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Outside My Window ~ 8.30.09
Outside My Window…is a very warm and muggy Sunday morning, closing in on afternoon. A bit of a late start this morning. At 11:30 it is 82F with 71% humidity. Not such a bad morning, if you don’t move while you are outside. The Weather Channel is forecasting thunderstorms for today, tonight and rain tomorrow. I have found myself wishing for cooler temps more often lately. I look forward to the cooler mornings and evenings of fall. I do not look forward to the nor’easters that follow. What is this odd language she speaks you ask…….this nor’easter. Well, a nor’easter is kind of like summer’s tropical systems, except not so…
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Success
I’m claiming success for what you may ask……well, for my first attempt at making preserves. Yes, this was my first time canning anything actually. My grandmother did it, my mother did it…….I remember watching them as they put up jars and jars of delicious goodies. As much as I love being able to go to the pantry and pull out a jar of freshly made goodness, I have never ventured down that path myself. One reason, I have always lived in an apartment or townhouse without a large area to grow a garden. Even today, my yard is not situated to support a large enough garden to grow veggies or fruits. As…
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Oh Danny Boy
**Update** ~ Danny fizzled before creating any problems for us. Life is good! No, I’m not going to sing for you today ~ just lamenting the fact there is another storm out in the Atlantic….and this one is tracking a little bit closer than the last one. We are located at the bottom of the “M” in the word Sat AM on the map below. It will be another rough weekend at the beach…….more strong waves and rip currents I’m sure.
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Red Pepper Risotto
I mentioned I was going to make a new dish for dinner the other night….Red Pepper Risotto. I have often mentioned making new things and thought maybe I would actually start following it up with a recipe….if I like it ~ I wouldn’t subject you to something I may have scrapped into the trash! And bonus……..I took the time to take some photos so there are visual aids. 🙂 I found the recipe at The Pioneer Woman’s site……it is quite tasty. The recipe is hers, the photos are mine. Red Pepper Risotto 8 cups chicken broth (low sodium if you’re buying it in the store) 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 medium…
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Outside My Window ~ 8.23.09
Outside My Window…is a decent morning. Temps are 81F with 68% humidity at 11:00 this morning. Yes, it is quite toasty and muggy outside. What was beautiful, blue, sun shiny skies is now filling with clouds. We are forecasted today to have thunderstorms this afternoon. This is pretty typical weather for this time of year actually. Yesterday afternoon we had an enormous amount of rain from the front that passed through….the same one that kept Hurricane Bill away from the coast. I am thinking…about my things to do list…….and how grateful I am that Alanna remembered the time she got caught in a rip current when we were at Nags…
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Dodged A Bullet
Looks as if the East Coast dodged a bullet this weekend……Hurricane Bill is forecasted to pass between the United States and Bermuda. Thanks to a front that is moving east, it is not expected to make landfall anywhere in the US. The only impact we will probably have will be increased wave action and rip currents if it stays on this course. Here’s hoping that front continues moving east and doesn’t stall ~ otherwise, it could get dicey folks!!
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Outside My Window ~ 8.16.09
Outside My Window…is a nice morning……sun is shining….a slight breeze…..81F with 68% humidity. Yea, I’m wishing the humidity wasn’t that high. Wow, I just saw on the weather channel we have had almost 4 inches of rain so far this month…and I have noticed the tropics are picking up ~ three now. We are heading into the real hurricane season now. It officially starts on June 1st, but things usually won’t get interesting until mid August and they can get even more interesting as we approach mid September. It is perfect weather for storms to blossom in the ocean. For people who live near the east or gulf coast, the…
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My Precious………
Each year the College of William and Mary holds a Benefit’s Fair…….no rides, no popcorn, no farm animals……just a bunch of vendors who want us to “sign up” with them. You probably know the drill ~ sign up with our bank today and you get an extra $50 deposited in your account…….or why not start your retirement program…….life insurance anyone……..do you currently have the extended health care package. Mostly I go for the free stuff they always bring ~ and of course the door prizes. I did win a cookbook one year ~ the same one they gave out to everyone who attended for free the year before. I have yet…
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Back To Work
Monday and I’m back at work after a mini-vacation………’nuf said. 🙁
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Outside My Window ~ 8.9.09
Outside My Window…is a beautiful, sunny morning in Catawba, South Carolina. There is a slight breeze, temps around 74F at 9:30 with about 68% humidity. This morning, I’m writing on my parents back porch….there are birds visiting the bird feeders and hummingbirds flying here and there. I am thinking…about how nice and relaxing this visit has been. I have thoroughly enjoyed these past few days……..peaceful, quiet….beautiful home and scenery…….and of course excellent company. I’m already mentally planning my next trip to see them. 🙂 I am thankful for…Papa and Nina living so much closer to us now…..and for what appears to be good traveling weather for our trip home…