Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Halloween 2010


Halloween 2010, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Best Halloween ever!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Beef Barley Soup

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/beef-mushroom-barley-soup-recipe/index.html














stock
~1 lb 1-3/4" thick beef shank, browned
2 onions sauteed
8 oz sliced shiitake sauteed in butter
fancy cut bunch of carrots
a can of tomatoes
1 c washed pearl barley
petit pois
a dash of dark soy sauce
addl:
  • would a bay leaf signal the end of the world?
  • could some celery even be incorporated?

Ruthie does something for a while and then she does something else



Mary wrote:
As one of your two devoted blog viewers, I have to request:
More pictures of Ruthie doing Cute Things and fewer pictures of all the crap that isn't Ruthie doing Cute Things!
My colleage agrees.
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Ruthie does something for a while and then she does something else
Originally uploaded by dumbeast

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Ruthie & Ray


Ruthie & Ray, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

An example of forced perspective. Ruthie isn't far away, she's just small.

Cut the Kitty in Half #2


Cut the Kitty in Half #2, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

I don't know what happened here

Cut the Kitty in Half #1


Cut the Kitty in Half #1, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

leg·er·de·main/ˌlejərdəˈmān/Noun
1. Skillful use of one's hands when performing tricks.
2. Deception; trickery

Ruthie Serenaded by Hammerheads


Ruthie Serenaded by Hammerheads, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

They're *all* named Luciano.