Last night Sam headed out with his buddy to go see a wet t-shirt contest at a local bar. Typical 21-year old entertainment. I spent my night at home crafting and doing laundry, falling asleep on the couch before being awoken by Sam arriving home.
Sam then recapped the contest. He said there were about 15 participants ranging in age from 21 to over 50. The ladies would get on stage and raffle winners would then shoot them with a kitchen sink type hose to get them wet. Sam expected that would be it but it evolved into trashy, grinding behavior with a crowd of men ogling the women.
At one point he said a gal was going on stage and he thought "gee she seems pretty cute and a nice type of person." She then whipped her top up flashing the crowd, turned around and showed her thong butt to everyone. Not so nice anymore. Following her was an overly tanned, orange 50+ gal who did the same thing.
Sam said it was all too much and simply felt dirty and degrading to women so he left. The contestant behavior and the crowds behavior was just nasty and it was shocking to see people behave that way.
When Sam said "degrading to women" I knew then I had raised a good man. He knows to treat everyone with respect.
His telling of the story was hilarious! I finally made it to bed at 2 am but it was worth it to hear the story and get a warm fuzzy from Sam's point of view.
Life from a Diva's Point of View
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Stains and Shoes
Yeah this is what my life has become - stained hands and messy kitchen. But I'm enjoying it all!!
A big thank you to Tiffany at work who surprised me yesterday with this unique shoe picture, which I promptly hung in my office!
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Monday, August 15, 2016
Some Evening Alcohol
Spent some time tonight making a few more alcohol ink tiles. Quite the challenge as its like pouring water on to a slick surface. Working out the kinks but having fun in the process!
Plum and Pumpernickel - A Winnng Combo!!
Okay, it may look a little funky
but my crockpot plum butter turned out really yummy. This morning I turned off the crockpot, added about 1/4 cup brown sugar along with cinnamon, then dumped it all in the blender and let it churn. Hot stuff but great tasting. And no prune jokes people!!!
Actually, sis Julie made some pumpernickel rye bagels this past weekend and I bet my plum butter would be absolutely wonderful on them. What do you think? Great eye appeal huh??
Pit but do not peel the plums and place in crockpot. Add 1/2 to 1 cup water. Heat on low for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Leave overnight on low - no more stirring required.
In the morning add the brown sugar and spices to your liking. Dump all in the blender and run until fairly smooth.
That's it!
Actually, sis Julie made some pumpernickel rye bagels this past weekend and I bet my plum butter would be absolutely wonderful on them. What do you think? Great eye appeal huh??
Here's the recipe for my crockpot plum butter per Pinterest (I only had about two pounds plums so my batch was much smaller):
Diva Plum Butter
3 1/2 to 4 lbs plums
1/2 to 1 cup water
1/2 cup brown sugar
Cinnamon
Cardamon
Pit but do not peel the plums and place in crockpot. Add 1/2 to 1 cup water. Heat on low for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Leave overnight on low - no more stirring required.
In the morning add the brown sugar and spices to your liking. Dump all in the blender and run until fairly smooth.
That's it!
Sunday, August 14, 2016
And Two More!
Ended painting my second pallet for the front porch along with five jars to possibly place on the coral candleholder. It's now 11 so I'm finally at a place where I must stop!!
P.S. Also put a batch of plum butter in the crackpot to cook tonight!!
P.S. Also put a batch of plum butter in the crackpot to cook tonight!!
Some Pizazz for the Porch!!
Got dressed this morning and ready for church. Drove there and found....no cars. Hmm did I have the wrong day? Wrong time? Read the flyer on the door and it was due to a church camp out that was this weekend. Ohhh that's right!
Made my way back home and decided to tackle the front porch.
The porch project involved:
Whew! Lots of work but I think it has turned out fantastic!
Another tidbit to add...I recently picked up a shell that lit up via a timer. I painted it silver and it looked pretty good although it felt a little odd...kind of waxy. Well, moved it to the back porch and discovered, after this hot weather, it was indeed wax. Poor thing melted into a ball of mush! I dug out the light mechanism and put it into the glass cylinder of shells out front.
Of course I should have taken before and after pics but what the heck - the after looks so much better!!
The porch project involved:
- Painted some metal stars I had;
- Painted a candleholder paprika as it looked like coral;
- Glued Beach letters to an extra piece of wood;
- Had Sam and Jimmy help me clean off and sweep the porch;
- Spruced up the bench and my thrift chair with pillows and throws;
- Drug a shutter box from the garage, covered it with kitchen towels and a glass container with shells;
- Painted the front steps deep turquoise;
- Painted Bimini Blue accents on my trunk (along with coral polka dots, thanks to Sam's input);
- Nailed up the Beach sign and the painted stars;
- Wrapped the Porch rails with some thick twine;
- Moved my recent pallet painting out to the porch;
- Ended up painting my ratty mailbox with extra turquoise paint.
Whew! Lots of work but I think it has turned out fantastic!
Another tidbit to add...I recently picked up a shell that lit up via a timer. I painted it silver and it looked pretty good although it felt a little odd...kind of waxy. Well, moved it to the back porch and discovered, after this hot weather, it was indeed wax. Poor thing melted into a ball of mush! I dug out the light mechanism and put it into the glass cylinder of shells out front.
Of course I should have taken before and after pics but what the heck - the after looks so much better!!
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