Eau Claire Visit

I made a road trip over to the UW in Eau Claire.

I saw some familiar faces,

met a few new people,

and watched a homecoming game that wasn't mine.

(Though mine was at the same time.)

I started my weekend downtown,

slurping tea and running my fingers across used book spines.

(My wallet was not having as much fun as I was.)

Then we all headed over to my ex-RA's new place.

It was a full out girl-party over there.

She was holding an Arbonne party and we all had a nice relaxing time.

Face masks and foot baths are the best way to end a Friday!

You round it all off with good friends and silly chat,

I couldn't have asked for a better time.

After a completely girly sleep-over it was time for the homecoming festivities to begin.

Starting with the parade.

Eau Claire played the UW-Oshkosh Titans.

The theme was "Sink the Titans"

There was a general lack of cloths in the warm mid-day collage town celebration.

No complaints here. =)

After a caf lunch-

in which I remembered how glad I am that I don't have to eat in a place like that anymore,

and that even if I did I truly believe that Point's food is generally better than Eau Claire's is/was-

we went to the game.

I don't actually have any photos of football but my friends and the band is more important.

Eau Claire lost by seven points.

So did Point (to Stout).

But the game was pretty intense,

and if our QB had remembered to drink water in the unseasonal heat,

and he hadn't gotten sick as a result,

he might have been able to throw the ball a little better,

therefore giving Eau Claire another touch-down,

and a homecoming win.

I don't know what Point's problem was.

It was probably as inexcusable.

So that was my weekend.

I'm making some stew now and I'm excited that fall is underway

even though it is so warm-

it means I can have stew and ice cream without feeling weird.

I just call it seasonal!

This One is for Apple.

Here's to the crazy ones.

The misfits.

The rebels

The troublemakers.

The round pegs in the square hole.

The ones who see things differently.

They're not fond of rules.

And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can quote them,

disagree with them,

glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

They push the human race forward.

And while some may see them as the crazy ones,

we see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,

are the ones who do.

RIP Steve Jobs.

I know I will miss you.

Epiphany!

Did you know that apple desserts were not created equal?

I didn't.

But then I made an apple crisp.

SO much easier than an apple pie!

AND so much better!

From now on this is a crisp-only-house

Unless, you know, it's necessary to make pie on like a special occasion or something cause pie is still old fashioned, rustic and what not so I don't want to just eliminate it. Just minimize it a little I guess.

Anyway.

I have fallen for the crisp.

In a big way.

Pear-Almost-Pie-Thing

Jerry brought home pears last week.

This means I have to do something with them.

(At least that's my interpretation and no one has stopped me yet!)

I wanted to try the almost-pie dessert I've been seeing all over the food blogs I follow.

Presenting the Honey Pear Galette:

I'm not going to share the recipe because,

while it worked out in the end,

the recipe was flawed.

 Beyond that I don't know if I'll ever make this again.

I wasn't mind-blowingly-amazing or anything like that.

It wasn't bad and I'm glad I tried it,

but I don't see me using this recipe again.

The concept . . .

maybe.

The recipe . . .

probably not.

In other news

I have so much to share!

So stay tuned

this blog is going to be hoppin' in the next few days!

Have a nice cup of tea this morning and enjoy the turning of seasons

(if your seasons are turning).

Kokie

Sundays are Best for Breathing

Today I woke to finish an English essay.

I went off to work

only to return home to plan suppers for this week.

In between planing and Hulu

I wrote some letters,

readied a package,

and generally prepared myself for the week ahead.

I like the feel of Sundays,

especially when it's raining.

It's calm,

breathing in

and out.

I'm ready week-

bring it on.

Today is a Day for Making

Today is a Tuesday.

A rather cold one in these part.

There was a lot of convincing to be done so that a 8AM Spanish class would be attended

and the warm bed would become abandoned.

Fall is really upon us.

And I have apple!

Courtesy of my mother and her broken car I got a whole bag full of crab apples.

That is when I decided a pie must be made.

I started with a Martha Stewart crust:

Mixed my fruit with some cinnamon and sugar.

This is the best part of apple pie.

Eating the sugary spiced apples.

Is that not the best pie you've seen all day?

I know right!

In other news I found that the BBC's Sherlock is pretty FREAKIN' AWESOME!

(To be honest I think all of the BBC is awesome. Their accents, their programing, their news. I love it all.)

And also that I can knit quite well while watching is on Netfix.

(I really like to multitask.)

So as one thing leads to another,

I would like to announce that I have finally finished my sock.

That's right,

just the one I've been working on all summer.

So time for the next one . . . 

. . . I'll let you know how that goes . . .

Movin' In

I mentioned briefly that I was going to UW Stevens Point instead of Eau Claire in the fall.

Well that happened.

I'm in and settled as of yesterday's blackberry cobbler.

In the three short days I've been here I've done a lot.

I adopted this cute couple for my very own.

Yesterday I went to a chilly Jazz fest with these beautiful people.

When the cold got the better of us we abandoned the park for the kitchen

and Tony and I went to work.

All in all it's already been a pretty crazy time.

I can't wait for more of the same!

I almost forgot!

I made today my baking day.

I made zucchini bread from the foot and a half long beast my mother bestowed on me.

Jerry (my roomy/landlord) had some blue berries he didn't know what to do with so I made muffins.

They're a little anemic, but super tasty!

Have a bright day!