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truly bizarre was that cory s graduation 20 miles down the road was perfect green grass on the field sunny blue skies mild breeze and temps in the 70 s now when i say down the road that is exactly what i mean down like 1 200 feet down and for the record i don t do altitude well crested butte is a charming little place but as different from jessiville arkansas as one can get here you have lots of grey hair plaid golf pants lincoln towne cars aarp memberships and funny hats crested butte is the natural habitat of jeeps ll bean clothing and all things healthy all vehicles have some manner of rack on top for skis kayaks bikes you name it and they are as mandatory there as a bottle of ben gay on the night stand is here but their hats are funnier plus they are all in really good shape i was the only fat person in at least two counties i think i am going to quit trying to plan my vacations and see if serendipity works better i mean i made all these plans months in advance so all would be just right you know what is coming another one of mike and rhonda s vacation disaster stories first we check into our suite that is to overlook the mountain and it is looking into the courtyard and 100 other balconies i call them up and in a voice somewhere between irate and pitiful and explain they have ruined my life they find two other rooms i can look at and one is perfect with a wonderful view and we take it we check into our perfect room the phone doesn t work so i go downstairs oh i m so glad you came down i just realized why we didn t give you that room to begin with that whole wing is being worked on starting monday at 8 am and the plumbers will be turning the water off i assure them that we will be leaving early on monday and want to keep the room and its beautiful view they agree to let us stay there and turn on our phone i should stop here and explain that crested butte is a ski town we were there on the off season remember that term the whirlpool tub is calling to me i go in to run water and find that it takes about 15 minutes to get hot water to come on which could explain the plumbers by now the 9 000 foot altitude is starting to do it s damage on me i have enough oxygen to do only one of the following at any given time walk talk digest food or breathe doing any one of the first three was followed by two hours of lying down trying to do the later all moisture was completely sucked out of my body my mucous membranes became non existent i plugged in the two humidifiers supplied by the hotel on either side of the bed slathered up and down with lots of lotion and tried to survive these two days were for us we would enjoy the roaring fire the magnificent view and each other we would call for room service whenever we wanted food it was with great disappointment when we did call to discover they didn t have enough staff during off season to deliver food i was ready to leave that instant and would have had i not been sprawled on the bed breathing for the next go round of walking to the bathroom the pizza delivery place told us the same thing so sorry but no delivery during off season mike then calls downstairs to at least get a to go order for the room and stumbles across some sweet young man named brian who made our weekend by assuring us that we could after all have food brought up the next morning sunday is all ours we are not leaving the room i wake up early and watch the sun coming up over the mountains a truly glorious experience as many of you know as the sun brings different snow covered peaks into brilliant focus as the morning progresses i had tip toed out to the living room leaving mike to his much deserved slumber started the logs burning in the fireplace and had a cup of coffee along with my book a blanket and a pillow all ready on the couch i decided the only thing interfering with the perfection of the morning was the tray of dirty dishes sitting there from the night before i looked a fright hair standing up on end and my comfy nightgown you know the one we all have them holes stains misshapen but they fit so perfectly and feel so good and bare feet but i decide to risk the 15 seconds of exposure in the hallway to set the tray outside the door i carry the tray out and leave my foot in the jam or at least i thought i did until i heard that almost prison like clank of metal on metal that takes my brain only milliseconds to translate into oh s t here i am on the outside of a locked door mike is two rooms away behind two closed doors i know my knocking will be heard by the couple whose door is immediately next to ours way before mike wakes up and i have already encountered them once beautiful ski bunny and hunk well if i wake them up i can at least get them to call next door and wake mike u p they weren t that impressed with me the first go round so who cares how i look i knock louder then began pounding neither of the doors is opening how bad do i look if i have to go down to the lobby and borrow a phone at least i m not naked about that time i hear a faint rhonda coming from the other side of the door my soft answer opens the door to a completely confused mike and i so wanted to let him sleep late the rest of the day went well we sat and talked for hours something we haven t really had a chance to do in ages we read books we called for food and we listened to the snow melt snow of that volume makes an incredible amount of noise amazing and we watched the reverse of the sun s play on the mountains as it set that evening monday morning i woke up early to get done with all water activities before the plumbers turned it off and looked out the window i turned to mike and said honey it looks like we are fogged in then i realized this fog had lumps w e were in the middle of a blizzard in the middle of may we managed to get off the mountain without a problem it wasn t until we got to monarch pass that it got scary they had ice on the roads there and even though the road had been sanded you would look down those steep deep drop offs and just pray we made it home ok and have only taken one real vacation since then it was to the pacific northwest that was the time my back went out due to the long plane trip and not being able to move around too much so i spent our vacation in a wheel chair being pushed through museums of stuff mike wanted to see he was in heaven and i was drugged and couldn t escape but that s another story sometimes it is just as easy to stay home bring pictures from your fun vacations so we can live vicariously i think that is the way to go posted by the stuff closet at 1 50 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels funny stories vacations tuesday march 13 2012 making your own linen napkins and mitering corners this is a stack i made about ten years ago some are wearing out hence today s tutorial innkeepers need a lot of things and linen napkins is one of them buying ready made can get expensive when you have 16 people for breakfast every morning fortunately making your own is a breeze really first find the linen lots of places sell it online and if you live in a place like dallas there are great fabric outlets to wander through you should be able to find a nice medium weight linen for 15 a yard or less unless you want the very best irish linen take the width of the fabric usually about 54 56 and divide that in thirds unless you are wanting very large dinner napkins half it or cocktail napkins quarter it and then figure out how many napkins you want to make for one dozen you will take 18 one third the width of 54 and multiply it by 4 the number of rows of three you will cut out 72 divide that by 36 inches in a yard and you get 2 you need two yards of fabric to make 12 napkins less than 30 or 2 50 per napkin now cut your fabric if you have exactly 2 yards straighten fabric with selvages together and cut in half and then cut those two pieces in half which leaves you with 4 8 pieces now cut each of those pieces into thirds folding the fabric in a triangle guarantees you a perfect square or almost the same quality that makes linen wrinkle also make it very easy to iron in nice straight hems and the open weave makes it easy to cut the fabric evenly i fold it over once more so all four sides line up an trim anything that is a bit off kilter next with a hot iron fold over a nice straight 1 2 hem on all four sides i am making a one inch hem if you want a deeper hem adjust accordingly fold right sides together at the corner this will create a triangle with the point at the bottom with a ruler go down from the tip so that there is 1 1 2 in a straight line and mark off a triangle with washable marker i just used soft lead pencil next disect that triangle with another mark which should be about one inch long it should look like this sew down the middle line snip off the excess and do the other three corners the same turn and press keeping the finished hem as straight as you can at this point you have a pretty nice looking napkin you just need to decide how you want to finish it you could just machine or hand stitch a hem stitch in white for a nice elegant look or you could embroider on all kinds of fun borders i just sew a long running stitch in the color of our blue tablecloths this not only adds a nice touch but also prevents me from having to hem stitch to finish i know my stitches aren t even such is life one hint for hand sewing when you thread your needle do so before you cut the thread from the spool this guarantees less twisting and knotting note all of our tablecloths and most of our napkins are made this way linen and cotton it is easy to do and makes for a nice finished product don t hesitate to let me know if these instructions are not clear posted by the stuff closet at 10 02 am 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels crafts thursday march 8 2012 fresh gingersnaps remember that ginger that we froze in the last blog set it out now and preheat the oven to 350 mountain thyme gingersnaps 2 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger you can add more fresh or 1 tsp dried ginger for snappier snaps 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 2 teaspoon salt 3 4 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 4 cup dark molasses combine the flour ginger baking soda cinnamon and salt into mixing bowl place shortening into a mixing bowl and beat until creamy if you are t aware they now have this in stick form for easy measuring do not use the butter flavored kind for this recipe gradually beat in white sugar beat in the egg and dark molasses add 1 3 of flour mixture into the shortening mixture stir until thoroughly blended sift in the remaining flour mixture and mix together until a soft dough forms pinch off small amounts of dough and roll into 1 inch balls roll each ball in cinnamon sugar mix and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet bake about 9 10 min until tops are rounded and slightly cracked cool and store in airtight container these when cooled are slightly chewy if you like your snaps crunchy cook a bit longer note we keep a cinnamon sugar mix on hand for several recipes since we make these a lot i have a tupperware bowl in the pantry for just this use i can put a dozen cookies in at a time and shake to coat also i store the extra dough rolled in a ball and wrapped up in plastic wrap it keeps in the fridge for a week or in the freezer for longer posted by the stuff closet at 11 56 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels recipes monday march 5 2012 ice cube trays revisited over the years i have collected quite a few things to do with my old ice cube trays now i wouldn t know what to do without them it started when mom showed me how to freeze homemade pesto in individual servings and store them in zip lock bags now i look for all kinds of things that will come in handy in small portions here is a list of ideas make ice cubes from leftover coffee they are great for cooling down iced coffee without watering down your drink i go ahead and add cream and sweetner before freezing for the perfect summertime cooler any beverage like tea cola or lemonade that is left over or going flat can be frozen to add to the same drink next time and you can plan ahead and freeze slices of citrus and or flowers in cubes to decorate iced drinks or freeze big portions in butter tubs for pitchers or bundt pans for punch bowls didn t use up all of that store bought chicken broth for a recipe freeze the remainder and add a few cubes to water when steaming vegetables or cooking rice note i save and freeze all my vegetable scraps in a gallon size ziplock bag when the bag is full i cook it down in water to make vegetable broth i save large amounts for soups in plastic butter tubs but also freeze small amounts for above use egg whites freeze well and ice cube trays are perfect for portions i have some great recipes for meringue cookies so start saving those whites i never use all the fresh herbs i buy mostly cilantro as we grow most everything else snip it up and put in cubes cover with water freeze and store in zip lock bags these are great for adding to pinto beans soups or recipes not requiring the fresh greenery buerre manie or kneaded butter is a paste made from equal parts of flour and soft butter and is used to finish off soups and sauces make up a big batch and freeze by the tablespoon and while we are talking about freezing here are more hints fresh ginger freezes well just peel and seal in a small bag set out for a few minutes before grating freeze grapes for a perfect summertime snack just clean dry and remove from stems it helps to have these on hand when i am craving ice cream cookie dough can be made in large batches rolled in balls frozen on cookie tray and stored in bag unfortunately frozen cookie dough in ball form is way too easy to sneak buy in bulk and freeze portions we do this for hambuger meat and canned pineapple for our scalloped pineapple recipe the trick is to flatten out the gallon bag as flat as you can get it not only does it store easier in the freezer but it takes no time at all to thaw i buy pork loin when it is on sale and cut it three different ways to freeze i slice thin pieces to pound out for schnitzel thicker pieces for stuffed pork chops and one end stays whole as pork loin save those wrappers from sticks of butter and use them to grease baking dishes my advice before throwing out any food consider if it would be good added to a soup a drink a recipe down the line if so freeze it and one of my favorite ideas came from my long time friend margie when we were in elementary school she gave me a birthday present of a jar full of frozen pennies so i would always have some cold hard cash cute idea i bet you have some ideas i don t know post and share with us all posted by the stuff closet at 5 01 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share 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