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Dec. 26th, 2007
Obligatory loot post
Dec. 26th, 2007 10:19 amTwo lovely pieces of art glass, one an objet and the other a necklace, which ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jducoeur found at the Paradise City Arts Festival in October.
A gift certificate to my favorite clothing shop from my in-laws.
A doorknob-hanger "Shhh! Reading!" with a picture of Jane Austen, from my sister in law and her family.
And best of all, a Canon digital camera with many megapixels of resolution, small enough to fit in my shorts pocket. I love it! And it's easy enough to use straight out of the box, but has a lot of custom and customizable features to allow room for growth and experimentation. (And at 6,000 shots per 2 gig memory card, it doesn't matter if I want to get weird or shoot 10 frames of the same thing.)
jducoeur found at the Paradise City Arts Festival in October.A gift certificate to my favorite clothing shop from my in-laws.
A doorknob-hanger "Shhh! Reading!" with a picture of Jane Austen, from my sister in law and her family.
And best of all, a Canon digital camera with many megapixels of resolution, small enough to fit in my shorts pocket. I love it! And it's easy enough to use straight out of the box, but has a lot of custom and customizable features to allow room for growth and experimentation. (And at 6,000 shots per 2 gig memory card, it doesn't matter if I want to get weird or shoot 10 frames of the same thing.)
Foodies on vacation
Dec. 26th, 2007 10:43 amFriday night: Mexican -- good Mexican -- at Cantina Laredo in Ft. Myers. Their Chicken Laredo was a boneless breast with a spicy vegetable sauce including artichokes and mushrooms.
Saturday: sandwiches for lunch. Chicken teriyaki and potatoes on the grill, by Dave. Tossed salad by Allison and Sandy.
Sunday: Crispy duck breast salad, at the Island Cow. Boeuf A La Mode from the latest issue of Cooks', by Dave. Mother's pot roast never tasted like this!
Monday: Coconut shrimp over salad at Amy's Over Easy Cafe. Salmon with pepper and tomato citrus relish, spicy green beans, grilled potatoes (by Allison), and oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies by Ruth.
Tuesday: Leftover salmon and things frittata for brunch (Dave and me). Roast brined turkey with orange-rosemary butter, fabulous gravy, and mashed potatoes (Ruth), green bean casserole (me), ginger chip cookies (Justin).
Wednesday looks like another brunch trip to Amy's, even though it's not called Amy's any more, followed by grilled steak tips (by Justin), broccoli with garlic (me), and something needs to be figured out for a potato/starch.
Thursday we'll attempt to go out, all 9 of us including the small children, place TBD.
Saturday: sandwiches for lunch. Chicken teriyaki and potatoes on the grill, by Dave. Tossed salad by Allison and Sandy.
Sunday: Crispy duck breast salad, at the Island Cow. Boeuf A La Mode from the latest issue of Cooks', by Dave. Mother's pot roast never tasted like this!
Monday: Coconut shrimp over salad at Amy's Over Easy Cafe. Salmon with pepper and tomato citrus relish, spicy green beans, grilled potatoes (by Allison), and oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies by Ruth.
Tuesday: Leftover salmon and things frittata for brunch (Dave and me). Roast brined turkey with orange-rosemary butter, fabulous gravy, and mashed potatoes (Ruth), green bean casserole (me), ginger chip cookies (Justin).
Wednesday looks like another brunch trip to Amy's, even though it's not called Amy's any more, followed by grilled steak tips (by Justin), broccoli with garlic (me), and something needs to be figured out for a potato/starch.
Thursday we'll attempt to go out, all 9 of us including the small children, place TBD.
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Dec. 26th, 2007 02:56 pmGrowing up, I had a little Instamatic camera, and getting one roll of pictures developed and printed so I could see how they looked cost me $5-$7 in 1978 dollars. I didn't do lots of experimentation - there's nothing like listening to the grumpy parent whose head is cut off in the picture and who has to pay for printing my beginner's mistakes.
I'm feeling rather giddy still (and my flist is probably going to have to listen to me burble for a while) that I can take thousands of pictures, throw away the iffy or repetitive ones, and not spend any money at all on development or printing. I might even get good at composition and eye.
And make as many new icons as I like, too (like this palm tree one).
I'm feeling rather giddy still (and my flist is probably going to have to listen to me burble for a while) that I can take thousands of pictures, throw away the iffy or repetitive ones, and not spend any money at all on development or printing. I might even get good at composition and eye.
And make as many new icons as I like, too (like this palm tree one).