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Fun Drink Friday - Mardi Gras Cocktail

Mardi Gras Cocktail Recipe
Ok, I love watching Food Network and was watching the other day when Sandra Lee was on with her 'Sandra's Money Saving Meals'. I plan on making the Chicken Jambalaya tonight, it looked that good and I have everything in my pantry.
I love rum and coke, and it looked soooo yummmie while Sandra was making it, so I thought this would be a fun drink to post on my Fun Drink Friday's post, if I have a chance to try it out, I'll post an update 
Ingredients
2 cups pineapple juice2 cups orange juice4 maraschino cherries, plus 1/2 cup juice1/2 orange, cut into 4 slices4 ounces dark rum, optional
Directions
In a pitcher, stir together the pineapple juice, orange juice, and cherry juice. Fill a tall glass with ice, pour over the juice mixture, garnish with a cherry and a slice of orange. For the adults, add 1 ounce dark rum to each drink.
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Maria Mitchell - 1st female professional Astronomer

Ok, so you know when you go onto Google and you have to sign in and they have interesting little Google signs that change with peoples birthdays or holidays...well, I found this when I went to sign on this morning and thought it was interesting so I'm sharing it. :-)have a great day all!!
Maria Mitchell (seated) inside the dome of the Vassar College Observatory                                                                                                                                                                
Maria Mitchell  (August 1, 1818 – June 28, 1889) (pron: ma-RY-ah) was an American astronomer, who in 1847, by using a telescope, discovered a comet which as a result became known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet". She won a gold medal prize for her discovery which was presented to her by King Frederick VII of Denmark. The medal said “Not in vain do we watch the setting and rising of the stars”. Mitchell was the first American woman to work as a professional astronomer.

Maria Mitchell was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was a first cousin four times removed of Benjamin Franklin.[5] She had nine brothers and sisters. Her parents, William Mitchell and Lydia Coleman Mitchell, were Quakers. Maria Mitchell was born into a community unusual for its time in regard to equality for women. Her parents, like other Quakers, valued education and insisted on giving her the same quality of education that boys received. One of the tenets of the Quaker religion was intellectual equality between the sexes. Additionally, Nantucket's importance as a whaling port meant that wives of sailors were left for months and sometimes years to manage affairs while their husbands were at sea, thus fostering an atmosphere of relative independence and equality for the women who called the island home.

She is also known for her famous quotation, "We have a hunger of the mind. We ask for all of the knowledge around us and the more we get, the more we desire.

The above has been gathered from Wikipedia

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Summer Quote

A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn't mean in winter. ~Patricia Briggs

Top Gear's - The Stig

Okay, I just love Top Gear! BBC's Top Gear, I never really got into the American one. So anyways my son comes in and says, "Mom, you have to watch this."He puts his tablet on my desk and this is what I see :-)

Hahahaha, yeah we all need one of these!Here are some... 'Some Say...' 


Have a great day all and read lots!!

Fun Drink Fridays - Lavender Lemonade

Found this sweet little sipper on Simply Recipes.

You can always make it an adult drink from adding a little lemon vodka in there.  It's a great drink for a summer brunch with the ladies either way!!;-)  enjoy!! C~
Lavender Lemonade4 |Posted by Elise Bauer on July 19, 2013


For those of you suffering from sweltering summer heat, here’s a suggestion for a cooling drink, lavender-infused lemonade! Both lemons and lavender grow in abundance here (in California, and my backyard), so it was just a matter of time before they became acquainted. Lavender is edible, though English lavender and Provence lavender are most often used for culinary purposes. Here’s the tip with lavender: it doesn’t take much. Use it sparingly, like rosemary (which would also be terrific in lemonade by the way). Too much and your lemonade may taste like expensive soap. But just a little? Lovely. 
Many thanks to my friend Kori Farrell who introduced me to this lavender lemonade!
Lavender Lemonade Recipe· Prep time: 20 minutes
The sugar/lemon balance will depend on what types of lemons you are using (Meyer lemons are less tart than regular lemons), and your own preference for sweetness.While all varieties of lavender are edible, English lavender and Provence lavender are most often used for culinary purposes.If you use fresh, garden flowers, make sure they have not been sprayed with pesticides. Do not use florist flowers.INGREDIENTS
·  A small handful of freshly picked and rinsed lavender flowers or a tablespoon of dried lavender flowers
·  1 cup white, granulated sugar
·  2 cups of boiling water for the infusion
·  1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
·  2 cups or more of cold water
·   Ice
1 Cut the lavender flowers from the stems (no need to strip) and place in a medium bowl (a large pyrex measuring bowl works great because you can pour easily from it). Pour the sugar over the flowers and use your (clean) fingers to gently rub the flowers into the sugar.METHOD
2 Pour 2 cups of boiling water over the lavender sugar and stir with a spoon until the sugar has melted. Cover and let infuse for 30 minutes (or up to several hours).
3 Strain the lavender-infused simple syrup and pour into a serving carafe or pitcher.
4 Stir in the lemon juice.  Add another two cups of water. Taste and adjust for tartness. Add more lemon juice if too sweet.  Add more sugar if too tart. Add ice and more water to desired level of concentration. Note that the ice will melt eventually, further diluting the drink.

Add some thinly sliced lemons and a few lavender sprigs to the serving pitcher for presentation.
Yield: Serves 6.



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Albert Einstein Quote

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.Albert Einstein
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Destined to Mate
A feline mated to a werewolf?

As a Chimera, half lioness/half human, Alexis Xanthis, has never released the beast within. Until she meets Lykan Alpha, Morgan LeVey. Being near him triggers a powerful need to mate, but is Morgan strong enough to dominate her feline side and still handle the human half with a gentle hand? And will the powers that be allow it?
Oh yes, sooo sweet, I love this book!!!!
Here's some reviews from Amazon
4.0 out of 5 stars  Intense  July 14, 2013By Momof3Destined To Mate...
That said it all, .... I found it Hot, Sexy and kept me wanting to read more. It was not put down til I finished. Thank you Author C.A.Salo for bringing Erotic Fantasy alive!
5.0 out of 5 stars  Got Romance Reviews - Destined to Mate  April 2, 2011By Got Romance ReviewsThis was a book that definitely had it all: great characters, conflicts galore, and plenty of heat.

Alexis leads a complicated life being a Chimera, half lioness and half human. Finding a man to love and be loved by is tricky business.

Morgan has a difficult life as well, being the Alpha leader of his werewolf pack. He needs a mate, but a feline?
5.0 out of 5 stars  5 stars for Destined to Mate  June 1, 2010By BookChickIt was a unique read with all kinds of mythical creatures - wolves, chimeras, vampires and faeries. Different but I enjoyed it.
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Rating: 5 DiamondsHeat Level:  SpicyOther: OralThis was a book that definitely had it all: great characters, conflicts galore, and plenty of heat....
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Barnes & Noble      
Average Rating 4 ( 9 )  GoodThis is good because Morgan LeVey the lead male is strong and sexy. You just like him.1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.~~
Night Owl Romance Reviews - TOP PICK
The author has woven a fast paced erotica romance. All of the characters are intelligent, and well rounded individuals. Like other reviewers of her book, I hope she continues the story.~ ARIANNE - 5 out of 5

Summer Quote

Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit.  A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all's right with the world.  ~Ada Louise Huxtable

What have I been reading...

Well, yesterday I decided to do absolutely nothing :-)I wanted a me day with no stress and no work on anything, so I let the teenager take control of my computer, the husband was in on his computer, so grabbed my Nook and headed to the comfy recliner in the living room.
I read two good books yesterday both out by Ellora's Cave.
The first one was: Lust by Moonbeam Author: Cynthia Sax
Hot, hot, hot! with aliens *YAY* Sexxxxyy!!This is a F/M read, but just so you know, their every movement is watched by the entire home world, including when they're having sex. Hey aliens have to learn about us somehow, and there is anal sex, so if you're not okay with all that, well...sorry :-/  *shrugs shoulders*  not sure what else to say.But if you don't care, well then I'd say read it!! :-)

The second one was: No QuarterAuthor: Christine d'Abo
Another Sexy Sci-Fi, this one is M/M. The flow of this read was awesome! I didn't miss a beat. Nothing like hunky bounty hunters and space pirates to get a good book going!! Ooops, did I just drool...yummmmmie :-)