Monday, August 31, 2009

More good burrito and Chipotle Ad

Blurry Burrito
Blueberry Burrito
Barbacoa Burrito from Chipotle!
Once again, I'm trying to figure out the camera. Jessica earned this burrito prize from the Salt Lake County Summer Reading program and we had to redeem it last week on exactly the 27th of August. Sarah and Eva each got coupons for a free taco from Chipotle. Anyhow, the burrito was yummy-at least the bite that I got to eat. It's from a chain that supports things like the movie Food, Inc. Find them at www.chipotle.com Be sure to check out the section on the site under FWI "Food with integrity" and the Fare section where they tell you about your food. Chipotle is one of the few fast food restaurants where I really feel comfortable buying and consuming their products. So, if you want to feel good about your food, and you've got a Chipotle in your neighborhood, try them out sometime. Oh, the prices range around $5.95 to $6.35 for the burritos, tacos and salads-depending on the meat you choose.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Great burrito, Poor pictures

Glitzy burritoStrawberry burrito

Normal burrito


So uh yeah, um....ha, ha I'm still working on trying to figure out the light settings. I'm using Jessica's Nikon Coolpix L11 camera which has been dropped a few times and we think the auto flash has gone caflooey since it flashes for everything unless you turn the flash off. Bright light, sunlight, any kind of light or any kind of dark it just flashes on the auto flash setting. Previous to the ground encounters it flashed at night or in dim light on the auto flash setting.

So... since that appears to not be working right it leaves us with too much light most of the time, hence I've started playing with the white balance (which I don't understand) and the +/- keys which change the amount of light through the apeture? (which I also don't understand).

Yes, yes, I could
A) get the instruction book (if we can find it), I could
B) find many answers on the internet (too many-needle in a haystack syndrome) or I could even
C) take a photography class. But no, I'm going for option D:
D) continue muddling through with funny lighted pictures and hope something turns out every once in awhile.

Come on, wasn't that half the fun of the film cameras? Seeing if anything turned out?

Although it really wasn't that much fun when the developer lost your film but it was really fun and funny when you'd inadvertently get pictures other than your own. We were always really good and turned them back in after having a good laugh.

(This is all for humor-not to make fun of someone else but rather that some of the mix-ups were so obvious but whether they send the film out to be developed or develop it in house there's bound to be a few incidences of mislabeling.)

"Why honey, wasn't that a beautiful cruise we went on? Strange, but I don't remember ever being on a ship and I don't know why I'm failing to recognize these people....
Yet the store gave us back these pictures with our name.... could that be cousin Barney and is that Aunt Muriel?"

Thank goodness Jessica took many Paris pictures before the flash went caflooey when she went on her trip awhile back.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Food Co-op August: Crunchy Nuts and Chewy Fruit

Nutty Guys Share for August: $12 for 1 lb. pistachios, 1 lb. tropical fruit mix, 1 lb. sesame sticks, and 1 lb. deluxe mixed nuts with peanuts

Farmers Market Share for $13.50: 2 cantaloupe, 2 green peppers, 1 bunch green onions, 1 cabbage, 1 parsley plant and 9 red potatoes. All organic and all local.

Standard Share for $23: 2 lb. pkg. chicken drumsticks, 1 lb. lean ground beef, 2 8-oz top sirloin steaks, 1 lb. boneless pork spare ribs, 4 ears of local corn, 5 bananas, 1 head of broccoli, 2 local cucumbers, 1 carton local mushrooms, 4 peaches, 5 plums, 1 bag of spinach, 1 lb. bag pinto beans and 1 loaf of bread.

Orders for September are due by Friday, September 11th with pick-up on Saturday, September 26th. Visit www.foodco-op.net for more information. The co-op is open to anyone and everyone who eats.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Little Turtle Puzzle


Latest puzzle-103 pieces. This was completed awhile ago but I just didn't get around to posting about it.

Too busy with reading, gardening, walking, baking, sorting, making, creating, coloring, cleaning, cooking, running, playing, sleeping, painting, building, etc...