Day 4 – Something Green

Day 4 of the October Photo Challenge is clouds.

Everything is green around me. It’s not cold enough for the foliage to have died off yet… or it doesn’t get the cold around here anyway. Our street signs are green, shoot most of our signs are green. It was hard to find something not completely obvious that was green. I tried to think of something ecologically smart as something “green” or something new, but I couldn’t think of something clever enough. Yes, that’s right. I may not have the photo skills of other people in this challenge, so I’m trying to be clever, sue me… but please don’t.

Anywhoodle, I had to take a different route to work this morning because it was raining and my windshield wipers are were broken. Broken in that they were so old and worn the blades had fallen of the the holders. Ghetto, I know. So I stopped by the VW dealership on my way to work to purchase new wipers and have the parts guy replace them for me in a covered area. You guys, new wipers are AWESOME! They clear off the water so well, it’s like magic. On my way to work from the dealership I have to take the 405 freeway, which was bumper to bumper the whole way. I stopped by this exit sign for a bit and decided it was my “something green”. I liked it because the sign is very “Southern California” or what a lot of people think of when I tell them where I live. “Do you know the kids from Laguna Beach?” (No) However, it’s raining, which is very NOT “Southern California”.

Day 3 - Clouds

Day 3 of the October Photo Challenge is clouds.



This is my view by proxy, so to speak. This is the view from my co-worker, Yolanda’s office, and I sit right outside her office. There is a window in the wall between use, so I can see her view. They really did it so Yolanda could see anyone who came into the office from her desk, but I like to think it was so I could have a view too :) She just came back from the restroom to find me taking this picture through our binds. I said, “I’m doing a photo challenge this month for my blog and today is clouds.” She didn’t question it and just said, “okay”. I think she is used to my shenanigans.

Gluten Free Quiche

Anyone who has tried to feed my quiche in the past 15 years is looking at the post stunned. I don’t like quiche, I don’t eat quiche, I am not a fan. And, while it’s still not my favorite dish, I did enjoy this quiche this weekend, so I will probably not turn my noise up at the idea of quiche if someone else tried to feed it to me.

When we woke-up on Saturday morning Hubs felt like he was coming down with a cold. I suggested we lay low all day, watch movies and I’d make soup and grilled cheese. Well grilled cheese turned into paninis and paninis turned into quiche. He was sick and has been working so hard lately I couldn’t say no, when we asked for a quiche.

I was just going to make the quiche for him, using a pre-made crust still kickin’ it in my freezer, but once we’d purchased all the yummy veggies (zucchini, cremini mushrooms, and onion) it started to sound more appealing. Then once I’d researched how to make the crust from scratch and thought, “I can totally do that!” it was on.

Here’s how I made it…

(Click recipe to enlarge)

What food do you usually refuse to eat? Would you try it again?

Day 2 – What you wore today…

Day 2 of the October Photo Challenge. Since I had SO MUCH trouble taking a picture of myself yesterday, I decided to interpret today's challenge a little differently than I think it was implied. Today (and pretty much everyday) I wore Lolita Lempicka perfume.

To take this picture I used the "The FudgeCan" in the Retro Camera App, on my Android phone.

Day 1 – Self-portrait

Oh look, another 30 day photo challenge! Remember this photo challenge Nellie at Our Wire Lives and I started? Well, it starts today. Can you believe it’s already October? I can’t. I’m extra excited for this photo challenge because there are SO MANY other fabulous bloggers participating. If you’d still like to participate it’s not too late. Here’s the list of photos below, from White Peach Photo, take a picture of yourself and let’s get this thing going!

Seriously, THIS is the best self-portrait I could take of myself! I think part of my problem is I had to take this with my cellphone because the cord to hook my point and shoot to my computer is at work. Excuses, excuses I know, but I did figure out that I could take my picture in the medicine cabinet. Go me :)