Lasesana’s GBU List for Tuesday, December 24, 2013

The Good From NPR: Pope Francis Preaches Message Of Love At Christmas Eve Mass From Grist: Pollen angels: The E.U.’s ban on bee-killing pesticides begins. Will it help? From Salon: The 10 best segments from “The Daily Show” and “Colbert Report” this year The Bad From abc News: Dozens Test Positive For Tuberculosis After Exposure […]

Lasesana’s GBU List for Monday, December 23, 2013

A list of the day’s best and worst news.   The good From Forbes: Green Oil: Scientists Turn Algae Into Petroleum In 30 Minutes The Bad From The New York Times: Spike in Harm to Liver Is Tied to Dietary Aids From The Washington Post: EPA’s system of tracking pesticides harmful to honeybees, critics say […]

December 23

Weekly Photo Challenge, (table for) ONE

Last week I showed three women around a table for “community“- here is my interpretation of ONE…

Lasesana’s GBU List for Sunday December 22, 2013

A daily round-up of the best and worst news The good From National Geographic: Rain Forest Warriors: How Indigenous Tribes Protect the Amazon From Reddit: Friend’s daughter is afraid of monsters in her closet. The doctor had the pharmacy fill this for her. From NPR: For Two Young Doctors, Working On Christmas Was A Privilege […]

December 22

Rugged, Wild and Scenic Wyoming: The Cold Dish, Craig Johnson

***** Penguin, 2004 ISBN 0143036424 (ISBN13: 9780143036425) Part of my Mysterious USA Reading Challenge As always, NO SPOILERS… Craig Johnson’s The Cold Dish has been my favorite book I’ve read for this challenge so far. Being a fan of the show inspired by the Walt Longmire series, I was expecting this novel to be good, […]

Lasesana’s GBU list for Saturday, December 21, 2013

A list of the best and worst in today’s news. The good From the New York Times: Setting the Table for a Regal Butterfly Comeback, With Milkweed From Livescience.com: 6 Ancient Tributes to the Winter Solstice From NPR: They’re Back! Chesapeake Oysters Return To Menus After Rebound The best rant of the week, from the cult of […]

December 20

Easy, 20-minute baked mozzarella sticks

These delicious, no-guilt snacks take 20 minutes to make from start to yummy finish. And without the frying, you can have these more often! serves 2 Ingredients: 4 mozzarella sticks 12 wonton wrappers 2 Tbs. Olive oil 1/4 cup marinara sauce water to seal wonton wrappers basil to garnish Directions Preheat oven to 350 Cut […]

December 20

3 + 1 Books about the ocean: 3 works of fiction + 1 work of nonfiction on a particular subject

Every culture has depicted and described the ocean in art and literature; the ocean is the setting for many classic and unforgettable stories. Mysterious, calm, bountiful or foreboding, the ocean can be portrayed in countless ways. In many works of literature, the ocean takes on the force of a character in the story and is […]

December 19

Pinterest Project #2: holiday log centerpiece

For this project I actually used 2 pins for inspiration: What I used: One large piece or wood or a bundle of smaller pieces A drill with a spade bit Tea lights Pine cuttings, about 10 inches in length Floral wire I had my husband cut the holes for the tea lights and followed the […]

December 19

Weekly Photo Challenge: Community

Community:  kəˈmyo͞onitē noun 1. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. 2. a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. This is a picture of my husband’s aunts and their best friend in the town of Kranidi, Greece. We had […]