P o c k e t CT

CP: Can you see me when we are this close?
CT: Yes, perfectly
pause
Well actually there are two of you at the moment, but I can see both of you perfectly.

CP: What was your favorite moment from yesterday?
CT: The light streaming in from the windows like it does in Grand Central Station, looking down on the sea of joyful people, all spinning and surrounded by the music. Dancing at the beginning before it got so crowded and dusty.

This is all the dust in the flash of the photo. Most of this dust took up residence in my eyes, nose and throat making my voice change to whiskey town variety. The above conversation was one octave lower than normal and occurred while I was making pancakes. I had slept late, was still wearing a bathrobe (mom’s) and have knots in the back of my hair that you can’t see here.

I have figured out how to make whole wheat pancakes that do not come out like hockey pucks and am giving you the how to.

Feeds 2 people who are hungry after a big day of dancing.

1C whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
mix
3 eggs (yes three)
a squirt of honey
7/8 C milk
2 Tbl lemon juice

I like to cook them almost plate sized and in a cast iron pan, top with butter and maple syrup. I’m a New Englander so don’t you dare put maple flavored corn syrup on them, ok? OK

So my blogging anniversary came and went and did I post? No. Did I offer you lovely readers my 2009 calendar as celebration that I can stick words here for you? No. Did I finish that calendar? Sadly no. Did I write up all my search terms and blog stats like I did last year? No. But I did look at them and laugh. People land on my site searching for penis tattoos, me, mushroom hunting or holidays – just like last year. I didn’t count but I would guess that there are less posts than last year but it doesn’t mean I am stopping. I didn’t write about holidays, being with family, delicious time hanging out with Christopher, lovely friends or dancing my tail off on New Years. Nope.

I started to make the 2009 calendar but will any of you want it with the Hot Blogger Calendar out there? But you probably WOULD want all my holidays! I collected all the holidays for the calendar and I put them on to a label sheet that you can download here and here. Now you can adorn whatever calendar you already have! If you have access to print 30/sheet labels feel free to download but make sure you have my font** as well or it won’t look right. If you are on a mac use this one and this one for generic fonts. If you want a set mailed to you let me know you address and I will zip one off to you. There are two holidays per label so you get <fancy music>Over One Hundred Holidays!<\fancy music>

For those of you who would like a calendar I am still making one. I am looking for artwork and need to print it. When finished I will post a pdf so you can print your own. Or I will be happy to print one and send it to you. Again I just need that little item of a mailing address.

So blogging world it has been two years now and I think you are just awesome. Thank you for showing me those parts of your world and participating in what ever way you do to mine. It makes my life better to have you all in it.

** This font, which is my handwriting, can be used for any purpose but impersonating me. If you make money on it let me know so I can have a feeling of total surprise at this and say something like “Well now good for you”