Write.Click.Scrapbook. | December Gallery Sneak Peek

It’s the 20th of the month, which means it’s gallery sneak peek time for Write.Click.Scrapbook.! Can you guess what December’s gallery theme is?



A bunch of us at Write.Click.Scrapbook. are sharing our December gallery sneak peeks on our blogs today. Go to the Write.Click.Scrapbook. Facebook page to see links all day! :)

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Puppy In A Cat Suit

I posted this photo to Instagram and Facebook yesterday and my friend Cassi said, “Does he snuggle more than most cats? I swear he is a puppy in a cat suit.”


Noodle isn’t as snuggly in the summer, when once the weather turns cooler, he becomes a snuggle monster. In particular, he just loves sitting with Todd.

He loves to squish himself into the space between Todd’s side and his arm, on Todd’s rocker/recliner. 

Sometimes it’s comical how much he loves to be in that space.


He’s very much his catdad’s boy. Todd loves popcorn. Noodle loves popcorn as well. Especially the salt left at the bottom of the bowl.


Noodle also loves to hang out while Todd is on his laptop.


Here Todd teaches Noodle about the lolcats on the internetz.

Hmm. It does seem like Noodle is a puppy in a cat suit.

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Winner of Roller Date Stamp Giveaway

According to Random.org, the winner of the roller date stamp giveaway is comment #10, Christi!





Thank you everyone for entering! :)

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OUr First CSA Box

We had always been intrigued about the concept of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). It seems like such a great idea to support local farmers and get just-picked fresh produce at the same time. So when there was a Groupon offered for two CSA boxes from Eli’s Farms, Todd jumped on it.

They delivered our box to Todd’s work on Friday 11/9. Here were the contents of the box:

Valencia Oranges
Fuyu Persimmons
Pomegranate
Guava
Summer Squash
Lettuce or Swiss Chard
Eggplant
Mint
Cilantro or Parsley
Anaheim Peppers
Limes

The above (first) photo shows the contents of the box. The below photo includes the Swiss Chard, which I didn’t include in the first photo since it obscured the rest of the contents of the box.


I’ll have to say that we are big fans of CSA boxes! Freshly picked local produce tastes way better than grocery store produce picked before they’re ripe and shipped from far away! One thing we did notice was that while the produce in the CSA box might not LOOK as good as the produce in the supermarkets, they TASTE so much better! I particularly noticed the difference with the Valencia Oranges. They didn’t look great, but when we sliced them up, they were extra juicy, so tender, and sweet! And the guavas were delicious also! ♥

Here are some of the dishes we made with our fresh vegetables. Most of them we just roasted them with some salt, pepper, and olive oil. Super-easy!

Summer squash and eggplants.


Swiss chard sauteed with pine nuts and raisins.


Roasted eggplant.


Roasted Anaheim Peppers, red peppers, and corn.


We are officially fans of the CSA box and hope to start getting a couple of boxes a month. They deliver to Todd’s work so it’s extra-convenient. If you are interested in Community Supported Agriculture, google that term or “CSA” for your local area and see if there are subscriptions and pickup points close to you. We were really happy with our box from Eli’s Farms!

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Date Stamp Giveaway | Paying It Forward

11/18/2012 11:36pm - giveaway now closed. Winner announced in a new post. Thanks everyone for entering!

Back in September, my friend Melissa Stinson (ScrappyJedi) found the American Crafts Christmas roller date stamp at her local Hobby Lobby. We had both acknowledged our date stamp addictions to each other, so she knew I love them. I don’t have a local Hobby Lobby, so she bought me one and sent it to me!


It was so super-nice of her to do that, and I love my AC Christmas date stamp! I thought I would pay it forward on my blog and give away an American Crafts Amy Tangerine date stamp to a blog reader! :)


Close-up of the cute sayings and graphics.


This giveaway is open to everyone, including internationals! Please leave only ONE comment per person and I will pick a winner on Sunday night, 9pm, US Pacific standard time. Winner must email me by the end of Monday night with their address, because I plan to send this out by Wednesday morning, before the Thanksgiving holidays in the USA.

Happy roller date stamp loving! :)

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