Archive for the ‘domestic’ Category

My 1st try at sorbet turned out *dee-lish-ous*

January 16th 2012 by cybertoad in domestic 0

For Christmas I received the ice cream maker attachment for my KitchenAid stand mixer. Last weekend I tried it out and made the yummy triple berry sorbet pictured below. Below the pic I share my recipe…

RECIPE: I used a 48 oz bag of frozen berries (combo of blueberries, raspberries & blackberries), thawed the bag [...]

Catching up with friends & a puffy dog!

July 18th 2011 by cybertoad in domestic, pets, re-caps 1

Our weekend was good and low-key…
Friday evening Kenny & I enjoyed some retail therapy at the Galleria (I got these cute shoes at Clarks) then a nice, relaxed dinner out on the patio at Empire Cafe. Why don’t I go here more often? It was not so crowded that we couldn’t order quickly and find [...]

Foto Friday: Happy Birthday Kenny!

July 8th 2011 by cybertoad in domestic, foto friday, photography, travel 1

Today’s Foto Friday is a pic from our vacation… Kenny and I are about to head out on a sunset sail around the island with friends. I’m posting this because today is Kenny’s birthday! Yay for birthdays!!
Happy Birthday to you, my love!!
May you have a wonderful day!!
I <3 you!

Foto Friday: Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle

April 8th 2011 by cybertoad in domestic, foto friday, photography 1

My garden needs desperate help now but a few years ago I actually had a really successful butterfly garden and I had tons of monarch caterpillars chomping down on all of my milkweed. Below is a montage of photos I took of the activity in my garden showing the life cycle.

And here is a slide [...]

20+ year old fish tank still looks good…

February 17th 2011 by cybertoad in domestic, images, pets 3

I have had a tropical fish tank since I was 6 or 7 years old. It was a hobby I shared with my father. Back in high school my father upgraded our 10 gallon tank to a nice 30 gallon fish tank and wooden stand. He kept the tank stocked with tropical fish till his [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14th 2011 by cybertoad in domestic, marital 1

Thank you Kenny for the gorgeous roses you sent to me at work! I’ll enjoy looking at them all week! I love you more!

Ginger 1993 – 2010

February 7th 2011 by cybertoad in domestic, pets 0

Hello – for many of my longtime readers you may remember that we use to have a beautiful red dachshund named Ginger. She was Kenny’s dog from before I met him – he got her as a 6 week puppy and I met her when she was about 3 years old.
It doesn’t seem that long [...]

I’m baaaaaack! Happy 2011!

January 21st 2011 by cybertoad in domestic, re-caps, travel 4

Yep, been feeling like going old skool & returning to my blogging roots after abandoning this place for a full year! Even though I am still more active on Twitter and Facebook, I’ll pop in here and get some posts in. I can’t just shut this place down – I’ve been blogging since 2001!
As a [...]

AT&T vs. Comcast (hint: TiVo rawks more)

January 25th 2010 by cybertoad in commentary, domestic 4

So back in late November Kenny decided to switch to AT&T U-verse since it was finally available in our area. A month later we switched back to Comcast. I know, sounds crazy, right? After all the U-verse hoopla and knowing many satisfied friends who rave about their U-verse, we were simply underwhelmed with the service [...]

Post-Christmas Deflation

December 28th 2009 by cybertoad in domestic, re-caps 1

So Christmas has come & gone – all the holiday cards have been sent, presents wrapped and unwrapped, family has been seen and hopefully, you all found some happy memorable moments among all the holiday craziness. I know we did. We kept our holiday low-key and actually took the time off from work to sleep [...]