How to clean up clutter:

Follow these simple steps:

1. Pick up something that is out of place.
2. Decide where it goes.
3. Put it there.
4. Pick up another thing that is out of place.
5. Repeat steps 2 - 4 until room is clean. Resist urge to get distracted.

Don't You Just Hate It When . . .

. . .  when you mistake Orajel for lip balm? I just hate it when I do stuff like that! My lips were totally numb for a couple of hours!

        

Ever Wonder If . . .?

Did You Ever Wonder If:

    ... the song "Scarborough Fair" is a recipe for roast chicken? I find myself humming that song while I am in the kitchen preparing chicken. I don't use Rosemary. I think it looks like pine needles, so I have never bought it. I do use Parsley, Sage, and Thyme.

     I usually add some chicken bouillon powder too, but that just doesn't work in the song - too many syllables; plus it is anachronistic. I suppose I could replace the word 'Rosemary' with "Small Bay Leaf". It fits the lyric; it was a spice that could have been used in nineteenth century England when the modern version of "Scarborough Fair" became popular; and it is something that I use for chicken.

   So my roast chicken recipe version of this ballad would be:

            Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
            Parsley, Sage, Small Bay Leaf, and Thyme?

   I think it could work.What do you think? It's okay -- you can put Rosemary on your chicken if you prefer the traditional version.