Saturday, July 04, 2009

The Red, White and Blue..









Happy Fourth of July!!! Off to have a hot, sticky and fun day. :p


Credits:
I have no idea about any of them...I saved them all last year, and for some reason, I didn't save a single credit. :( If you know who one belongs to, let me know and I'll fix it!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Deserted and desolate..













Something so sad about an abandoned home.


Credits:
All via 100AbandonedHouses

Reading chair...



Okay..I really love this...and could make it...Question is, would I ever get around to it??

Credit: Laura Cahill via Michelle_Bower

Ghosts in the machine...


Hendrix..


Dylan..


The Beatles..


The Clash..


Tom Waits..


Bettie Page..

This post was going to be all about the amazing art created by iri5 over on Flickr, made with cassette tape and 16mm film on canvas.


But then there was Monet's portrait from his Woman with Umbrella, cut and rearranged..

Or Salvadore Dali, drawn from his own surrealism..


Mohammad Ali depicted through his own life..


If you click over to his Flickr site, you can even see a step by step in progress of Oscar Wilde from his own Portrait of Dorian Gray. Seriously, the artist is TALENTED.


Credits: All from iri5's Flickr photostream

Found via Rag and Bone

Monday, June 29, 2009

Green..


Growing in my yard...Will be amazing when they are ready..

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Where does the bumblebee live...


Ds always asks me that question, which I never know the answer to, and am not able to hop over to google at that time. But now we know..

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

It's coming, it's coming!!






The little glimpse I saw before totally left me hanging for more...Now here is more. I couldn't be more excited if I tried. :D

Credits:
1, 2, 3, 5: USA Today
4: Liquid Sky Arts

Fifteen..


Happy Sweet Fifteen, my Baby..

Credit: Julzappa

Sticky Mango Bliss..


Dh and I were looking for a good green mango chutney recipe, since we have a pile of them here to use up. Along the way we saw this recipe for Mango Sticky Rice.



We have mangoes in the back yard. The next day, I drove past a pile of coconuts that someone had picked off their tree and were giving away. Obviously, it was meant to be.



Yes...it really is as yummy as it looks in the pics. :p

The recipe I tried to follow is in that above video link, but I changed it up a little, so if anyone is in the mood, here is the recipe:

1 cup sweet (mochi) rice
1 cup water

3/4 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup fresh grated coconut (or a couple tablespoons dried)

1/2 cup fresh, grated coconut, (or a couple tablespoons dried), additional to the above amount

1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp salt (I missed this part, and I totally regretted it...I recommend YOU don't miss it)

fresh mangoes


Soak the first two ingredients, the rice and water, together for 30 min. Add the next three, put on stove and bring to a boil (WATCH this part, cause it will very easily stick and burn if you aren't paying attention! Give it the random stir on the bottom as it heats.) Turn it down to a simmer, and cook for 15 min, til the rice grains are no longer crunchy and undone.

While that is cooking, toast the remaining coconut on medium-low heat, til toasty-golden brown. Stir frequently so it doesn't burn.

Mix the next three ingredients together into a sauce. When the rice has cooked, pour half the sauce in, toss it through, and then add the rest. At this point, it's going to look a little sloppy. Let it sit for 20 min or so, to absorb some more sauce, and to cool a little, or a lot, depending on how you like it.

Serve with cut up mangoes alongside. Yum!

Credit:
Many thanks to John Mitzewich on About.com for the recipe, and very instructional video to go with it. :p

Sunday, June 21, 2009

In Spanish..



I have zero idea what she is saying, but it is just so creepy and amazing. The creativity you find out there is just incredible.

Cover girl..

Megan Fox isn't my favorite actress, and I hate reading fashion mags, but I stopped dead when I saw this month's cover..



There's just something about a backless dress..gets me everytime..

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Dedication..

I can't decide if these people are insane, or just have waaayyyyyy too much time on their hands. Either way, this is one helluva achievement!



(Spotted on Jorth)