This one always gets me through....

There are times in our lives when things just aren't quite right
Times that we have to sit back and smile
Make a circle around the sun
Dance with everyone
Dream a dream for your neighbor

The stars are shining so bright
And the sun is waiting for tomorrow
If your day isn't going quite right
Then borrow a dream from your neighbor

We have to live with our decisions
Climb our own tall mountains
Swallow our pride
And choke down our own tears

We have to love one another
Support our sisters and brothers
Hold on tight
And hope we make it out alright

Apple Bundt Cake

YUM!!!

3 c. AP flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 1/2 cups chopped apples
1 c. granulated sugar
1 c. light brown sugar
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1/2 c. melted butter
3 lg. eggs
confectioners' sugar for dusting

1. Preheat oven to 325*F. Coat bundt pan with non-stick spray.
2. In large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl combine vanilla, cinnamon, and 3 cups apples. Reserve remaining 1/2 cup apple.
3. In large bowl, with mixer on medium-high speed, beat sugars, oil, butter, and eggs until well blended. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture, scraping bowl occasionally with rubber spatula. Beat 1 minute longer or until well combined. With spatuala, fold in apple mixture (batter will be thick). Scatter remaining apples in the bundt pan and spoon batter over them.
4. Bake until done. (45 minutes - 1 hour) until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack until completely cool.
5. Unmold cake onto cake plate and dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.
6. EAT!

Wake Up Album of Today

The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow (2003)

So I ran into an issue finding a pic for the album....I have this on vinyl (as usual) and the only pic I could find of my cover was of a poster...maybe I have a special release...I don't know. Anyway, my LP cover is the one with the pink guy on the front....not the gray rhino thing LOL.

So onto the music. This album has gotten me through MANY baking marathons, on vinyl and mp3! Just a great follow up album to their debut, "Oh, Inverted World". I have always been a lover of The Shins, but REALLY got the addiction after watching "Garden State", which was written, directed and starred Zach Braff....what a cutie LOL. Natalie Portman, also in "Garden State" is a self proclaimed lover of The Shins...pretty cool when Padme Amidala approves.

As a writer of poetry and prose The Shins inspire me to keep on keepin' on with my crazy thoughts...Check out some of their lyrics...such beautiful arrangement of words...in art there is postive and negative space...the rule of thirds etc. and I believe the same rules exist in the placement of words and the arrangement of lines in music...The Shins exlempify this.

I don't really want to choose favorite tracks from this album because I see the creation more as a whole....but....I will say this "Pink Bullets" is a song I have sang to my kids to put them to sleep and I have the undying urge to make Bob (hubby) play that guitar part for me repeatedly LOL. Check out the video for this song too...very awesome!

Pink Bullets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XBabozrPGA

another good chill...

Those To Come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVsX56BPrpU

Those To Come lyrics - Read them they are beautifully arranged :)

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/shins/thosetocome.html

So thanks for sharing my wake up album with me today! I love music and I love vinyl! Please comment and share! Have a great day and let the music carry you!

Wake Up Album of Today!

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja vu (1970)

Oh how I love this album! And for so many reasons!

This is the first album release of Crosby, Stills and Nash with the addition of Neil Young.

CSN&Y are the result of a few seriously rockin' bands falling apart. The Byrds, The Hollies & Buffalo Springfield. Interestingly, the bassist on Deja Vu, Greg Reeves, was suggested by the infamous "SUPER FREAK" Rick James. Reeves didn't last long, and was replaced for "acting erratically", sounds right coming from a Rick James suggestion!

Jerry Garcia, best known for being viewed as the leader of The Grateful Dead, appears on "Teach Your Children" playing the pedal steel guitar.

John Sebastian, the founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, appears on the title track, "Deja vu" playing harmonica.

"Deja Vu" had a great time on the charts, in my opinion, it spent a week on top.It also ranked #14 of the top 100 albums of 1970. The "top hit singles" aren't necessarily my favorite tracks on the album, but have become momentous in American life. Songs like "Teach Your Children", "Our House" & Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock".

My personal favorites are "Carry on", "Helpless" & "Country Girl"...although I do love the album on it's entirety!

Carry On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWTz_lU5BY0

Helpless

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy_uSlnaTjM

So thanks for sharing my wake up album with me today! I love music and I love vinyl! Please comment and share! Have a great day and let the music carry you!

May you stay forever young....

Muffin Tin Monday!!!!

Okay so Sadie wanted to do POLKA DOTS today! So we have raisin dots, sandwhich dots, tic tac dots, cheerio dots, marshmallow and chocolate chip dots and pistachio and cranberry dots!

There are a ton of great muffin tins going on....go see http://michellesjournalcorner.blogspot.com/ !!!!

Organize your space!

Okay....so there about 20 spaces in my house that need organizing...but after much consideration I decided on my kitchen cabinets! Yeah! I spend the most time there...feeding tiny people and making dinner, breakfast etc.

These photos are quite embarrassing!

So anyway, head on over to:

http://doubledippedlife.blogspot.com/ and beautify a space in your house too this week! I am very excited to get my cabinets back!

Been awhile since I blogged!

So I am taking some time off from baking.....and I am spending ALOT of time with my family!

Hence....

MUFFIN TIN MONDAY!

I found out about this awesome project through:

http://doubledippedlife.blogspot.com/

Here is the blog behind the muffin tin greatness:

http://michellesjournalcorner.blogspot.com/

So the theme is Planes, Trains and Automobiles!

I had to make 2 "trays" up. Sadie didn't care for green so I found some pink muffin liners for hers. I made a marshmallow airplane with pecan wings, a graham cracker traffic light, teddy graham pit crew with cheerio tires, a cucumber railroad, a peanut butter mud hazard with celery flag and granola with sprinkles for the after race celebration :o)

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Rhubarb Crisp Muffins.....made with my homegrown rhubarb :)

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!!!

Click this for St. Patrick's Festivness!!!!!

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Bobby's 2nd Birthday !!

Fun was had by all! We had apples from DoubleDippedSweets and burger bites from TheFetchingHound ! And my cake turned out pretty sweet !

CAKE IDEA!!!!!!

So I am going to turn this photo into a cake for Beef's 2nd birthday! Going to make a square cake...I am going to print him out and stick him to foam board and insert it into the top of the square cake....I am so very excited!

BRILLIANT!

Guinness Brownies are the best!

Like a giant pan of brownie truffle....the perfect choice for that afternoon pint....what I am now calling my favorite brownie!

georgiamarbles saves the day !!!

Well she is known for making baker's look savvy in the kitchen with her apron's and little girls gorgeous in their tutu's...now she is making little boys manly!


Check out this fab tool belt workshop apron that the Beef is modeling!

Going to the Show.....

So on Tuesday January 13th I sat, credit card in hand, infront of my computer waiting for 12Noon to roll around. The Dead tickets were going on pre-sale and I wanted them bad. It took me an hour....and a little heartache...but I GOT TICKETS! So Bob and Bonnie are back on tour LOL...May 2nd 2009, the patchwork and tie-dye, the dancing in the streets, the being with the people that "get it man" haha....anyway....

I found this list on the MTV newsroom site...Check it out...kinda funny

10 reasons why 2009 is really the year of The Dead

1. Due to the recession, LSD prices have fallen to pre-1965 levels!
2. More Dead dates means Bob Weir has less time to dedicate to RatDog, which is certainly a good thing.
3. It’s your chance to finally hear Uncle John’s Band, only made up of guys who are more than likely great-grandfathers at this point.
4. If they play “Blues for Allah,” there is a 50 percent chance the Department of Homeland Security will storm the stage.
5. Hemp clothing is finally socially acceptable. Actually, wait, no it’s not.
6. The prospect of the Dead and Phish co-headlining Bonnaroo might cause the world to explode due to “vibe-age.”
7. You can actually hear “Shakedown Street” while standing on Shakedown Street. Or maybe that’s just the drugs talking.
8. Wake of the Flood now eerily prescient.
9. Given the plunge in gas prices, truckin’ up to Buffalo now surprisingly affordable.
10. My Morning Jacket’s last album kinda sucked.

Team EEAT presents our Virtual Valentine's Bake Sale!

Held on January, 28th, 2009 in Esty's Virtual Labs at 8pm EST!

Come see our team members present their beautiful work.

There will be great contests, sales, and amazing giveaways! Start shopping early by searching for "team eeat"!
Why should I come?

Trivia Questions!

Answer a Valentines day trivia question, and win a $5 gift credit in a Team members shop!

Giveaway!

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CONGRATS to the EAGLES!!!!

Here is the Beef celebrating the Eagles big win over the Giants

Valentine's Day!!!

Oh for the LOVE of chocolate!




How could I resist making a chocolate record for Valentine's Day!!! This box is loaded with 3 solid chocolate heart pops and 3 peanut butter cups! Enjoy!