Penny Watson's Blog, page 38
July 2, 2012
Off To Kauai!
We're off to Kauai!
ALOHA!
Hope everyone has a great 4th of July and enjoys the summer.
I'll be back in a couple of weeks.
All my best,Penelope
July 1, 2012
The Martini Club Presents...The Blue Hawaiian
Since I'm leaving for Kauai on Tuesday, I thought I would include a recipe for the Blue Hawaiian. I'll be sure to try one of these next week. (Or twenty).
Blue Hawaiian (recipe from Leite's Culinary)
1 oz light rum
1 oz blue Curacao
1 oz cream of coconut, such as Coco Lopez
2 oz pineapple juice
Fresh pineapple and cherries for garnish
Add rum, Curacao, cream of coconut and pineapple juice to shaker with ice. Shake well....then pour into a cocktail glass with ice. If you would like a frozen Blue Hawa...
June 30, 2012
I Love Candy
My husband once told me an easy way to tell if a woman is cray-cray. It's directly proportionate to the number of rings on her fingers, and/or the number of cats she owns.
Well, I don't have any cats.
Phew!
But I do have a butt-load of rings! I am working on one for every finger....which Carl finds very disturbing, and yet he encourages this addiction by purchasing me more of these gorgeous rings.
I have a collection of "candy rings" by Luna Felix, a wonderful artist in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Each...
June 29, 2012
Beard of the Day
Even though I didn't like The Avengers, there was one part of the movie I did like. And that was Jeremy Renner. He looked adorable clean-shaven. And he looks even more scrumptious with beardage.
Yum!
Jeremy with just a hint of scruff. Ruff!
Jeremy in The Avengers. No beard, but look at those arms!
Look at that scruffy chin! And he has killer eyes.
Oh geez. He looks cold here. Somebody better warm him up!
Scruff + Chest Hair = Penny Passing Out
Schwing!
Happy Beardy Friday,Penelope
June 28, 2012
Bumbles Bounce!
File Under The Heading......No, Thank You
1. Report card after kid develops XBOX addiction.
2. Airline cancelling your flight to Hawaii and not telling you.
3. Daughter deciding tonight is a good night for her first sleep-over party.
4. Dog eating dead bee carcass and puking her guts out for 20 minutes. On my sisal rug.
5. Birthday present being shipped to Maine (ME) instead of Massachusetts (MA).
6. Seeing a sweet old gentleman with tears in his eyes at the vet's office...he just put his dog down....
June 27, 2012
A Royal Statement
I get a huge kick out of the lovely, extravagant and festive hats that the Queen of England wears for different occasions. Hats are the greatest fashion statement ever, and the Queen's are superb! Here are a few for your viewing pleasure. (I adore the hat above---lavender with the gorgeous silk roses! Want it!)
Yellow Wedding Cake Hat
Violet Straw Hat
Adorable Turquoise Hat
Jaunty Hot Pink Hat
Easter Bonnet
The Ultimate Hat: The Royal Crown!
I especially love the glasses and crown combo. Excellent!
A...
June 26, 2012
I Like Sandwiches As Much As The Next Guy....
...but enough already!
For some reason, I've been reading about a lot of sandwiches lately.
No, I'm not reading menus.
No, I'm not reading cookbooks.
I'm reading a lot of mysteries and romances that seem to be obsessed with inane details like what sort of sandwiches the characters are eating for lunch. Every single meal. In the entire book. No matter what else is going on in the story. (Bad guys trying to kill them, falling madly in love, etc). Doesn't matter....we're hearing about sandwiches.
Her...
June 25, 2012
A Whole Lotta Evil
1. Demi Lovato's outfit. It's evil. From Hollywood Life.
2. Stinging nettle. Evil. Extremely evil. Yesterday, as I was weeding my veggie and herb garden (without gloves on...I know...I'm an idiot), this bastard plant totally kicked my unsuspecting ass. And I have a botany degree---I should know better. But I was so worried about the jimson weed, which is highly poisonous and also causes contact dermatitis, that I wasn't paying attention to this malicious plant. It has hollow stinging hai...
June 22, 2012
Bug Eyes
Dragonfly---Photo taken by my son Cristian
Julia Barrett's recent run-in with a cool dragonfly inspired me to post this totally rockin' photo my son took at summer camp a few years ago.
It's Friday! It's hotter than hades in Boston. The kids are finally having summer vacation. I'm trying to finish up my revisions for Lumberjack in Love before we leave for Hawaii.
So, I think I'll be doing a summer schedule for the blog over the next couple of months. Not sure what that means exactly. I will defi...
June 21, 2012
Chill Out
The next couple of days are going to be extremely hot in Boston. Swelteringly hot. Too hot to cook!
I decided to try a recipe for a cold fruit soup. I found this fun Mix and Match Melon Recipe from Martha Stewart. It looks refreshing, fairly healthy (with the yogurt) and I think the kids will like it.
Recipe (from Mix and Match Melon Soup, Martha Stewart)....
1/2 large honeydew, cut into chunks
2 t. fresh lime juice
1/4 c. sparkling wine or ginger ale (they recommend Moscato d'Asti)
1/4 c fresh min...
