Nubble Lighthouse

During our Belated Honeymoon Getaway we visited Nubble.

This lighthhouse is located off Cape Neddick in York Harbor.

Read The History of Nubble on their official website.

That site also has a page listing Maine Lighthouses.

For lighthouse enthusiasts: New England Lighthouses.

Even more links to Maine Lighthouse at about.com.

Considered M, R and E of HUMORE

Easter Sunrise

We woke before the 6:37 AM sunrise on purpose.
We headed down to the ocean at Land's End on Bailey Island.
We wanted to see the sunrise across the horizon in honor of Easter.

On the way down we listened to WBCI - 105.9 FM.
It was a wonderful sight to see the sun rise as Christ arose!
We are in the process of watching Easter themed movies today.

Spice of Life

Over 23 years ago when I went off to college ...
I selected Corelle's Spice of Life as my pattern ...
for both dinnerware and associated Corning bakeware.
They have lasted me well but now thinking about replacing.

Originally I went to ebay looking for replacements.
I never had the 1 quart salad/vegetable bowl.
And now as a newlywed want some serveware.
Also likely to pick up a large platter.

An ebay action is suggesting Spice of Life ...
is interchangeable with Indian Summer.
Yet on the serving bowl it has a brown striped edge.
My regular cereal bowl has a green striped edge.

The Spice of Life pattern is retired aka "vintage".
It can be viewed at Corelle's Vintage Pattern Showroom.
Indian Summer and Strawberry Sunday are also listed.
I believe my mother's pattern is Spring Blossom Green.

Photos By Us

I created a new category this morning.
It is called "photosbyus".
It will be images we took.

Did some back tracking this morning.
Added images to some old posts ...
Cat curio cabinet
Christmas ornament
Lasagna - before and after

Have previously uploaded other pics.
Will need to connect those to new category.
Will try to do that this weekend.

Lasagne

1 pound ground beef
3/4 c chopped onion
2 T salad or olive oil

In large pan, lightly brown beef and onion in oil.

1 can (1 lb) tomatoes
2 cans ( 6 oz each) tomato paste
2 cups water
1 T chopped parsley
2 t salt
1 t sugar
1 t garlic powder
½ t pepper
½ t oregano leaves

Add tomatoes (put thru blender), paste, water,
parsley, salt, sugar, garlic powder, pepper, and oregano
- simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile cook lasagne (½ package/8 ounces) as directed.

1 pound ricotta cheese
8 oz Mozz cheese, shredded
1 cup grated Parmesian cheese

In 13x9x2 baking pan, spread about 1 cup sauce.

Then alternate layers ...
lasagne, sauce, ricotta, Mozzarella and Parmesian,
lasagne, sauce, ricotta, Mozzarella and Parmesian,

ending with ...
lasagne, sauce, Mozzarella cheese and Parmesian.

That's 15 layers - same as a Spaghetti Warehouse!!!

At this point you can wait till next day to actually bake.



Bake at 350 for 40 to 50 minutes until lightly browned and bubbling.
Allow to stand for 15 minutes, cut into squares.
Makes 8 servings.

Christmas Projects

This morning I finished the ornaments I was making.
They are out of plastic canvas and yarn.
I made three and a half dozen.

On one side is tree with snow I designed ...
and on the other side is cat image I redesigned.
Did not post image till January so they were surprise.


Today we also finishing up the newsletter.
Just have the printing and stuffing of them to go.
And Randy is working on leaving personal notes on many.

Snow Message

Randy noticed the large expanse of fresh snow out our window.
He went outside and left me a message saying "I love Cathy!".
He is very romantic and creative. I think I'll keep him around.

Due to getting snow Randy had to go outside and shovel the walkway.
He finally wore the LL Bean jacket I had given him and he loves it.

He was surprised that a jacket so thin(sulate) kept him so warm.

Did it snow???

Looks like it did.

It was our first substantial snowfall.

Lover's Lane

We decided to go out riding.
We wanted to be a little more familiar with area.
Found a road named Lover's Lane.
Randy went out and got a snapshot.

We also went to Freeport - home of LL Bean.
Lots of people were walking in the quaint downtown
spotted with outlet stores such as Ralph Lauren,
Crabtree & Evelyn, and Harry and David.

To see full list of Freeport outlets ...
check out Experience Freeport Shop List.

Movies watched today:
Because of Winn-Dixie - I enjoyed it.
I rewatched it because had fallen asleep other day.
Knocked Up with Katherine Heigl was okay.
It was surprising the lady even got involved
with baby's father because they seemed so different.

Unloading Uhaul

We were there when the storage facility opened at 8 AM.
One person from the Christian school showed up to help.
My parents also showed up with the donuts.
Randy and my dad worked inside doing the storing of boxes.
JD and Jonathon worked outside unloading the boxes onto carts.

After awhile mom and I went to the apartment - just one mile away.
Mom wanted to sit down with me anyway and go over wedding prep.
There will be two sandwich platters with three sandwich types.
One platter: 1 tunafish, 1 egg salad and 1 chicken salad
Second platter: 1 tunafish, 1 ham salad and 1 seafood

Packing the Cats

My turn to pack now to make room for Randy.
I packed up my cat figurines from curio cabinet.
I am thinking of moving cabinet to bedroom.
Will put the boom box on the top shelf.
Protected behind glass doors will be CDs.

Also packing up most of my books for the time being.
I have seven boxes ranging from poetry to Bible reference.
Will be keeping some books out like couples devotional.
Certainly keeping out the cookbooks - got a hubby to cook for.
Bookcases will house movies we wanted to see right away.