New new addendum: Thanks to careful and patient coaching from nakedjen and Snowball, I just may have cracked the code on this uploading of pictures thang. Thank you, my darlings. I will not have to play Jessica to Lloyd’s Nick after all!
Dear friends,
Since I have once again turned a nice little idea into a bloated behemoth of an essay, I thought I’d lighten the load a little with some visuals, also known as When Dangerous Women Receive Digital Cameras for Christmas.
This fierce beastie would be my parents’ cat Jerry, Master of the House, Keeper of the Tree. When I took this picture, I had to use the flash because it was too dark under the tree to take the picture without it, hence Jerry’s eerie glowing eyes. At first I was grumpy about ruining the picture, but upon reflection I realized that it was perfect for the mood that Jerry was trying to convey. Look deep into my shiny eyes, says Jerry, and then back away from the tree! Jerry takes the tree very seriously.
Before I forget, a thousand thousand thanks to the beautiful and righteous nakedjen, who said just the kindest things in the world about the ginger fingers recipe I shared with her. Jen, thank you. I would have a seriously swollen head if I didn’t have so many existing self-esteem issues. *grin*
Incidentally, anyone who would like the recipe, please feel free to e me. I won’t post it to the blog, as it is a copyrighted recipe with some small variations on my part, but I will be glad to share it one-on-one. And, of course, if you’d just like me to bake a batch and send them to you, you don’t have to ask me twice. Find that link that says “Email me” and then hit me, baby! (This offer is also good for lemon curd, which, coincidentally, goes nicely with ginger fingers.)