Archive for August 2009
From Fun and Funky to Fabulous !
August 27, 2009 | 
Author Onour way to Portland to visit our precious kids, we found an absolutely adorable Retro Motel in Grants Pass, Oregon….
the Motel del Rogue…..
http://moteldelrogue.com
Cutest little room with a kitchenette
and deck out back….
Great funky pink sun chairs……
The sparkling Rogue River just right for wading……
For those quiet, glass of wine and a good book moments, a multitude of books to choose from…right out your front door !
And then there was the Fabulous HOTEL MURANO in Tacoma, Washington….http://hotelmuranotacoma.com
The Glass Art Treasures are stunning !
The lobby is filled with unusual glass works……
Fishing lures by Rick Beck….
The Danish Artist Vibeke Skov flew to the hotel to install these three incredible colored glass Viking ships.
A uniquely designed “art wall” on each of the twenty-one floors features a single artist and their original work.
The world of glass at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma is an experience we won’t forget !!
Happy Infusions,
Kate
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Tags: fabulous glass art work, fun, funky, glass fishing lures, glass viking boats, Grants Pass, hotel Murano, motel del Rogue, Rick Beck, Tacoma | 
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A Play Day…..I felted !
test
Ingredients:
CRUST FOR 6″ PIE
1 cup regular flour
1/2 cup shortening, ( Crisco, not butter or oil) needs to be kept cool
1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
2 good size cooking apples (Granny Smith or other favorite) peeled, cored, sliced
3/4 cup sugar
“Scant” cup flour (just under a cup)
Shake of cinnamon
Preparation:
Crust:
Using a fork or pastry blender, gradually work the shortening into the flour until it resembles pea size clumps
Add: 3 tablespoons water…mix in carefully
Form in ball and cut in half
Roll 1 ball on floured board/counter in circle for bottom crust, it must extend over edge of the skillet.
Filling:
Mix well, pour into the 6″ iron skillet, mounding apples in the middle
Roll top crust larger than the skillet
Remove excess dough
Press sides of bottom and top crusts together to seal in juices
Finish edge and top as desired…include vent holes
Brush crust with milk, using pastry brush
Sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar
Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour, no matter what size
test
Ingredients:
CRUST FOR 6″ PIE
1 cup regular flour
1/2 cup shortening, ( Crisco, not butter or oil) needs to be kept cool
1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
2 good size cooking apples (Granny Smith or other favorite) peeled, cored, sliced
3/4 cup sugar
“Scant” cup flour (just under a cup)
Shake of cinnamon
Preparation:
Crust:
Using a fork or pastry blender, gradually work the shortening into the flour until it resembles pea size clumps
Add: 3 tablespoons water…mix in carefully
Form in ball and cut in half
Roll 1 ball on floured board/counter in circle for bottom crust, it must extend over edge of the skillet.
Filling:
Mix well, pour into the 6″ iron skillet, mounding apples in the middle
Roll top crust larger than the skillet
Remove excess dough
Press sides of bottom and top crusts together to seal in juices
Finish edge and top as desired…include vent holes
Brush crust with milk, using pastry brush
Sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar
Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour, no matter what size
Parental Alert: FREE HEALTHCARE…Send your kids outside !!
Sleepless in Redding
Last night I called for sleep.
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