Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Outsmarted by a Tomato Obsessed Golden Retreiver
I have a tomato obsessed golden retriever named Tess. Tess has been going into the garden and pillaging from my few tomato plants. She plucks the fruit off the plant and eats them with a great big slurp. She doesn't care if they are ripe or not.
I've been guarding the plants as much as possible but so far this summer she has had more tomatoes than I have. I tried surrounding them with chicken wire but she was obsessed and managed to jump the wire to get the tomatoes.
On the weekend I thought I got very crafty...I took my x-pen (collapsable dog cage with no tops or bottoms and very tall sides) and carefully surrounded the tomatoes with the dog cage. I thought I'd been successful in stopping her but I was wrong. I was so proud of myself that I even posted a facebook status about how I'd outsmarted the dog.
Later that same night I found three green tomatoes in the middle of the yard. They had been picked and partially eaten. I readjusted the x-pen and tried again. We managed two entire days with Tess standing on the opposite side of the fence staring longingly at the tomatoes that were taunting her from their protected haven.
HA! Success! I outsmarted the dog!
WRONG!
Tonight I let the dogs out in the yard. A few minutes later I called them in but Tess didn't come. I put my shoes on and went out to investigate. Lo and behold what do I find??? Why Tess of course, trapped inside my tomato barracade and having a feast....I couldn't resist, I left her in there for a sec and ran for the camera. Here she is in her "busted" shot!
What can I say but she outsmarted me again! I have no idea how she got in there - there were no gaps or spaces for her to slip through. Guess she deserves to eat the darn things, I give up, she can have them all! Sigh....
Funny thing overheard at a meeting today....
<SNORT> I had a hard time keeping a straight face!!!!
O.k., my meeting was at Research Castings which is one of only a handful of companies in the world that make casts of dinosaur fossils. They happen to be local - in Trenton - just off Dufferin. If you get a chance to go to one of their open houses GO!! It is very, very cool!
I am reminded that I love my job after that meeting because.....I will be curating an exhibit on Dinosaurs at Glanmore early next year! w00t! Will try to post some pictures later...
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Easy Peach Salsa
This is so easy and delicious! I would post a picture of it but everytime I make it I devour it so quickly there is never time to get the camera out. Don't skip the mint, it really adds to the flavours.
Ingredients:
2 medium peaches, peeled and diced (2 cups)
2/3 cup diced red pepper
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 to 1 teaspoon minced hot pepper (or dash of hot sauce to taste)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Directions:
Combine all ingredients about 30 minutes before serving. Serve with tortilla chips, or as a relish for grilled meat or poultry.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Evidence of more stupidity
My belly dance friends and I have complained to one another of how unorganized and unprofessional the Loyalist College Continuing Education Department is. There are constant mix ups in registrations, some get confirmations, some don't, dates get changed, some get phone calls regarding changes some don't, mistakes are made regarding dates when classes have to be cancelled etc etc.
Well today I got even more evidence of their ineptitude and stupidity....a letter dated July 14th, 2010 confirming my registration for the Intermediate belly dance class at Queen Vic School. Sounds good so far right? Only thing is that I last registered for a class in APRIL! Indeed it is confirmation for the class that began April 22, 2010 and finished over a month ago. The letter advises me to check on line to verify the class location. Gee thanks, I'd hate to have missed it!
DUH! What a bunch of idiots!