it just isn’t a long weekend
until you break out
your giant inflatable beer bottle
to float down the river on.
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“if you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.”
-dale carnegie
May31
Tag Archives: fun
Apr11
rescue.
is it
a husky?
polar bear?
sea lion?
penguin?
not sure exactly sure what breed this is,
but i’d be happy to rescue him any day.
—
Apr8
hot dog with condiments.
in honor of our home opening
detroit tigers baseball day
the unexpected snow
and
the expected condiments.
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credits: the intelligent optimist, rk photo, detroit tigers
Mar30
secret joys of living.
a carload and more of grandies,
a sweet niece, baron the dog, and a family of ducklings
inventing the day as they go.
—
“some of the secret joys of living
are not found by rushing from point A to point B,
but by inventing some imaginary letters along the way. “
~douglas pagels: These Are the Gifts I’d Like to Give to You
Mar26
almost easter.
whipple-scrumptious fudgemallow delight
it’s almost easter – a great time to make wonka’s whipple-scrumptious fudgemallow delight with the chiddlers then?!
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how to make a truly whipple-scrumptious sauce
for your ice cream sundae:
you will need:
an adult to help you
a saucepan
a large bowl of your favourite ice cream ready in the fridge
60g dark chocolate
1 cadbury’s crunchie or similar chocolate bar
60g butter
80g dark brown sugar
150ml double cream
8 marsmallows
what you need to do:
break the chocolate and the crunchie into large chunks
and set to one side.
in a saucepan, over a low heat, melt together
the butter, sugar and cream.
stir until all the sugar is dissolved.
turn the heat up and continue stirring for 10 minutes.
be careful, as it gets very hot and can splutter.
use a very long wooden spoon or a tall adult with a long arm.
turn the heat down again.
get your bowl of ice-cream from the fridge.
put the marshmallows, chocolate and crunchie into the saucepan,
stir around once and pour over your ice-cream.
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“‘Wonka’s Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight!'” cried Grandpa George. ‘It’s the best of them all! You’ll just love it!'” – From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – roald dahl
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credits:
roalddahl.com
Mar25
character.
fellow zoo visitor
gets into character
for the big day
and
i have to say
i was impressed.
—
i like to think of myself as a character actor,
though there’s some redundancy in that.
– jeff bridges
Mar15
mischief.
rescue joey makes mischief.
—
“when a child is locked in the bathroom with water running
and he says he’s doing nothing but the dog is barking, call 911. ”
― erma bombeck
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image credit: the kangaroo sanctuary alice springs, australia
Jan24
laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. – vctor hugo
wok racing.
one way for non-skiers
to enjoy winter sports.
in germany
each march
a mix of
b-list celebrities
olympians
and
3 million tv viewers
share in this great event.
racers
sit in woks
strap ladles
to their feet
and
speed
downhill
at speeds of
more than
60 mph.
in 2014
members of
the jamaican bobsled team
took first prize.
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credits: mzungovolunteers.org, reddit.com, mental floss, zazzle.com
Jan15
snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood. – andy goldsworthy
the first sled ride of the year with a pile of my kinders.
Nov29
never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun. – randy pausch
sad i wasn’t able to take them up on this invite.
i didn’t even know curious george drank coffee.
you always learn something at a conference.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 