http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:22:00 -0600 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:22:00 -0600 In an effort to make this blog not seem so terribly abandoned--I am writing a post. Granted, it will not be a super long post, nor even a very interesting one, but that is not for me to decide. *Thinks it's funny that she begins posts this way*   First I'll tell some things which happened last month. On the 12th my Mom and I baked a chocolate cake by scratch at a friend's house. This is the first time we've ever done this (baked a chocolate cake I mean), and the result was simply scrumptious; on a level with, if not above, that of the packaged cake mixes. I think it was a Hershey recipe, and the frosting was buttercream, flavored with real vanilla extract. Also, it finally got cold enough to need a fire to warm the house. :D And then Thanksgiving came, and we all had a good, blessed day. Lastly, I got to write with a feather pen with a metal nib for the first time too! Very fun. And here is the cake... -YUM-    And now for December. I have sewn another skirt, a dark blue one. And this time the pleats are much better, and the hem is higher, so now I am not cleaning the floor and dirtying the hem at the same time. *Yay* We got a hard freeze/frost!! On the 8th and 9th it went down to 24° F, and the ice was 1/4" to 3/8" thick. Then there came pie, distinguished from all other pies by being called apple-pie. And it was pretty good, but not as good as the other ones I've made, though, because the recipe for the filling is not set in stone, and I have not adhered to it as I ought. :D Found enough frost to make golfball sized "snowballs". Textured Ice  The picture of my pie didn't turn out well, but it looked like this one- the pie I made the last time. - So I believe that is it, you are now updated until next time... May Blessing and Joy be yours, -Hristë http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/752510/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:22:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/752510/ Have a very Happy Thanksgiving today! Enjoy all that God has given you, and praise Him for it.   -Hristë http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/747730/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:12:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/747730/ This is not a true 'real' post, and will most likely serve as a time consumer for a minute or so. I found a anagram generator on the web and this is what it came up with. - Legolas Greenleaf 'Felon's large eagle.' - Arwen Undomniel 'Undermine no law.' - Aragorn Elessar 'A loser arranges.' - Gimli son of Gloin 'Losing if in gloom.' - Lord Elrond 'Droll drone.' - Eowyn Dernhelm 'New, homely nerd.' - Merry Brandybuck 'Murky, crabby nerd.' - And the best of all: Frodo Baggins 'Ring's bad goof.' - Ok, some of those don't make much sence, but they're funny. That's enough for right now. -Hristë http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/743308/ Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:22:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/743308/ I was looking through some old papers a couple days ago and found one that I forgot about. I forget where we got it from. - Death of the Doughboy It is with the saddest heart that I pass on the following: Please join me in remembering a great icon. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71. - Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. - The grave site was piled with flours. Longtime friend Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy. She described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very "smart" cookie; wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. But, despite being a little flaky at times, he served as a roll model for millions. - Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough; two children, John Dough and Jane Dough; plus, they had a bun in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart. - The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 Minutes.   And you might also enjoy this sports-like comentary on Beethoven's 5th Symphony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0vHpeUO5mw Have a good and blessed day, -Hristë   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/740433/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:59:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/740433/ Meesa back! Well, I guess the questions are: 'where have I been?' and 'what have I been doing?'. It's so amazing how fast a whole month can slip through one's fingers. Here are the highlights that have happened in the last 30 days: I made three splendiferous, tasty apple pies; finished knitting a coat; went on vacation; and just a couple days ago, enjoyed a wonderful daylong rain, like there hasn't been in ages (years).   But right now I'm going to post pictures from the places we went on vacation. Not only because it makes a new post, but because I think most of you have never seen these places, and I just want to show them to you. First we went to Yosemite; these two pictures are from Glacier Point.     7,214ft high Looking down at the valley, 3,200ft below. These pictures do not do the sceen justice, you don't get the thrill of looking over the cliff edge as when you really do it. Ahhh, it was such a splendid day for being there, slightly cool, but still warm. El Capitan from the valley And the ever popular view from Yosemite   The next day we headed eastward through the Park on Tioga Pass, and made our way toward Mono Lake. After lunch, we drove south to the June Lake Loop. Most of the area around where we were was all barren, rocky, and brown; with hardly any trees. Then came sparse pines, and finally the lush green trees by the lakes.  June Lake. There are three others in the area, but this is the only decent picture.  Some of the trees we saw were turning yellow, but most were this pretty green. Such beauty that God gives us.   We were nearly out of the Loop after that picture, and then we saw a tree to take a picture of, so we stopped. And across the road we saw a deer, a doe to be precise. She came out of the brush and crossed the road to our side, then came two more critters. They were then kind enough to turn and look at my camera. And the very big tree:   INTERMISSION Congratulations, you have made it to the half-way point in this entry. If you are enjoying yourself so far, and wish to keep on, simply keep sitting where you are, and scroll down. . . .   We then drove back up to Mono Lake, and after visiting the visitors' center, we found a road going down to the Lake. The white 'beach' is encrusted in lots and lots of salt. From the shore, at about 2:00 (direction wise, not time) we could see the large salt pillars called tufas.Detail of the tall grassy plants The first picture doesn't show it clearly, but the water by the shore is covered in these horrible flies! I had a head cold at this time and couldn't smell anything, a good thing too because my Mom and Dad both said that the smell/stentch near the water was very disgusting. But I didn't smell a thing, for which I am quite glad. :) The Monarch of Mono A look back at the mountains after we left Mono. - Now we skip ahead a couple of days, and find ourselves in Lake Tahoe looking over Emerald Bay on a cold and windy day. Upon that beach down there, set back in the pines, is a castle. I knew there was one there, yet I had thought it was on the island. It's called Vikingsholm, and there's a small tea room counterpart on top of the island. We didn't go down to it this time around as it was cold (about 45°) and had started to sprinkle. On our final day in Tahoe we went down to the beach. It was in the lower 50's, the wind cold and strong, and the water was colder. But the sun was out and tried its best to warm things up. And then we came home after having a very splendid time. -Hristë http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/736586/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:54:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/736586/ Last night I tried to post this but my computer apparently didn't want me to, so here it is now. I found that if you type:  /friends  after a regular HSB blog address, you can read that person's friends' recent entries. How neat! -Hristë http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/727084/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/727084/ The other day (the 4th that is) I had some fun dyeing paper with tea. So I thought I'd show you all what neat patterns they made.   First try front and back: Second try front and back:   And I liked the back of the first one so much, I now use it on this bloggy. So that's all for now. -Hristë http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/724880/ Mon, 7 Sep 2009 22:04:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/724880/ In my last entry I said I hadn't done anything with the patterns, but the day after that I did. I'll write it in a timeline because it's easier to do. :)   11th- The thing that I hated most was having to pin the pattern to the fabric and cut it out. It was mostly because it took so much time to complete, and I had to cut a second waistband because I cut the first one too short. After getting a spool of partially matching thread, I threaded our sewing machine. And it isn't just any machine, it's a real ol' 1904 Singer treadle sewing machine. We got it at a yard sale last month, and it still works very well, making a lovely clickety-clack sound while working. After pinning a seam I would sew it, then pin the next and sew it, etc. Last of all came the waistband at about 9pm, and then I quit for I was both tired and hungry.    12th- I sat down in front of the sewing machine and began folding pleats in the back. I wanted them to be as even as possible so I took my time at it. Then I pinned the waistband to the pleats and sewed them down on both sides. Next came the dreaded placket! (It's dreaded because that's where many people have trouble). But it really wasn't as hard as the instructions made it seem. But I did have to cut a second placket because I didn't realize the instructions said to add the width of the waistband to the placket's length. Next time I make a skirt I will remember to cut things the correct length the first time. I finished my work that day with pressing the placket and the pleats, and finishing the waistband.     The coolest part of that day was seeing 11 shooting stars that night! They were neat, but I expected their tails to be longer.  I only heard of them the day before while Googling something. They're called the Perseids and come from around the Perseus constellation.   13-14th Sewed snaps and skirt hooks onto placket. 18-20th  Finally got around to hemming the skirt, and here it is all finished:   So that's all for now, have a good day, -Hristë    http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/720611/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:36:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/720611/ First off, last week on the 3rd we got the patterns we ordered from Sense and Sensibility Patterns. Haven't done anything with them yet, but hopefully will soon.   Then upon the 7th I finally made the bread I had been wanting to do all that week, it's French bread: And it was soooooooo good.  *yum*   And then today, because we had many peaches from a friend's trees, my Mom and I made cobbler, and it also was good. That should be 'is' because there are still three more servings left. But they won't be there long tomorrow. :) Before... After... No, those two pieces in the corner (if calling the side of a round thing can be construed and a 'corner'), are not burnt: it's cinnamon and sugar.   Well, not a whole lot of news, but at least it catches me and you up through today. Have a blessed day in Christ, -Hristë http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/716307/ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:37:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/716307/ It has been one whole month since my last post; a failure indeed, but I can not laugh at it. And this post is only to tell you that I got a playlist. It's at the bottom of this blog. And that is it and that is all, so thank you for the use of the hall. -Hristë http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/709780/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:21:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/whiteshores/709780/