Slack lining in San Diego with David!
Made a time lapse video of the editing process. :)
[If I only scrape a living, at least it's a living worth scraping.]
A Cookie Tragedy
Tonight I had “The Thought.” You know, the one. The moment you become aware of your own heartbeat, leading you to the realization that you are alive and free and really just want some fresh hot cookies. So.. of course I embraced it and embarked on a cookie baking-scaventure. With the help of my friend, Ryan, I added craisins, almonds, walnuts, dried cherries and oatmeal.. rolled them up into cookie balls, placed them on the pan, and lightly sprinkled them with the “secret ingredient” (code for lots of sugar). (Confession: to tell you the truth, I went just a tiny bit overboard with the secret ingredient sprinkling. Okay, fine you caught me. I made sure each cookie was snug as a bug beneath a mound of sugar. Isn’t it a rule that you can do whatever you want to do with the secret ingredient?)
After waiting as impatiently as I imagine Santa waits for the reindeer rescue team when he gets stuck in a chimney, they were ready! I took them out, and upon first glance, I instantly deemed them a masterpiece. I ran to get my camera, which is something I rarely do.. but I was just so proud! While I was attaching the lens to the camera body, Ryan (who had apparently snuck the first bite) said, “Samantha……..” I wish I had a photo of his face when he informed me that I had mistaken the sugar…….. for the SALT.
I may or may not have had a miniature melt down. After apologizing to Ryan for almost giving him a sodium-induced heart attack followed by a true moment of sheer cookie-tragedy sadness, I threw in the homemade cookie baking towel, went to Dominicks up the street and bought some pillsbury dough, and lived the night happily ever after. No shame in the game.
There are three lessons to be learned here:
—As the chef or baker, it is my RIGHT… I mean, ahem… “responsibility” to taste test at any point in the cooking/baking process. Even if I just feel like it taking a little sneak-peek-taste. Otherwise, I could be putting a precious life in danger.
—Sneak at your own risk. Once a sneak, ALWAYS a sneak!
—Most importantly: beware…..if it looks like a cookie, smells like a cookie… it might just be a big blob of salt.
Peacefully playing piano in my cozy new home in Chicago with lead vocals, John Lennon himself… You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.
“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.”
Know Your Glassware:
A project I recently illustrated and designed for www.MannerAndLane.com
Ladies and Gentlefrogs,
Truth be told, he is indeed a prince.
Heart full of bubblegum!
Do something.. Anything that reminds you of how good it feels to be alive, free and loved.
Invent your own holiday if you must:
National Plant a YogaTree Day
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Spent the weekend in the Blueridge Mountains hiking, chasing waterfalls, rock hopping, and ICE cold water wading.
