It had babies! Dunno if you remember my previous post about the quirky porcupine cake at one of the gourmet delis near my office, but apparently mitosis occurred, with almond sliver quills sprouting on the babies just like the "parent". Hee! And this photo has absolutely nothing to do with anything except the fact that it amused me.
At this rate, if I see the babies again, I may have to just break down and buy one out of curiosity. However, the thought of having to figure out the correct number of points is distinctly offputting...
Yes, I finally rejoined WW this month. I am back in the saddle again, since the last year's events have wound up back in MY saddle again! So far, I have lost 3 pounds, which I visualize as half a sack of sugar (or flour). One sign of progress: going up the concrete steps in the subway station near the office no longer hurts my knees -- hooray!
So when I visit my sister on the weekends, I look forward to her lightly dressed, super tasty salads with fun ingredients, like this one, see? Last Friday, I also (even) managed to steer myself away from the black holes of WW points in the Grand Central Station food court, and instead got a really fabulous Greek salad with: stuffed grape leaves, kalamata olives, red onion, feta, mixed greens, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, and spicy chicken kebab chunks. It was quite flavorful, so I will have to keep this place in mind for future commutes to CT.
If I've been quiet on here lately, it's not so much from any BAD reason but just the fact that I am busybusybusy these days. Last weekend, for instance, I attended a triple baptism in CT: my newest grandniece, and her two newest girl cousins. (Three cakes! Yum!) I also visit and stay over at my mom's every week. (Come to think of it, it's a wonder I managed to lose any weight this past week!)
I've also rejoined the ceramics studio in LIC, and decided to mix it up by taking a handbuilding class instead of my regular wheelthrowing endeavors. My first project was this gigantic planter. (Keep in mind that everything shrinks about 10 pct after firing.) However, once they told me that it was going to cost $51 to fire (!!!) I decided that the experience of constructing it was sufficient (i.e., I didn't love it $50 worth) and cut off to cylinder, smoothing the base into a nice platter instead. Heh.
When hearing my laughing about this experience, one of my classmates commented that it was good that I had a sense of humor about it (some students would have been freaking out in distress) but hey, I try not to take most things too seriously these days. Refinancing my mortgage? Serious (and avaoidable while my rate is 3.0 pct -- score!) Throwing out an unfired piece? Not serious.
Perhaps that is why I found this new subgenre entertaining: monster mashups of classics. Since Jane Eyre is my favorite novel of all time (I've even re-read it more than once, unusual for me) I couldn't resist this when I had a hefty Borders coupon. I mean who HASN'T wanted to put a stake through Blanche Ingram or the Reed family? Heheh. Now I may go and reread the original again. Next up: either Pride and Prejudice and Zombies or The Girl Who Played With Fire, probably the latter, as I want to see the Swedish films of the trilogy with my knitting buddies.
Also, I started volunteering for English language tutoring at Sanctuary For Families, a domestic violence shelter/counseling organization. I know how hard it is for my my to access services without English, and it's little enough for me to do (since I'm not doing any of the heavy duty stuff). Right now we're in the organizational stage where they're screening me (they asked for references!) and setting up the tutoring schedule.
The photo shows a donation event for SFFNY organized by the Princeton Women's Network of NYC since many of the women and their children arrive at the shelter with nothing but the clothes on their back.
At this rate, if I see the babies again, I may have to just break down and buy one out of curiosity. However, the thought of having to figure out the correct number of points is distinctly offputting...
Yes, I finally rejoined WW this month. I am back in the saddle again, since the last year's events have wound up back in MY saddle again! So far, I have lost 3 pounds, which I visualize as half a sack of sugar (or flour). One sign of progress: going up the concrete steps in the subway station near the office no longer hurts my knees -- hooray!
So when I visit my sister on the weekends, I look forward to her lightly dressed, super tasty salads with fun ingredients, like this one, see? Last Friday, I also (even) managed to steer myself away from the black holes of WW points in the Grand Central Station food court, and instead got a really fabulous Greek salad with: stuffed grape leaves, kalamata olives, red onion, feta, mixed greens, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, and spicy chicken kebab chunks. It was quite flavorful, so I will have to keep this place in mind for future commutes to CT.
I've also rejoined the ceramics studio in LIC, and decided to mix it up by taking a handbuilding class instead of my regular wheelthrowing endeavors. My first project was this gigantic planter. (Keep in mind that everything shrinks about 10 pct after firing.) However, once they told me that it was going to cost $51 to fire (!!!) I decided that the experience of constructing it was sufficient (i.e., I didn't love it $50 worth) and cut off to cylinder, smoothing the base into a nice platter instead. Heh.
When hearing my laughing about this experience, one of my classmates commented that it was good that I had a sense of humor about it (some students would have been freaking out in distress) but hey, I try not to take most things too seriously these days. Refinancing my mortgage? Serious (and avaoidable while my rate is 3.0 pct -- score!) Throwing out an unfired piece? Not serious.
Perhaps that is why I found this new subgenre entertaining: monster mashups of classics. Since Jane Eyre is my favorite novel of all time (I've even re-read it more than once, unusual for me) I couldn't resist this when I had a hefty Borders coupon. I mean who HASN'T wanted to put a stake through Blanche Ingram or the Reed family? Heheh. Now I may go and reread the original again. Next up: either Pride and Prejudice and Zombies or The Girl Who Played With Fire, probably the latter, as I want to see the Swedish films of the trilogy with my knitting buddies.
Also, I started volunteering for English language tutoring at Sanctuary For Families, a domestic violence shelter/counseling organization. I know how hard it is for my my to access services without English, and it's little enough for me to do (since I'm not doing any of the heavy duty stuff). Right now we're in the organizational stage where they're screening me (they asked for references!) and setting up the tutoring schedule.
The photo shows a donation event for SFFNY organized by the Princeton Women's Network of NYC since many of the women and their children arrive at the shelter with nothing but the clothes on their back.
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