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A Monday List

Posted in Captain Cavedweller, Musings, tagged , , , on June 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I learned some things this weekend I feel compelled to share with you today. I’m sure you’ll be thrilled!

1. Rice Krispies Treats can be fashioned into a variety of interesting shapes, including a three-tiered cake.

2. Fruit Roll-Ups can be fashioned into ribbons, bows and rosettes.

3. When you have greasy fingers from Rice Krispies Treats, do not attempt to do anything with Fruit Roll-Ups other than eat them.

4. Rain storms wait for no man – or bridal shower. Approximately 3.2 minutes after everyone is settled outside to enjoy the celebration to honor the bride-to-be, the skies will open up and pour down buckets of rain, effectively putting a damper on things. Or at least dampening things… and people… and gifts… and food. You get the idea.

5. Approximately 3.2 minutes after you get home from said shower, soggy and cold, the sun will come out and it will feel like summer outside.

6. A little rain can’t stop true love. (Congrats Erik and Katie!)

7. If it even remotely looks like it might be raining while we are out after dark, Captain Cavedweller thinks I should serve as his personal chauffeur.

She Who Is Glad to See Sunshine this Morning

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Where the Lilies Bloom

Posted in Captain Cavedweller, Flowers, Home and Garden, Musings, tagged , , , , on June 21, 2012| 2 Comments »

Last fall, Captain Cavedweller bought me several lily bulbs. We dug holes and planted them and then I promptly forgot about their existence.

With my backyard a barren wasteland, I’ve sort of tuned out all things growing around my house until we can get everything whipped back into shape.

But the other day I happened to glance into the front flower bed and came to an abrupt halt. It’s where the lilies bloomed. In profusion. In lovely, stately shades of color. In splendor, despite the month-long disruption by back hoes and dirt and trucks full of gravel.

They bloomed.

They thrived.

They reminded me that a little thing like our backyard disaster doesn’t mean the world stops spinning. Life continues and so does the growing season.

They reminded me to slow down and take notice of the beauty around me. To make time to enjoy the little miracles that blossom daily if I just open my eyes to see them.

And to thank Captain Cavedweller for bringing so many wonderful things into my life. Like a  lovely and unexpected lily’s bloom.

She Who Loves These Flowers and Her Captain

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Buttery Blackberry Bars

Posted in Captain Cavedweller, Cookies, Desserts, Entertaining Ideas, Recipes, tagged , , , on June 8, 2012| 1 Comment »

I needed to make something sweet and wonderful for a group of people who’ll be gathering at my house tonight.

So I found a recipe on Pinterest that sparked my interest, gave it a few tweaks and ta-da… wonderfully delicious Blackberry bars.

These were easy to put together and so yummy.

Captain Cavedweller may have tasted more than his fair share in his efforts to provide quality control over my baked goods.

Ingredients

 

Mix up crust until crumbly.

 

Press half of mixture into an 8×8 baking pan.

 

Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, then cool for about 10 minutes.

 

While the crust is cooling, whisk eggs.

 

Add in flour, sugar, sour cream, lemon, almond and salt, blending well.

 

Add berries to filling.

Folding them in gently.

 

Spoon filling over crust and top with remaining crumbles. Bake for about 45 minutes or until top is lightly browned and berry filing is bubbly.

 

Remove from oven and let cool slightly.

Then top with vanilla frosting you have nuked for about 10 seconds to warm. Just pour it over the top in a drizzling pattern.

 

Let cool completely to serve as bars or scoop out warm and serve with vanilla ice cream!

Buttery Blackberry Bars

Crust:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

pinch of salt

3/4 cup butter, softened

Filling:

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup flour

pinch salt

1/2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp almond extract

3 cups fresh blackberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly coat an 8×8 baking pan with non-stick spray.

Combine the sugar, flour, salt and butter, cutting together until the mixture is crumbly. Divide in half.

Press half into the bottom of the baking pan and bake for about 10 minutes. Cool for about 10 minutes.

While it is cooling, whip eggs, then add in sugar, sour cream, lemon, salt, and almond extract. Mix well. Gently fold in the berries. Spoon over crust then top with remaining crumbled mixture.

Bake about 45 -50 minutes until mixture is lightly browned and berries are bubbly.

Cool and cut into bars or scoop out like a crisp and serve warm with ice cream!

She Who Liked These Way Too Much

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Reason #379 I love Captain Cavedweller

Posted in Captain Cavedweller, Musings, tagged , , , on June 4, 2012| 4 Comments »

Last week I accomplished something that I was quite excited about and proud of.

For some people, what I did would have been nothing of importance. For other people it would have been a huge deal.

For me,  it was one of those things that confirms that following my heart and my dreams is the right and good thing to do.

Only some of the Negative Nellie’s in my world made comments like:

“Oh, sorry you didn’t do better than that.”

“Well, I suppose that’s better than nothing.”

“When you move on to something else, it won’t really matter.”

I know I should ignore them. I know their thoughtless comments shouldn’t bother me.

But they do.

I’m only human after all.

And no matter how thick I try to grow my skin, there are still some things that worm their way through that protective coating and zap me. They take away the joy of achievement, diminish the excitement of my accomplishment, and they hurt my feelings.

So after having shared with Captain Cavedweller some of the things two of the Nellie’s in my world said, he gave me the “why do you listen to them at all” look, hugged me and told me they aren’t worth wasting my effort worrying about.

The next morning, he sent me these at work:

Along with a note that let me know how proud he is of what I accomplished.

He’s good like that – at building me up when others try to push me down.

We all need a champion in our corner. I’m certainly glad I’ve got CC in mine.

She Who Loves The Captain

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