Cartoons

Sometimes the AI apps make cute things. 

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Poached Eggs

I am obsessed.

Low boil. Vinegar in water. Quickly crack in the egg.

Avocado toast.

Crab cake Benedict. Out of English muffins. 

Avo again. I should have topped it with the bacon. 

Eggs Florentine. 

Eggs Sardou. 

B-A-T Benedict

Lavish use of packaged Hollandaise sauce. 

Congratulations!

Ernest got married!

We adore her! She’s been family for years  

The casual bouquet he caught at Spamalot on Broadway in 2007 and I saved it ALL THESE YEARS!

Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Ernest!

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Patrick and Gertrude

(I feel the best use of AI is to make funny cat things.)

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Ernest is Engaged!

Yep! Congratulations! 

Here’s their meet cute story. They met in Boston rock climbing. They went to different schools but she climbed with his group as they were the better climbers. 

She grew up on the east coast but (here’s the meet-cute part) her aunt lives here and was Ernest’s fourth grade teacher!

Happy New Year

Season’s Greetings

Peach Week Vol. 3

This was the most prolific Peach Week(s) I can remember. 

Peach Caprese. 

Peaches and Cream Oatmeal

Pork Medallions with Bourbon Peach Sauce  

Peach Pancakes

Peach and Pineapple Pizza

Peach Bread Pudding with Whiskey Cream Sauce

So that’s it for the fresh peaches but I have 3 bags frozen!

Peach Week Vol. 2

The queen of peach cocktails, the Bellini. 

Peach Watermelon Feta Salad

Simple Fruit Salad

Peach Yogurt Parfait

Bourbon Peach Smash

Peach Martini

Peach Week Vol. 1

In recent years, Peach Week has been a bust, but this year, it's back, baby! 

I started the week with Peach Salsa atop grilled salmon on a spinach salad. 

Peach Muffins. This recipe works well with many kinds of fruit. I’ll add a link soon.

As always, a Peach Cobbler.  

Peach Panzanella Salad. No recipe, I winged it  

Peach Toast.

Peach Margarita.

I should have another batch of peachy creations soon. 

Cat Bathroom

This IS the birthplace of the Online Gallery of American Vernacular Cat Art. 

I did a refreshing last year. A couple pieces went on exhibit at Frank’s house and some new ones were installed. 

Bee Bathroom

At some point after the kids were grown and flown, I redecorated the upstairs bathroom with my bee collection. 

(I spy a tiny Ernest in his bee costume.)

Charley Harper bees, which I originally made for a bookstore window. 

Here’s a bathroom flashback:

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New House

Well, for the mail! We modified an Amish-made mailbox purchased online. Handy made the stork and I painted the cats.