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Happy Fun, Free, Friday lovelies!

Fun Finds

I am constantly amazed by the artwork that window designers can create for store windows.  These gold dinosaurs were created by Louis Vuitton exclusively for their store windows in Paris on the Champs-Elysées.  It is interesting to see this inspiration from archaeology and reinvent it in such a glamorous way.  I wish I had time in Paris and had seen this for myself!

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Otherwise this weekend, I am…

…helping my poor husband recover.  He is getting a root canal tomorrow (ugh!) and I have a feeling he won’t be so chipper post surgery.  We’ll probably have an easy weekend and I guess it will be a good time to make a few soups!  I’m thinking of a nice gazpacho if I can find some good tomatoes.

What are you doing this weekend?

Have a fabulous weekend!

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It was the beginning of a beautiful restraining order.

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Laffy Taffy’s new line of dresses isn’t doing as well as people had hoped.

Elastigirl’s modeling career was short lived, but she still maintains her figure. What that figure is, exactly, is up for debate.

Nice find Marte. You can see the original on the Asian store NetSea.

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Every successful lawn care coach who wants his contract renewed needs to have a Fall Game Plan.

First, he needs to choose the grass seed varieties that he wants to play on his team. Start by filling out my uncle’s lawn care satisfaction survey to determine which grass seed fits your lawn care psychology profile.

Seed Psychology. If you favor explosive offense, the long pass and succulent green grass that drives your neighbors wild with lawn envy, you are a prototypical Bluegrass aficionado. You prefer red wine and crusty French bread. You appreciate Bluegrass as Mother Nature’s masterpiece. It provides dark color, vigorous rhizomes and produces a dense thick turf that is a soft delight for bare feet. You should look for Blue Wave,  Blue Sapphire, Raven and Front Page grass seed varieties. Bluegrass will always cost a little more per pound because it contains more seeds per pound (over one million). Per seed, bluegrass is the best value.

On the other hand, if you prefer an off tackle running game you are probably a turf fescue kind of guy. You prefer draft beer, ribs and pepperoni pizza and want to be done with your lawn care project before the second half starts. You should look for turf fescue seed varieties such as Heat Wave, Overtime, Macho Mix, Cochise IV and Falcon IV. These provide drought tolerant good looks and can take the wear and tear of turf use in both commercial and home lawns.

Follow the Play Book. My uncle's secret play in lawn care is to imitate Mother Nature. September 21 marks the autumn solstice and the beginning of the grass plant growing cycle. Grass seed planted now can root down in warm fall soils and be ready for explosive growth in the spring. Keep it Idiot Proof: 1) Lightly rake bare spots, 2) Fertilize with Golf Course Starter or Renovator, 3) Topdress with PrimeraFC or sphagnum peat. Every year grass plants reseed the earth as part of their natural rejuvenation cycle. Each grass seed is a natural engineering marvel that is designed to wiggle its way into the soil and sprout. Mother Nature provides the magic. You just have to get it out of the bag.
Yellow Grass. Weed grasses like crabgrass and foxtail have started to turn yellow and will die with the first frost. If your lawn has a serious heavily matted weed problem, a close mowing and verticutting will quickly prepare a ready seed bed. Rake off the worst trash and plant the new grass seed directly into the old weed stubble. It will hold moisture and nurture the new grass plants. Grass seed planted now will be strong enough in the spring to tolerate a full strength weed prevention program. But remember to use a double application of Prevent crabgrass control next spring or your weed grass problem will return.

Do it Now. The biggest enemy of a successful fall lawn program is procrastination. Get off your duff and do it now. Two half days work this fall will save a week's work in the spring.

“This is a photo of my mother Bonnie in Vegas last year for my cousin’s 21st birthday. It looks like my mom is the one who got the presents.”

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Only the strong survive.

(submitted Francis)

Baby Aleister is back and this time, he’s just a little less unhappy.

(submitted by Julian)

*See Aleister’s first masterpiece, Wagon Trouble

“This was our 3 year-old’s answer when prompted…several times….by his teacher.  Together with the dark scribbles, we think we have a rough road ahead.”

(submitted by Kristin)

To quote absolutely no one, piping mistakes happen. A slip of the wrist, a miscommunication, a minor earthquake - for whatever reason, sometimes things go wrong with your order, and that's when many bakers get to practice their most undervalued skill set: sighing a lot and calling their managers.

Still, the good news is that professional bakers are, in fact, professionals, meaning these ninja-like icing sleuths can leap into action, repairing even the most heinous of cake crimes with a single, uh...

Never mind.

 

Granted, some of them can be a little more subtle than others:

(I did say "a little.")

Then again, erasing names on birthday cakes is the most common correction bakers have to make, so it goes without saying that they are really, really bad at it.

 

There are plenty of techniques besides the scrape & smear up there, though. Other options include:

- Airbrushed Blobs

 

- Icing Blobs

 

- Icing Blobs Of Unusual Size

 

- The Sprinkle Dump (Oy!)

 

And for a real clean sweep:

- Stick A Smaller Cake Board On Top Of It And Just Start Over

There's nothing quite like watching a master at work.

 

Scoff if you like, but these bakers do deserve our occasional sympathy. I mean, sometimes your piping bag runs out of icing, and then what? THEN WHAT??

 

Oh. I guess that.

 

And, sure, wiping off a bunch of red icing may have accidentally made Mr. Cookie here look like a blood-soaked serial killer, but let's focus on the important part:

NEW WINDOW DISPLAY!

 

So at the end of the day you can rest easy, bakers, knowing all your efforts have not been in vain.

And that's no mistake.

(Well, ok, it is, but you know what I mean.)

 

Thanks to Kori R., James D., Stephanie J., Saara, Renee R., Kathie, Sydnia Y., Laura W., Charisse J., & Dustin A. for the reminder that turnabout is foreplay fare play.