A Recipe, For You

My mom has been making this recipe for as long as I can remember. It's soooo good when it's hot out of the oven, with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream. Sorry I can't help too much on the biscuits. I make mine by memory and feel; I've never used a recipe. But most bags of flour have a recipe on the back. This is so easy. And worth the mess. Trust me.


APPLE RINGS

1 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1 stick of butter or margarine
2 cups of water
1 quart of finely chopped apples dusted with cinnamon
1 recipe of biscuit dough using 2 cups of flour

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. While its heating up, put the first four ingredients in a 9x13 baking pan and stick it in the oven until melted. Roll out your biscuit dough to about 1/2 inch thick. Evenly spread the apples on top. Roll up like a jelly roll and slice at 1 inch intervals. Lay your slices in the pan full of melty goodness. Swirlies up, of course. Bake it at 350 for about 30 minutes. Serve warm.


Hope you enjoy this as much as I do. Its a little hard to explain how to make something that we pretty much make by memory. My mom made these last week and declared them the best she had ever made. She used butter instead of margarine. Just a thought.

Love ya.
~Jo~

Friday again.

I swear, regardless of how long the work day seems to last, the weeks go by so incredibly fast. Here it is, Friday again. The sun is shining. It's warm, for now. I am hoping for a lovely weekend; for myself and for all of you, too. ( btw: Elise, you are such a darling and you regularly make my day. Thank you.)
I have a fabulous apple recipe to share. I've been telling Julia that I would get that to her, but I haven't yet. Maybe I will get it posted this weekend.

Go do something fun. Something new. Something interesting. And then report back to me Monday. ;)

* pic from dress,design,decor.

Yes, I Did.

I decided to shut up and do it.



I talked myself out of the more expensive Born boots. And then I talked myself into these less expensive Dirty Laundry boots. I'm pretty stoked about it. I hope I get them soon. And I'm thinking my Nebula bucket bag would look perfect with these. If someone doesn't buy it soon, I may have to keep it. Hmmm. We'll see.

Weekly Ring Envy

With Halloween right around the corner, I thought I would share a few pieces of Etsy jewelry with you that would go great with the holiday. Can you call Halloween a holiday? Is that politically correct? Well, anyway. This ring is from the amazing Missy Industry store. I love this store. Her designs are clean and pretty and a little bit rock and roll. And if anyone wants to buy me the ring with the red heart, you know, I wouldn't refuse. Awesome, right?

There are several pieces of beautiful spiderweb jewels in the Dolly Bird Design store. Also a sand dollar fossil ring that you shouldn't miss. What I like so much about these pieces is their understated elegance. I could totally see wearing this necklace with a black ball gown. "Come a little closer to my web, dear."

Check these stores out and tell me what your favorites are.

S.O.S.

People! We have a crisis on our hands. A very serious matter! Have you heard about the latest string of magazines to go out of print!?! I am starting to panic.

For as long as I can remember I have been obsessed, addicted to and enamoured by magazines. They are my escape from reality. My source for ideas and inspiration. They are what I look forward to in my mailbox, amidst the bills and junk mail. They are my comfort, my downtime routine, my ever flowing wellspring of random knowledge. And the best thing about magazines is the fact that I can carry them around with me. I can keep them for as long as I like. I can cut pictures and articles out of them and put them in my collection of folders and collages. They are tangible. Real. Literal. Glossy, for heaven sake. They are happiness in print form! I love them.

The internet is great. Blogs are great. You know I love them. But nothing, no nothing could ever take the place of magazines. And it seems like they are being shot down left and right. What is the future of print, people? What is going to happen? I am very sad about this. I know that you can't stop progress, and you shouldn't. But some things should always be. Some things are such a huge part of who we are as a culture. As people. Some things should remain the same.

Magazines should never die. Long live print!

*the pic above is from Domino, one of the fallen.

Just checking in.

I took some cold medicine last night before going to bed. It is almost lunch time and I am still not awake. Walking around work like a zombie. I don't have the energy for a decent post. Be back later, I hope.

~A Little Secret~

Most of the time I manage to be a pretty reserved person. I choose class over crass. I like my wardrobe to last forever. I like my hair smooth and straight. I stick with neutrals, navy and black. I am .......... pretty predictable.

BUT, there is another side to me. The side that used to come out more often than it does now. A side that happens to know how to swing glowsticks. A side that wears plaid skirts with hoodies and skater shoes. A side that has spiked hair and blacked-out eyes. (which, by the way, I should share a picture of for proof.) This side gets dirty glances from little old ladies on the street. And, yes, this side is still there. It still talks me into doing crazy stuff every now and then. This side makes my heart trip up when I see things like this:

How cool is a neon wall? No joke. I want to head to Lowe's right now. I want a neon wall.

Helllllooooo, hottie lightening pants. Alright, so I always chose baggy over melted on, but these are just too awesome. I want a pair of skin tight lightening pants.

Now seriously, every single time I see a picture of Alice Dellal I want to do this to my hair. Every single time. No. I am not joking. And here is the even crazier part. I would be more apt to do my hair like this than to paint my wall neon OR wear some crazy hot pants. I know. I've been told I'm not right in the head before.

Don't you ever just want to do something totally unexpected? Something a little daring? When was the last time you pulled out the punk?

*neon wall from Design Sponge

*kick azz pants from Lena Quist

*awesome pic of Alice from Garance Dore