Summer Break

Hi Everyone,

I know I haven't been posting nor have I said much about what I'll be doing since HS:MS is taking a break. Well, I'm going to do the same since I have a few other projects going on right now along with some holiday time. Will be back in August when Her Space My Space returns with their words of the day. Hope all you photography fans have a wonderful summer!

Asian Butterfly

Bowl

A round, deep dish. Show us a bowl in your space today.

I love today's word!! Because I happen to love my Japanese and Chinese bowls. But I also love my white square bowls. Do they count? I had such fun with this word. I could go on and on! Salad bowls, punch bowls, wooden bowls, plastic bowls... oh! dear...toilet bowl?...

Sit & Soap

SOAP: A product we use to help us clean. Find soap in your space today.

As Eleanor said, this rose carved soap below is too beautiful to use. So it has been sitting in my curio cabinet since my sister-in-law gave it to me a long long time ago. Its colour is still the same as the day I got it.

SIT: A position in which we relax. Who is sitting in your space today?

These two teddies have a story to them. Audrina and Hunny Bear are apart of our marital history. After falling in love with Reno Man, I gave him Audrina. She wasn't dressed in that wedding dress then but in a hot pink tank top and bottom. I laugh when thinking about this. And so she sat on Reno Man's bed alone for a while. It was the day Reno Man proposed that Hunny Bear came along. Both these bears are from Build a Bear and so Hunny Bear actually proposed to me with a gorgeous ring in his back pocket (dressed as he is now). It was very cute. Of course then my hunny, got down on one knee and proposed. Now, at that time, there were not any Build a Bear stores in Vancouver ,BC yet. So Reno Man drove to Seattle,WA to build Hunny Bear. I wish I could have been there to see Reno Man do that. Just makes me smile to think of what he did. So now, Hunny Bear and Audrina sit in our bedroom, on our fireplace mantle reminding us of our love.

My darling doll from when I was 2 years old. My mum says that it reminds her of me. I don't think I look quite as cute any more. But she does.

Write

To make marks wth a pencil , paint or ink. Show us writting in your space.

I love writing emails to keep in touch.

Another love, writing music by hand or with the computer.

Straight

Moving or extending in only one direction. Show us straight in your space today.

I couldn't quite decide what to do with this word. So here are a few interpretations.

Whisky straight!

Mouldings on a side wall and a pair of chopsticks

Tea

Tea
1. the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
2. the shrub itself, extensively cultivated in China, Japan, India, etc., and having fragrant white flowers.
3. the beverage so prepared, served hot or iced.
4. any kind of leaves, flowers, etc., so used, or any plant yielding them.
5. any of various infusions prepared from the leaves, flowers, etc., of other plants, and used as beverages or medicines.
6.British. any meal, whether a light snack or one consisting of several courses, eaten in the late afternoon or in the evening; any meal other than dinner, eaten after the middle of the afternoon.
7. an afternoon reception at which tea is served.

Having been influenced by the English way of life while living in England, PG tips would be my preferred choice of teas. But here in Canada, it isn't easily available. At least I haven't found it nor am I convinced that it wold be the same as that found in England. We do have Tetley however and that's about as close as I can get.

For today's word from Her space, My space, I thought I'd show tea from my cultural background. Green tea in traditional Chinese cups.

Press

Wow. The word of the day is press. This word has so many definations. Too many to put up so I'm posting a link to dictionary.com for those who are interested in reading the many defination.

Press: To compress, extract, squeeze, urge and manufacture. How do you see Press in your space?

This pasta maker came to mind when I saw the word press on Her Space, My Space today. So I couldn't resist making some egg noodles for later today. Below is the result of "press".

Drink & Milk

I'm a little behind. Catching up with drink and today's word is Milk. Unfortunately, I do not have any cow's milk since we are some what lactose intollerant nor do we have a goat or cow that could produce any, I have resorted to a different kind of milk.

Drink
1. any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
2. liquor; alcohol.
3. excessive indulgence in alcohol: Drink was his downfall.
4. a swallow or draft of liquid; potion: She took a drink of water before she spoke.
5. Informal. a large body of water, as a lake, ocean, river, etc. (usually prec. by the): His teammates threw him in the drink.

This is one of my favourite drinks. A tad expensive to have it everyday but it is known to have lots of antioxidants that good for you.

Milk
1. an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
2. this liquid as secreted by cows, goats, or certain other animals and used by humans for food or as a source of butter, cheeses, yogurt, etc.
3. any liquid resembling this, as the liquid within a coconut, the juice or sap of certain plants, or various pharmaceutical preparations.

This is my hunny's alternative to cow's milk. It is rice milk. I personally do not like it and would rather have the soya kind. Below is something I cook with on occassion. Coconut milk is found in many Asian cooking.

Berry

Word of the day from Her Space My Space is "berry". What does "berry" look like in your space?
1. any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.

I thought I didn't have any berries in the house but I forgot about my frozen berries in the freezer! So here they are. They were quite tasty frozen.

2. Botany. a simple fruit having a pulpy pericarp in which the seeds are embedded, as the grape, gooseberry, currant, or tomato.
3. a dry seed or kernel, as of wheat.
4. the hip of the rose.
5. one of the eggs of a lobster, crayfish, etc.

Then we went out looking for pots for my herbs and found these little berries amongst the potted plants of the store.

Hat(s)

Word of the day from Her Space My Space is "hat". Show "hat" in your space.
1. a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, esp. for wear outdoors.
2. Roman Catholic Church.
a. the distinctive head covering of a cardinal.
b. the office or dignity of a cardinal. Compare red hat.













These are my favourite hats to wear in the summer when going for a walk or a hike.