What does your world look like today?

My delicious weekend in West Vancouver, Canada

can't find the rest right now :(
in love. trish

One final summer fling~

Hood Canal Cabin one more time before fall hits us head-on~

departing views

Patrick's provocative reading material for the ferry ride

a man and his stump....

and he discovers he can't fly....

My VIP visionaries~

beautiful food; awful photo

the most heart-capturing harbor

the studio stump :)

Off to San Antonio in the morning. I feel as if 'next' has begun; summer is officially over and....here we go~

in love. trish

 

more burn!

I've gone ahead and begun to burn in the garage and driveway! I'm finding I set the smoke alarm off a lot less frequently this way :) in love. trish

ginger

Besides my fetish for ginger redheaded boys, my sons!, a ginger fetish rests heavily on the pungent rhizome as well. When I am not cooking or baking for the aforementioned boys, I love to pull one of the many incantations of this spicy reed to the counter and mix its hot-sweet spiciness into the dishes I am preparing. My current addiction is in the breakfast bowl. Spicy ginger granola has gone through many transformations since I discovered the original base recipe in an Eating Well magazine several years ago. The best way to eat it is with fresh yogurt-I tend to go with Nancy's Nonfat
Organic if I haven't created a batch myself (insert eye rolls here, I know....truly it is easy and so much better than the store version!) Milk is a tasty alternative as well-cold or warmed in the microwave! Experiment and find your personal favorite; and share them here so I can expand my repertoire!
Spicy Ginger Granola
5 c rolled oats- Bob's RedMill has a nice version
1/2c coconut-again, Bob's RedMill has a tasty unsweetened
1/2 c honey
1/2 c maple syrup
1 c dried fruit-I love Trader Joe's berry blend
1/2 c crystallized or dehydrated ginger, chopped to your liking
1 c almonds, chopped to your liking
In a saucepan over medium heat blend the honey and syrup until bubbling. Turn the heat to low and simmer, stirring frequently, for five minutes. Meanwhile in a mixing bowl blend oats and coconut. Once the honey blend is finished, pour over the blended oats and coconut. Pour this mixture onto a lightly greased baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from the oven, add the dried fruit, ginger and almonds and stir to blend. Return to oven and bake for another 12 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven, allow to cool on sheet then put into air tight container and eat it up within two weeks! Many variations of the granola can be concocted. Enjoy experimenting and finding your favorite.
More ginger to follow. It's all so good! in love. trish.

smile now

do you forget sometimes? to smile? wake up and smile. how many lives would change, days would shine or hearts would open if everyone began with a smile? and, if not a smile, then what? and if not now, when?

smile now. trish

on my etsy! pbsartist

If you can't find it under pbsartist, try searching 'encaustic' and look for me! Right now I am the second listing.

because Karon said so

Do you have a friend, you know the one, whom you can turn to no matter what? Say what you want, act like you want, feel all that you want, let it rip and hold nothing back knowing that under no circumstance will they judge you, hold you in contempt or send you packing!? Karon is that friend for me. After nearly two years of lazy dabbling at best, in my passion-encaustic-(reasons were valid for the hiatus but come on~ no creative outlet?!) Karon kicked me in the butt, ever so gently. And, along with prodding from other forces in my life, I am back at the hot wax with a vengeance. Mind you, the work all sucks so far. I feel like Tom Hanks in Big-but in reverse. My brain is all grown up and trying to function as an adult, but my body, hands to be exact, are functioning more like children-in finger paint and kindergarten paste tubs. Perhaps if I keep turning the wax on at 3am and working in it relentlessly-okay, I stop to eat and bake some goodies for the redheads-I can't help myself there; so, near relentlessly, until afternoon or evening commitments are howling at the door to the studio, maybe my body will grow up and join my brain in this adult world. Or who knows, maybe my brain will regress and join in the body's return to carefree, obliviously creative youth. I like the later....Trish

'We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to make room for the life that's waiting for us.'