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The proof is in the pudding … or photo

This is a photo from the arm of my chair with the old camera:

Fuji Finepix 40fd

This is a photo from the exact same spot with the new camera (first photo using only the auto settings):

Canon Powershot S90

Wow.

The cleaners didn’t dust very well, did they?

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The new baby

No, it’s not an animal, it’s a new camera!

Canon S90

That little beauty is a Canon S90, a point-and-shoot that wants to be a DSLR when it grows up.  It’s gotten great reviews (especially from women, who have fewer problems with the camera’s smaller size), and takes good low-light photos, something that’s a [...]

Sounds like a skin diseaseSounds like a skin disease

Or maybe a disease of a personal nature.

Ranunculus.

“Did you see the size of the ranunculus on his face?”

“Since the baby, she’s had terrible ranunculus.”

Delightfully, however, ranunculus is something much lovelier:

Ranunculus

I don’t normally buy flowers, but when I saw them, I just had to have them. [...]

Rain? What rain?

I refuse to believe in rain.  This is what it really looks like outside:

Forsythia

And this:

Lilac buds

(These are some of the last photos from my current camera.  It died on Saturday, though I did manage to resurrect it.  However, not before I ordered a new one to be delivered on [...]

Steel this oatmealSteel this oatmeal

Mmmmm … steelcut oats …

No, that’s not a misspelling. This post is about how to make steelcut oats in the slowcooker.* It’s incredibly simple.

Ingredients Steelcut oats Water Salt (optional)

(I’ll give you the proportions later)

Directions

1. Measure your steelcut oats into the slowcooker.  For every 1 part oats, add 2 parts [...]

Make a squared-corner bagMake a squared-corner bag

Completed bag.

I love making these little bags.  They’re easy, fast, and make great gifts.  Even taking photos and taking a call from my mom, this lined bag only took an hour to make.  And you can skip squaring the corners and have a cute little flat bag, too.

Supplies Outer fabric Lining fabric [...]

Look! Dogs!

Cordy and Kaylee enjoying the sunshine earlier in the week. It is not sunny now. Sigh.

Yeah, I didn’t really have anything to post today, but I’ve had such a good streak of every day posting that I didn’t want to break it just yet.

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SproutingSprouting

Sprouts!

Broccoli, Swiss chard, and kale

I’m not sprouting very many seed this year.  I’ve had limited success with tomatoes and peppers in the past, so I’m only sprouting a few things this year, namely broccoli.  The Swiss chard and kale are in there not because I needed to start them inside, but because [...]