School is now back in session, and as adults we no longer have
to wistfully watch the kids having fun in the sun while we are
super-glued to our desks.
Sparky and Stella have been coming closer and closer to coming
to blows! Stella keeps taking a run at Sparky challenging him to
a fight (more from being a kitten than meanness), and Sparky
doesn’t want to back down anymore, as he doesn’t consider that
the manly thing to do. So I have begun to feel like a referee
while yelling at poor Sparky to back off and trying to convince
Stella she really doesn’t want to play with big bad Sparky.
Are you searching for a new hair-do or hair color? Go onto the
Web site www.vstyle.hypermart.net where you can pay a visit to
virtual hairstyling and either use the faces the program provides
or scan in your own photo to see yourself on-screen in a salon
full of different styles and colors. Then print it out and head
to the hairdresser!
My Mom and her siblings were raised in Texas so I thought of
them when I found this recipe – Texas toast. In bowl combine 6
tbsp. tomato paste, 1/4 c. grated parmesan cheese, 3 tbsp. oil
(olive oil is best), 1 tbsp. dried basil, 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
and 1/2 tsp. salt and mix until smooth. Spread this mixture
evenly over both sides of bread (1″ thick slices are best).
Grill bread, turning once, until toasted, approximately 2 minutes
each side.
“To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved
by someone deeply gives you courage.”
I absolutely hate to peel carrots but recently heard of a way
to get out of that. Put your carrots in a small colander and
place in a pan of boiling water. Turn the heat off and let sit
for five minutes. Then transfer the carrots to cold water and
drain. The skins slide off with fingers, saving your fingers from
being cut up by vegetable peelers.
Really corny joke of the week: Why did the car stop in
the middle of the road? It was wheely, wheely tired!
One of the things I look forward to in the fall is not having
to deal with hornets and wasps. There seems to be a surplus of
the little devils this year, and I have been stung six times
where in the past I do not remember being stung.
They managed to get me three different times while mowing my
lawn, and one time it caused by leg to swell up to three times
its normal size. They like to sting over and over, and I think
the hot weather and the sound of the lawn mower made them
irritable. I told my Dad I was traumatized by being stung and
could never mow my lawn ever again, but he did not fall for that
one.
If your teens have a new pair of jeans for school, you can
take the stiffness out of them by running them through the washer
with detergent and a half cup of table salt before wearing.
Voila! One happy teenager!
I see street lights are being installed in the Ridge which
thrills me very much to know I can continue walking in the fall
and have some light. I tend to look for the boogeyman over my
shoulders when I walk in the dark. I know a lot of people will
feel safer having lights on their exercise route.
If you haven’t ridden the train lately, head over to the old
depot and take a ride! We all tend to look for fun activities
elsewhere, and I feel by enjoying local sights and activities, it
can give us a new outlook on our town.
Please submit items for the Snoqualmie News Notes to
Donna, P.O. Box 604,
Snoqualmie, WA 98065
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