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Bright Lights, Big City

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    As long as I can remember, I have felt a pull between two opposites- a love for the countryside and a love for the city. While I am completely at peace in the country, there is something about big cities that makes my pulse race in the most exhilarating way.


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    The traffic. The noise. The people. The lights. The buildings. All of these things and more capture a piece of my heart.


    Martin Rusch

    I love staring out a window many stories in the air, taking in building upon building with skyscrapers lined up as far as the eye can see.


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    Especially at night. When light and darkness meet halfway.


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    For the next few days I will be in and around New York City, and my heart is filled with happiness. I have a weekend filled with not only the excitement of the city, but also the company of family and friends, ones who it has been too long since I've last seen.

    Midweek, I move on to Massachusetts to spend time with some more close friends who I also haven't seen in far too many years, and I most likely will be MIA for a little over the next week; I hope during that time you have many moments of sweet bliss, as I intend to enjoy many of the same.
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Bollywood Hindi Movie Raavan Preview and Synopsis

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    ImageHost.orgLanguage: Hindi

    Release Year: 2010

    Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Govinda, Ravi Kishan, Priyamani, Vikram

    Producer: Mani Ratnam

    Director: Mani Ratnam

    Music Director: A R Rahman

    Banner: Big Pictures, Madras Talkies

    Background Music: A. R. Rahman

    Sound: TAPAS

    Lyrics: Gulzar

    Cinematography: Santhosh Sivan

    Editing: Sreekar Prasad

    Dialogue: Vijay Krishna Acharya

    Story/Writer: Mani Ratnam

    Action Direction: Sham Kaushal

    Costume: Sabyasachi

    Movie Synopsis

    RAAVAN is not a story, it is a world.
    Beera Munda – Undisputed, Unlawful, Untamed
    Dev Pratap Sharma – The Punisher, The Law, The Righteous
    Ragini – Conscience, Beauty, Music

    Dev falls in love with Ragini, a spunky classical dancer who is as unconventional as him. They get married and he takes up his new post in Lal Maati, a small town in northern India,

    A town where the word of law is not the police but Beera, a tribal who has, over the years, shifted the power equation of the place from the ruling to the have-nots of the area. Dev knows that the key to bringing order to any place is to vanquish the big fish; in this case – Beera. In one stroke Dev manages to rip open Beera’s word, and set in motion a chain of events which will claim lives, change fortunes.

    Beera injured but engaged hits back starting a battle that draws Dev, Beera and Ragini into the jungle. The jungle which is dense, confusing, scary. And in this journey they must confront their own truth. A journey which will test their beliefs, convictions and emotions. Emotions which are as scary and confusing as the forest. The forest becomes the battleground. The battle between good and evil, between Dev and Beera, Between Ram and Raavan. But when the lines dividing good and evil are blurring fast whose side will you take. When hate turns to love and the good starts looking evil which side will you battle for? Love is a battle that nobody wins but everyone must fight. Even this Raavan.

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Katrina Kaif spotted in Jaipur - Photos

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University of Cookie: Royal Icing

Wags 'n Whiskers flower challenge, a sale, and news about the next release!

    Yay! It's Friday! :) Hope everyone is having a fabulous week! It's time for a new Wags 'n Whiskers challenge, and this week, the fabulously talented Jeanette is asking us to use flowers. I was commissioned to make a Mother's Day card with two boys with skin of color. So I chose both Super Ryan and Just For You. Aren't they too cute? I love these two together, because "Just For You" does indeed look like the older brother, don't you think? I stamped them in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Sketch Copics. I then cut them out and double popped them off the card.

    And right now, both of these stamps, as well as all the Wags 'n Whiskers stamps illustrated by Crissy Armstrong, are on sale for 25% off!!! How cool is that!! If you've been wanting to get some of them, now is the time!

    Please be sure and pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the Divas fabulous creations! We're sadly saying goodbye to Bree from her GDT spot, and welcoming Melanie on board as our new GDT. We'd love it if you played along with the challenge, and this time you have two weeks to play along, because next week is the NEW SUMMER RELEASE of Wags 'n Whiskers! So hope you stop by on Wednesday and Thursday for the sneak peeks, and then again on Friday for the celebration blog hop for the new release! The new stamps are sooooo CUTE, and I can't wait for you to see them! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!
    Images: Super Ryan and Just For You - Wags 'n Whiskers; background and sentiment banner - Magnolia-licious
    paper - DP - Nitwits; cardstock is Bazzill
    ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch markers
    Misc: silk ribbon, charms, machine stitching, oval Nestabilities, dimensional tape
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My Top Three Asparagus Recipes

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    Fresh asparagus at the farmers market
    Spring asparagus at Santa Monica Farmers' Market

    Asparagus. The queen of spring. Elegant, fresh- and addictive. For many of us, the primavera arrival of asparagus is big news. Huge. Exciting. We simply can't get enough. You see, there is something magical about asparagus. Maybe it's the sexy reputation. Isabelle Allende describes asparagus as phallic in her memoir,  Aphrodite, describing gardens lush with it, and stalks thick as trees. She throws in a few maidens with obvious oral fixations and well. You can guess the rest. 

    To be honest, the whole thick as a tree trunk thing, though, is a bit much. Big stalks? Not gonna impress me. I tend to gravitate to the slender young asparagus, myself. The slimmer the better, in my gluten-free part of the world. Why? I barely cook them. It's more like a coaxing. A gentle flash in the pan with some fruity olive oil and a kiss of balsamic vinegar. A pinch of sea salt. Nothing fancy. Keeping them tender-crisp is the key to maximum enjoyment-- for me. But I know some folks prefer long, slow roasting. 

    And that's what makes the world go 'round, darling.


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Mother's Day Cards By Andrea

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    Oh Hello!  Guess who entered her photos  but forgot to type in the text??  Yes, that would be me!

    This is a lovely card designed by my neighbor, Andrea.  Andrea had the scrapping ladies over to make Mother's Day cards.  Andrea has a plethora of stamps and ink pads; the woman could easily start her own store!  Or maybe start giving stamping lessons!

    I only made one change on Andrea's design, I added doodle dots.  But even then Andrea made suggestions.  I am so lucky to have such a talented and super-nice neighbor!!



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For a very POPular Teacher . . .

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    Can it be? Summer is almost here? But before summer...it's time for teacher appreciation gifts!


    Welcome to those of you coming from Woodlands Family Magazine (and to everybody else, too)! I'm so happy to be working with Melissa of Domesticated Lady (you're going to love her!) to bring you not only a how-to for cookies, but an adorable FREE printable topper as well!


    Let's get started on the cookies (you can make these NOW and freeze them until the end of school!):

    • Make sugar cookies using a candy corn cookie cutter (it's a multi-tasker) and let cool.

    Using red royal icing and a #3 tip, pipe the outline of a popcorn box (AmeriColor Super Red).

    • With a #2 tip, pipe a wide oval in yellow icing (AmeriColor Egg Yellow).


    • With another #2 tip, pipe the outline of popped popcorn above the box in white (add AmeriColor Bright White for extra white).
    • Thin the yellow icing with a bit of water, stirring gently until it is the consistency of thick syrup. Let sit several minutes covered with a damp dishtowel (see a video of this process here).
    • Gently stir the icing with a rubber spatula to pop any air bubbles that have risen to the surface and transfer to a squeeze bottle.


    • Fill in the oval and part of each popcorn piece.
    • Thin the white icing in a similar fashion.


    • Fill in the popcorn box and the remainder of the popcorn. Swirl the yellow and white icings together on the popcorn.
    • Let dry at least 1 hour.


    • Using a #5 tip, add wide red stripes to the popcorn boxes.
    • Switch to a #2 tip and pipe "POPcorn" in red on the oval.


    • Outline the oval in red using the #2 tip.


    • Let the cookies dry overnight before packaging.
    My favorite part? The swirly popcorn pieces:


    The free printable topper is available from Domesticated Lady here.

    Melissa, of Domesticated Lady) has so many wonderful ideas...I know you'll want to check out the rest of her darling blog while you're there! (And the online version of her article about the toppers/cookies is here.) It was a pleasure working with Melissa...this theme was all her idea...she is so creative!!!

    If you want to make a few individual popcorn pieces to go along with these, check out these too cute cookies from The Decorated Cookie! Is that the cutest idea, or what?

    You know what? I made popcorn cookies about 5 years ago and I am so glad to get a chance to update them. Wanna see?


    I like this year's version much better!

    I'll be linking it to TidyMom's I'm Lovin' It linky party. :)

    Have you planned your teacher gifts yet?

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