't really an issue... I
think these are just what I was looking for and look lovely! Now to
figure out how to tie them back... especially on the door side...
dog chair
Bentley's pretty much claimed this chair as her own spot... and I
don't even mind because a) I'm a sucker for her cute face and b)
replacing the cushions is on my to do list (not the top, but on it
nonetheless). It's all wood, so as long as she's not chewing the
chair (she's not a chewer) she can have it! And doesn't she look cute
in front of that very old red white and blue quilt?! Lovely.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
starlings
I love starlings. I don't know if they're considered pests or if I'm
supposed to, but they always make me smile. If there is such a thing
as reincarnation and I come back as a bird, I'd want to be a starling.
Up here they clean off mountain ash trees-- usually the moose get the
low ones and the starlings take care of the top berries. Bentley and
I watched (and listened) to these ones from our backyard.
kong troubles
This is Bentley and her kong. If she bit it, treats would come out!
But she just licks and licks. What a weird dog.
swim meet
Also happening this weekend is the Alaska Short Course Yards State
Championship swim meet! I swam 3 events and a relay tonight-- dropped
a lot of time in my 200 back and 500 free! Felt awesome! Time for
sleep!
canstruction action shot
so, I blogged the last 2 pictures from my phone (can't do captions)
but figured I'd explain more. Each year a group of
engineers/architects get together, design and build something out of
cans. The cans are then donated to the Food Bank. This was our first
year and we made a replica of the 4th avenue theater. We also made a
recipe using some of the ingredients in the cans. It was a lot of
work (and I skipped a few hours to swim in the swim meet!) but I think
we did a great job! (they're on display at the University Center Mall
for all you locals)
Friday, February 18, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
out and about
Took a walk down to Lake Hood today and caught this plane taking off.
It's a beautiful, clear day today and the sun is blindingly bright!
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