Glazed White Chocolate Raspberry Loaf

5 FOR FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 10

Happy Friday, Everybody ! Picture line up: #1 Birds of a feather flock together on feeder outside my picture window.  Check out the cool ice cycles on the other side of the "roof" of the feeder.  A little something extra fun - for sure. #2 Daymaker in action.  My friend Marky rescued/adopted little "Beanie" from a home that didn't show the love nor did they want him.  Marky was definitely a Daymaker to this little fellow! He reports that "Beanie" is living the dream now.  Bathed, fed, sleeps inside on a brand new, little dog bed (previously, had slept outside on cold concrete) and feels loved - because he is.  Hat Tip, Marky! #3 Shadow play across my dining room table. #4 Dream on Dreamer.  We all know the stories of a message in a bottle, right?  Be on the look out for a message in a window.  Spotted this one while walking by a cool little shop in a small town nearby. Annie Lane has some solid thoughts about weight loss drug "fad." Eggs on a Stack recipe.  How fun are these?  I'll tell ya, they're a lot of breakfast-on-the-weekend fun food. 5 tried-and-true songs to give a listen to... Maybe over weekend Eggs on a stack breakfast?
5 For Friday February 3 | Faded Background

5 FOR FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 3

Greetings happy people and h-e-l-l-o Friday - Hope your week was just what you wanted it to be and are looking forward to a little something cool coming up this weekend. I also hope you have seen or been a Daymaker this week!  We're out there and our numbers are growing.  It's such a positive, happy experience/feeling every single time it happens. Four fun pics to check out: #1  My 2-year-old Christmas cactus is blooming.  Gift from Stacy - friend and hair stylist extraordinaire.  thanks Stac! #2  Coolest Women's room entrance EVER.  Like walking thru a magic garden portal.
Saint Rita of Cascia by Pedro Antonio Fresquis

5 FOR FRIDAY | JANUARY 27

Hello! Hope your world is going well.  Mine is just dandy. I've spoken with a couple friends who actually made New Year's resolutions and ... * sigh * ... the resolutions aren't sticking for one reason or another. I, personally, walked away from doing the whole New Year's resolution thing quite a while back.  I'm just not good at keeping them. Always seemed like a good idea at the time.  But then I had to admit that I failed.  So I don't set myself up for it anymore.  Ha!  You? Pictures below #1  Shadow play wave all bundled up on my morning walk #2  Heart Art of wire and beads I made with a pair of pliers and hands molding/shaping.  Fun little afternoon project. #3  Graffiti art on train cars as I wait at the tracks for them to pass.  I know the artists shouldn't be doing it - but for whatever reason, I am intrigued.  Always makes me wonder where the art happened.  How far away?  Such huge pieces created with a couple of spray cans of paint.
Snow Queen

5 FOR FRIDAY | JANUARY 20

Hello Hello - How has your week been? Weather?  Random acts of Daymaking either by you or someone else? Pics below: #1 So this giant, I mean giant, tree fell into the yard last September.  An arborist friend told me it probably weighed 20 tons.  Monster, beautiful tree.  We had dubbed it Sleepy Hollow over the years for no specific reason.  Just seemed an appropriate name for such a magnificent piece of nature. My fabulous neighbors Pete and Donna, their daughter, Karen, and Craig, son-in-law, jumped on their fastest white horses (toting chainsaws) and zoomed over here and we all totally cleaned up that fallen tree.  As in all day long!
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5 FOR FRIDAY | JANUARY 13

Greetings.  It's a Friday the 13th.  Are you superstitious?  I'm undecided.  Ha! I was wondering where this whole Friday the 13th superstition originated ... found this interesting piece ... Friday the 13th origins
Edward Robert Hughes Night

5 FOR FRIDAY | JANUARY 6

Happy first Friday of 2023! I packed up Christmas.  Had a little helper - not so much help - but definitely on guard until I loaded stuff up to take to the storage unit.  ha!  Meet Kidd. Beautiful moss growing outta the bricks in my driveway.  Look at the brilliant green! My Finders-Keepers wreath I have been building for several years.  I find random toss aways in parking lots or on paths I walk and add to the one-of-a-kind piece of art in progress.  Finders-Keepers! Found yesterday!  A cool find in the road where I wal
Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur

5 for FRIDAY | DECEMBER 23

Welcome 2023!  And may it be an extraordinary year for all! Here are the 12 pieces I collected for this first Monday of the New Year.  Click and enjoy. WOW!  A pink Manta Ray - hello beautiful Photographers capture stunning  photos in Urban places Bet ya didn't know these cool facts about Monopoly - I sure didn't
Quick Homemade Eggnog

5 for FRIDAY | DECEMBER 9

Greetings friends - Christmas!  What's happening around your home/world right now in preparation? First Bell Ringer sighting!  She graciously posed for the pic.  (I feel super bad - me the name rememberer - has lost her name in my head right now.  Big fat boo on me!  Anyway, look at how cool she has dressed for her shift!  And she had music + was moving + ringing the hand bells.  She brought me great joy.  I always strive to put a buck or two in the kettle whenever I see a Bell Ringer or at the very least all the spare change I have on me. My Rubber Tree Plant (I lost from leaving it outside one day too long) gives me one last smile of joy - decorated with a string of red twinkle lights and a vintage Santa I found years ago at a thrift store for, if I remember correctly, was $45 dollars.  SCORE.  I treasure this Santa piece.
Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake

5 for FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 25

Happy day after Thanksgiving - hope your Thanksgiving was warm and filled with friends / family / food / laughter / memory stories and heart.  Mine was.  Traveled to visit my beautiful family in Sacramento and we totally had a blast, telling stories, sharing laughter and eating a lot!  All the usual suspects! Raise your hand if you are or did go out to shop the "Black Friday" sales.  Me, nope.  Hanging out with those of us who did not go out to shop and making executive decisions (ha) what we can create with the all the leftovers. A few pics from our yesterday when it was in full swing production.
5 For Friday November 11 | Allies

5 FOR FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 11

Greetings friends, Yesterday was Veteran's Day.  See a Veteran thank that Veteran.  That's how I do it (actually, not just on Veteran's day - but especially today).  So grateful for their fearlessness and sacrifices. ((a little inside scoop ... I'm actually writing this post on the 13th because I wanted to include what I did for Veteran's day.  Hope yours was good +  filled with pride for our wonderful Veterans.)) I traveled to Bastrop, a cool little town just outside of Austin to hang out with my friend Johnny.  We went to the Heroes and Hot Rods car show which lined the streets of downtown, had dinner at Storehouse - a charming dining place with amazing food and a signature drink called the Bramble that was fantastic, and enjoyed a super chill time.
4 B's Cream of Tomato Soup Recipe

5 for Friday | October 21

I talked to Hunter, my son, in Montana. Snow came early this year. As in a couple of days ago. It didn’t last for long. But it fell. Just a warm up for what’s gonna happen the rest of the long winter there! I remember it, dealt with it, didn’t mind it, sure don’t miss it. Ha!
Wednesday Reader October 25

5 for Friday | October 7

Hey, Hey!  Happy Friday.  Hope you had a terrific week.  I've been doing a lot of "leaf control" around here.  Raking them, sweeping them and scooping them out of the pool. I remember when we first bought this house 28 years ago, we loved all of the trees.  The realtor was not in love with trees.  I asked him why.  And he said, "Leaves in the fall!  There will be a lot." Indeed, there are a lot, but it's so worth the trade off of not having trees at all.  If only leaves were worth money ... I'd be sipping a drink with an umbrella in it on my own private island.  Ha! I picked out a cool pumpkin with a long stem for dining room table decoration.  Really great part is  it gets to stay until Thanksgiving.  It's not for carving.  Just going to let it naturally be the beautiful, original piece that it is.