Friday, July 07, 2006

Captured moments from Nanna & Nonno's camera...


Scott got me this niffty new wagon and Nonno pulls me in it around the driveway!
IT'S SO MUCH FUN!!!


THANK YOU SCOTT FOR MY WONDERFUL WAGON!
I LOVE IT!!!

AND THANK YOU NONNO FOR ALWAYS PULLING ME AROUND SO FAST
& MAKING ME GIGGLE!


Nonno got a special sprinkler just my size... isn't it neat?



Thank you Nonno for always making sure our back yard is full of
FUN THINGS for me to play with!

TI AMO NONNO!

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Tea for 3...

Exciting things are happening as we speak:



It seems as though an impromptu' visit from Mr.& Mrs. Spud
to see their good friend Bear is cause for celebration!


Bear suggested a fancy 'Tea' at this local joint he frequents, called: "Ruby's"
The decor is extreemly simple & sweet but the tea is to DIE FOR!


Blanket for 3 please...
Oooh, and if we're lucky, Miss Ruby HERSELF will serve us!

WHAT FUN!

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Fourth of July a'float...


This is me enjoying myself on Scott's sailboat...

This is me snuggled up next to Scott, aren't we so CUTE TOGETHER??
hehehe...
(I make HIM look GOOD!)



... and now, the FIREWORKS:



Pretty funky, huh?

Hope you all had as much fun last night as I had... it was a magical night!

*grin*


Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Storytime...


... with a few close friends.




Sunday, July 02, 2006

HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE!!!!


May you all enjoy a happy, healthy & safe holiday weekend!!!!

Love,

Ruby & Bear
(& Momma too)

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Room on the Broom...


Ruby's current favorite 'before bed' read is:
Room On The Broom by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

It's funny, most books she just wants me to flip through the pages for her & will almost never sit for the whole story... but this book? NO WAY! SHE SITS STILL THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THIS BAD BOY WITHOUT FAIL EVERY NIGHT! And the best part? The BOON at the end! *grin* (That's Moon for you non Ruby speaking folk...) hehehehe

I don't know what it is about this book, but my girl LOVES IT, and it's really a cute story too... not to mention that I do all the voices & have a fun routine when reading it, that never hurts. ;)

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Tuesday Night CANCELLED Club...?



...Ok, CBS- what GIVES?
Tuesday Night Book Club was just YANKED from the air without warning. My TiVo didn't even know what hit it!
Scott & I had planned to curl up every wed night to catch the previous night's drama.
Granted we've only just started this weekly ritual, but when they've only aired the first two eppisodes, they really didn't give us much choice but to have JUST started to enjoy it, correct?

Sure there's other things on tv to watch but I kinda liked this show. Sure it's title has nothing to do with what it's actually about, these women wouldn't know what it's like to pick up a book & read it through to the end if they're life depended on it, however...
They were real.
They were interesting.
They were trying so desperately to be 'perfect' when truly, perfection doesn't come in the form of a syrringe filled with botox.
Despite their high powered jobs, their access to money, the flashy cars matching an even flashier lifestyle they all had underlying issues:
Emotional Drama: the common denominator that connects us all
on the most basic of human levels.

No matter how wonderful your life may seem to the outsider, chances are that behind every closed door, there's a tear being shed, or a fight just moments from exploding,
or some tragedy about to spin your life right up on it's ass.
Things aren't always what they seem & these women, exccentric though they may be, were brave enough to let cameras follow them, follow their lives, their families, their drama for a national audience... at the very least, they get kudos for that.

I wanna know if anyone else out there started to watch this show & was giving it a chance just as CBS yanked it abruptly like an infected tooth?

I left the following Comment on tvsquad.com in regards to CBS's sudden removal of the show:

"My boyfriend Scott & I had plans of curling up on the
couch every
tuesday night to tune in, but then last night- Nothing. It's sad that
there was no warning, no reasoning why, just pulled hard & fast, like
an infected tooth. It's sad really, because not only did we enjoy the
show, but it was our time. Our time to snuggle, to watch these women,
trophy wives they may be, but still REAL to the core. Under the botox
and lack of actually reading the books they selected, were real issues
unfolding & tears shed for things that no drug or fancy car can fix. I
agree that it wasn't properly showcased beforehand. I never even heard
of it until I think the night before the show, so I TiVo'd it, what
could it hurt, if it sucked, I cancel the recording... but it was
interesting and we both enjoyed it. I very much would like to see the
remaining eppisodes aired, if not on tuesday nights, maybe on a 'not
so must see' night just for those of us who WANT to SEE WHAT HAPPENS
NEXT! I think I speak for that small percentage of people who tuned
in... please let us finish what we started... otherwise it's all too
reminicent of my childhood & the neighborhood 'indian giver' kid who
I still loathe to this day. Don't be that kid CBS... "

It seems as though Scott & I were in the minority concerning 'T.N.B.C.", I googled it this morning & came across several articles that were slightly harsh, this one in the The Arizona Republic, another one here at The Hollywood Reporter.com and even another at tvsquad/BLOGGING TELEVISION.

I want to know what you all thought, I guess at the most basic of levels, I'm a voyeur... I mean really, who wouldn't want to be a fly on the wall of someone else's life?
Sign me up!
All it really does is make the problems in our own lives seem trite,
if only for those 60 minutes every tuesday night.

Guess now I'm gonna have to go back to knitting scarves & watching old reruns of FRIENDS.
*sigh*

Monday, June 26, 2006

There's Nothing Like...


... FRESHLY GROUND PEPPER!!!

And there's nothing better than FRESHLY GROUND PEPPER when cooking!
And when it's coming from this gorgeous Handmade Exotic Wood Pepper Mill crafted by Bert Hamblin, it's EVEN BETTER!


This little beauty is located on Page 4 and is an 8" Pepper Mill #734.


It's made of four different types of wood: Maple, Beech, Mahogany and Cherry!

I know it's costly but it's an item I'll only ever buy once, and I cook ALOT and only EVER use Freshly Ground Pepper so I know it'll get used EVERY DAY in this house!

Once in a while, it's nice to treat yourself to something you not only love but will absolutely use every day & appreciate. My kitchen will be better for it.
*grin*


PS: The talented gentleman who makes these amazing Mills only started doing so three years ago. I spoke with him this morning on the phone & he was friendly & pleasant with a great attitude towards life. He suffered his second heartattack five weeks ago & is happy to be back up & working again. Hell, a guy in his 80's who is this skilled & talented who discovered his gift so late in life?
In my eyes, worth every penny!
Makes me wonder what fun things I might be able to do when/if I make it to my 80's, right? =)
Thanks again Bert, I look forward to 'Oscar' arriving here
to his permanent home, right in my kitchen!
Many wonderful meals await...

Sunday, June 25, 2006

True Love...


... a Girl & her Bear.

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Friday, June 23, 2006

My Top Ten COMEDY DVD'S TO OWN! *


These are the movies (in no particular order)
that I not only adore, but that whenever watched-
cause me to produce the UGLY LAUGH!
You know the kind I'm talkin' about...
the one where you can't stop,
it HURTS to continue to do it &
you could and most possibly WILL
SNARF ANY/ALL BEVERAGES STRAIGHT OUT YOUR NOSE &
ALL OVER THE ROOM AND ANYONE WITHIN A TEN FOOT RADIUS!
hee hee

(*this list is subject to change at any time should my memory kick into overdrive & I recall one that I missed this first time around)