hp’s Neighborhood

1. Outrageous unfairness and injustice make me very angry.
2. I wonder if I can be this brave in this kind of circumstance...

The garden is a never ending source of design inspiration, and always changing.

pink lemonade

weathered garden ornament

color and texture of a fern

a long awaited peony

a rose is a rose, is a rose

white hydrangea

While running 25K race last Saturday, I realized I am a little more Americanized than I thought.

There were a bunch of kids sticking out their hands to high-five to runners. I was thinking...
"Heck, no way to high five to you, kids! You or your parents are gonna sue me for strong high five that hurts your wrist and the mental damage afterwards. Sorry, kids, but no freaking way!"

Whenever I passed aid stations, I thought
"What if there's a runner, preferably looking like Will Ferrell, cries for help @ each aid station insisting that he can't run without getting some mental support cause he was just dumped the other night and wouldn't leave unless he gets professional psychologist's help..."

I was extremely mean to my students, but they all ended up liking their lesson this week.
Like I said, this month is very strange...

If you are gonna hurt/get hurt by
A. being close to someone and enjoying the moment knowing that you will be away and that will cause pain
B. or being distant thinking that would cause less pain, which one would you choose?
My logic says B, but my heart says A.

Why, oh why do I always scrub the kitchen to within an inch of it's life and then cook dinner? Why don't I ever cook dinner and then clean the kitchen to within an inch of it's life so I can enjoy it for a while? I'm an idiot.

loving that it's friday.

I'll stop looking into reduction surgery now that I know. Bummer..I was hoping they could help me out with the perk factor while they were at it.

I switched purses last night. I only do that once or twice a year because I tend to fall in love with a purse and keep it until I fall in love with the next one. Well, I fell in love with the next one last winter but had to wait until it was warm to switch over. You can see why...

Ohh..A-Picnic!

I'd look pretty silly walking around with a picnic purse wearing a winter coat.

Anyhow..I couldn't believe how much change was at the bottom of my old purse..it could be measured in actual pounds..

Snack-Money

This should keep DeWitte in work snacks for at least a month..and here I was blaming the weight on Nathan's Hot Wheels and all the crap DeWitte throws in there whenever we leave the house. For shame.

The other day I posted an entry for Mochachocolatarita’s Chinese Take-Out Party…(if you guys haven’t checked out her party yet, get over there!  There are tons of delicious dishes to be had!)…Of course, once the round-up was posted, my fingers couldn’t click the mouse fast enough to get to her site.  There are main dishes, rices, noodles, appies, soups and desserts.  There were a couple (ok, ok *more* than a couple!) of dishes that really caught my eye.  The Kung Pao Chicken entries were especially insistent with the powers that be within my grumbling stomach.  Kung Pao Chicken is basically chicken and peanuts, stirfried in a delicious brown sauce.  But take this simple dish and add a bunch of ginger and vegetables, and you have elevated it to something sublime.  The entries on Rita’s page inspired me to go out and make some Kung Pao, go and see what inspires you!

For the Kung Pao Chicken recipe, please visit: http://canarygirl.com/?p=183