Show And Tell

Kelli at There Is No Place Like Home is hosting a Show And Tell Friday. If you would like to join in the fun, please visit Kelli's blog and leave a link to your post.

I present to you all my Show and Tell for this Friday:



No, this is NOT an artifact from some ancient burial site. It is a self portrait head sculpture I made in one of my college art classes. Judging by that hairdo I'm guessing I made this sometime during the late 70's or early 80's. Looks like I never did get around to finishing the mouth. I remember after the class completed this assignment, the teacher turned off the lights in the room and we sketched our self portraits by candlelight. And I must admit, my head definitely looked better in that dim lighting!
I kind of have that same blank stare on my face right now as I have spent a lot of time online today unsuccessfully trying to get tickets to Oprah's NYC show. So I guess "my head" and I will be watching that episode from the comfort of our living room.

Thank you for looking at my Show and Tell and thank you Kelli for hosting.

I feel like I've been such a naughty blogger not posting for a few days :o(. I've been pretty busy lately both at home and my job and by the time I get around to using the computer it's almost beddy-bye time and I'm so sleepy. I attempt to leave comments at your blogs and I usually end up mis-spelling words or hitting the wrong key and deleting everything. I have a lot of catching up to do both in my home and cyberspace, but I just want you all to know I'm still around and appreciate all your kind comments.



I've also started reading this book, The Sunny Side, Short Stories and Poems for Proper Grown-Ups. It's by A.A. Milne (yes the Winnie the Pooh author) and it sounded like an interesting read. When I'm finshed reading it, probably about ten years from now, I'll give you all a little review. The print is also adult friendly, larger than normal, which is right up my alley.
Well my eyelids are getting heavy and I'm starting to babble so I'm gonna go while I'm still somewhat alert or I just may accidently delete my entire blog. Good night and God bless you all.

Show And Tell

It's Show and Tell Friday! If you would like to join in the fun, please visit Kelli's blog and leave a link to your post.

My show and tell for this week are these Roly Poly tobacco tins. They are reproductions, I bought them years ago while vacationing in Cape May, NJ. I'm not a smoker, but I thought they were cute. The originals are hard to find and are usually pretty expensive. You can read a little bit more about their history by clicking here.

This distinguished looking gentleman is called the "businessman":



There's a tobacco ad on his back:



This smiling dude is the "cowboy":



And I think everyone knows who this jolly fellow is:



I only have these three but I'm always on the lookout for others. My cat would make an excellent model for one of these tins!

Thank you for looking ay my "Show and Tell" and thank you Kelli for hosting.

Busted!!!!

Well it looks like the heat and humidity have gotten to Jeter and Raven. Caught them off guard holding paws. I'm really beginning to wonder about these two. Who knows what goes on when we're not at home?

Zucchini Appetizer

Check it out-I finally tried one of those "Betty Crocker Recipe of the Day" recipes in my sidebar! It was the "Zucchini Appetizer" one (any recipe with the "z" word in it catches my eye this time of year) and it actually turned out edible. And I also had all the ingredients on hand so it was super simple. I've been looking for ways to use my monster zucchinis-they're so big the dog's afraid of them. I've made some sweet types of zucchini bread-Carlos doesn't really care for that type of thing, so yours truly ended up eating most of that. However, he really liked this and I will be making it again.

I'll admit I had my doubts about it before I put it in the oven. It didn't look too promising, in fact it looked downright gross! I expected it to turn into an "Our Gang" type wee-wow cake and take over my kitchen! But it turned out well-I did bake it about 5 minutes longer than the recipe called for. I also sprinkled a little Parmesan cheese on top while it was still warm and cut it into larger pieces. I served it as a side dish with our dinner. So if your looking for more ways to use up that surplus zucchini, I highly recommend this recipe.

Show and Tell

It's Show and Tell Friday! Part of my show and tell is I finally was able to copy this graphic from Kelli's blog-and I have no idea how I did it-I'm such a tech wiz!
If you would like to join in the fun and see other great show and tells, please visit Kelli's blog.

My show and tell for this Friday are these antique earrings. They once belonged to my great-grandmother from Italy. They were passed on to my grandmother and then to me. It is a tradition in my family for the bride to wear these earrings on her wedding day. I plan on giving them to my oldest niece when she marries, as I have no children.



I believe these earrings are about 100 years old and made of platinum. There are two diamonds in each earring. They have some pretty little details, it's hard to tell in this photo. I think you can click on the picture to get a better look.

Thank you for looking at my "Show and Tell" and thank you Kelli for hosting.

Flowers In Love?

Well, how about this? Seems like the temps aren't the only thing that's heating up around here! Love appears to be in full bloom in my flower garden:



I wonder if any cross-pollination has taken place? They are both types of coneflowers. Have to remember to collect some seeds to plant next year. Maybe something interesting will result from this flowery fling!

Have to admit, they do make a cute couple!