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Alright youse lot.  A call to action. Addresses.  I require them.  DM me on twitter [@chells] or email them to me: chelle AT sansdreamscape DOT net or send me a message via whichever social site you’re reading from.  Consequently, if you’d rather have an e-card…I’ll need that email. ;D If you didn’t put in an order for some wee pies, tarts and cookies…I have no promise I can fill it before the new year.  I’m not even kidding. Veteran readers, make sure your wish list links are up to date- I plan on stalking.

The Problem with Getting Back On Track

I know me, I know my perfectionism. My personality fortunately offset said perfectionism with an impulse to analyze and study things, and gave it balls of adamantium so that I didn't scamper away from any of the ugly revealed in the process. [Read more of this entry]

LA Travels: Craig Ferguson

Next floor, intimidating filming studios, people in maroon blazers, security and guidance signs. I was led to Stage 58, where Gentlemen told the Maroon Blazers there that I'd been downstairs for a while and no one had come down to retrieve me...as per what usually goes down. I'm surprised I heard that because intermixed in that explanation was the term 'VIP.' [Read more of this entry]

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anecdotes

LA Travels: Craig Ferguson Next floor, intimidating filming studios, people in maroon blazers, security and guidance signs. I was led to Stage 58, where Gentlemen told the Maroon Blazers there that I'd been downstairs for a while and no one had come down to retrieve me...as per what usually goes down. I'm surprised I heard that because intermixed in that explanation was the term 'VIP.' [Read more of this entry]
Honor And I'm going somewhere that should have resonance, but it doesn't completely. It could simply be something as simple as I'm molting/growing and I'm going back to the places that feel the closest to being roots to me. [Read more of this entry]
Operation LCD 4 Trex Veteran readers know I am notorious for not really being able to keep things of an awesome nature to myself. Mainly this has to do with planned surprises/gifts. It pretty much plays out as follows: I obtain said gift, make it pretty, give it to its recipient and lay on heavy that it's more than perfectly A-OK with me if they open it. Right now. [Read more of this entry]
It’s all about that lil pop of Shazam I’m my own person, a unique and pretty lil butterfly as it were. Even if you disagree about the pretty butterfly, go with me on this (and stay after, so we can have a ‘talk’). I often describe myself as a tomboy and a geek. When I’m initiating the New about who I am and give that description, some people don’t believe me. [Read more of this entry]
Howdy Doody I call the Home Owner’s Association that Casa Primer is a part of the Neighborhood Gestapo. (NG) I refer to it as that because they are very keen sending letters about covenant violations. I wouldn’t have the disdain that I do if some of the bylaws weren’t so ridiculous [Read more of this entry]
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Travel

LA Travels: Craig Ferguson Next floor, intimidating filming studios, people in maroon blazers, security and guidance signs. I was led to Stage 58, where Gentlemen told the Maroon Blazers there that I'd been downstairs for a while and no one had come down to retrieve me...as per what usually goes down. I'm surprised I heard that because intermixed in that explanation was the term 'VIP.' [Read more of this entry]
A Trip to the West I have never stepped foot in Nevada. Not even in a just passing through manner via an airport. I spent the last week in August there. While it was pretty much for work, work had me outside a lot. It was hot, but the dry hot, not humid hot that’s here [Read more of this entry]
Destination: Nevada So I’m not traveling with work anywhere near like I did last year [as in the most I was home at a stretch was what..3, 4 weeks at the most?]. I’ll be honest, I kinda liked the income that went with that. I’m off again this week before the labor day weekend, [Read more of this entry]
Where in the World is… I am grateful I decided to get here early enough to where I'd have about a day and a half to just be here before SDCC [San Diego Comic Con] begins. Especially with the whole sleep thing. I'll be meeting up with a good friend of mine today to just chill before Comic Con. [Read more of this entry]
Travel g33k Chic 'I have to tell you this is the geekiest bag I have seen today' [Read more of this entry]
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Recipes

Pumpkin Bread Cookies Pumpkin Bread Cookies I started with a mental raid of my pantry, then consulted the Great and Wise Internets (GWI) for recipes that used the ingredients I had on hand because I'm also working to stay within a monthly food budget. I wanted to see what I could do with oat flour. I stumbled across this Pumpkin Cookie recipe, took a look at the ingredients and violated my first rule of Beta Cooking by having my first run be an altered version of the recipe. [Read more of this entry]
Pie Pops Pie Pops That blog post pretty much had me at the first pictures..it was PIE in a handy to go form. So I was going to learn how to make pie crust from scratch, as well as an assortment of fillings. I made this my Fearless Friday endeavor, despite that technically I was accomplishing this on a Saturday. See, I was gonna try a few combinations and see which worked out best. [Read more of this entry]
Hot Pot: Chowder Style Hot Pot: Chowder Style I got a new 'toy' in the kitchen to play with. A tasty broth base to be exact. In thinking about 'what else would be good in here' I also was wondering what I could do with some clam meat I had. While taking inventory in my freezer I saw I had a few nice large scallops. In the next moments I was thinking I could make a variation of the Hot Pot I've recently come to enjoy. [Read more of this entry]
Hot Pot Hot Pot Her spin on a lentil soup pretty much won me over for trying new brothy concoctions to enjoy. So when I saw her Chick Pea Hotpot, my mouth started telling my brain: You will make this body make that.Right now. [Read more of this entry]
My Gran’s Shortbread My Gran’s Shortbread I spent a weekend learning how to make some of the treats Trex grew up eating. On the docket as it were, were wee jammy tarts, fairy cakes, a Victoria Sponge and a Trifle. In the process I learned how to make Shortbread, the way my Gran McQuillan made it since that is the crust used for the tartlets. I had prepared myself for going about some complex baking, but I have to say, the shortbread left me saying, 'Wait..that's it. That's all there is to it??' Not a complaint mind you, until you grapple with the idea you can make it at the drop of the hat as long as you have some really good unsalted butter at your disposal and about 40 minutes start to finish to spare. [Read more of this entry]
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