What I love about "the internet"

What am I thankful for today? The internet... following are some of my favourite websites and the initial hooks that reeled me in.

Our Best Bites - dinner rolls plus other foodie ideas

Sorry about the colors - I have only made these for dinner, so the lighting is not ideal... nor are my photography skills!!

Katrina Higham - best pancakes/pikelets recipe

Nicole Mallalieu Design - sewing tips and other blogs

Vintage Ric Rac - hilarity and creativity. Being crafty does not mean you can't be naughty...

Imagine wearing this to your ob-gyn appointment.

Or, for that romantic night with the hubby, you could wear this

Or, when you think you might have a Marilyn Monroe moment, this should do the trick!

And I also shed a tear over Baxter's story... check it out - talented, creative, heart-warming and hilarious.

I love the way this blogger's mind works!!

Ravelry - a wonderful knitting community inspiring new knitters to produce things like this

and this

And my latest find...
A Spoonful of Sugar Designs - for "the finishing touch" inspiration (as well as project and baking inspiration). I'm loving their posted Choc Chip Muffins recipe at the moment. My first muffin attempt and they freeze (and defrost) really well.

Do you use "the internet" for inspiration? (Hehe - the rabbit ears are a bit much, but it feels like something is missing if I don't include it).

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The Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days Cupcakes

I have seriously tried to limit the number of cookbooks in my bookshelf. Not only is the internet a major source of information (and free at that!), but we just don't have the space. However, there are a few cookbooks that I love having on hand, in person, ready to be flicked through at a moments notice. And this book - the Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days - is fast becoming one of those books. I love it even more so as it was a "just because" present from my Dear Husband :) The cover is textured and PINK. Not just a pastel pretty pink, but a bright-in-your-face PINK!! There's no mistaking the market for this cookbook. And the rest of the book follows in its bold use of colors. This cookbook, for me, provides inspiration by way of baking, photography, and food styling. Much progress on the first one, not so much on the last two.. oh well, so let's talk about the baking. So far, I've tried two basic recipes - the vanilla cupcakes with van...

It's a skill and I need more sleep

Do you tell jokes? I don't. Hardly ever anyway. One - I don't know many jokes. Two - I can't tell jokes. I stutter the punch lines which ruins it. Or I'm laughing before I finish telling which, again, ruins it. And three - I have a really BAD sense of humour. Only my husband gets it. He gets my humour and reacts. It's why I married him. And yes, please note the purposeful use of "reacts" rather than "laugh" because ... yeah ... no ... he doesn't always laugh. And the times when he does laugh he's usually not laughing at the joke; he's usually laughing at me. But that's ok because that was the point of the joke - to make him laugh. Which he does. Why he's laughing ... well, that's secondary, isn't it? And what about pithy witty comments? I'm full of them. Clever, imaginative one-liners. But, again, it's all in the...

Back from my hiatus

Have you ever struggled with your identity? Like how you define yourself; how you think of yourself? I do. I have been. I still am. Rather than simply stating "I am Ag May", I need to add labels. I'm a mother. I work but I'm on leave at the moment. I'm a crafter, but I just make things not really create things. I bake. I cook. And right now, I'm confused. I wonder if the lack of varied adult interaction has made me lose sight of how I define myself. My wardrobe is probably a good metaphor... I've cleaned it out. So now I'm left with 2 pairs of jeans; a pair of light coloured pants; a pair of tracksuit pants; a handful of t-shirts; and a handful of dresses. Add to that a few jumpers and a couple of cardigans and that's my wardrobe. No more "smart casual"; no more "office-wear"; no more "formal wear" or "going-out on the town wear". I think I donated my personality to good will alongside my c...

Ag May ...

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