
Welcome to today’s celebration!
This Friday’s Muse Post
is in conjunction with the blogland hostess

Welcome to today’s celebration!
This Friday’s Muse Post
is in conjunction with the blogland hostess






*cards
*framed art
*clothing
*accessories
*ornaments
*plaques
And more....






Raise your glass… Raise your spear… Lift up your voice… So all may hear. Be they raves… Or be they rants… Sing praises in sonnets… Or admonishments in chants. Roast those misbehaving… Who vex and cavort… Whose little stings… Of subversion… Put you out of sorts. Toast those visions… Who enchant and mesmerize… Whose poignant art Of caring… Will not be compromised. So roast or toast… But make your boast … Of those that passed… Your weekly path… Hold fast! [...]
~Fanciful~Follies~Friday… Mystery Food~
Welcome to today’s celebration! This Friday’s Muse Post is in conjunction with the blogland hostess Designs by Gollum, Foodie Friday. (this week’s theme is Trainwrecks and Bloopers) Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
A farm gal Muse has lot’s to do… She tromps through mud in boots not shoes. Our little feathered cuties need lots of care… Warm fall sun and cool crisp air. Clucking and chirping a barn yard tune… They sing until they spy the moon! (aren’t they cute?) Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
My Response To The Author Of When Least Expected
I whole~heartedly agree.Words can poison, words can sting, words can crush…if they are used with ill will and malice.And yet, the same pen can create love, joy, beauty and prose….it can spill words onto parchment so eloquent…the reader is taken to tears…The difference lies within the author, the writer, the user…and that is indeed a power that can be mind chilling and yet so satisfying for the soul.Love,The Muse Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Do you recall the warmth of the sun… The gentle breezes… The chirping of feathered friends? Do you recall the sound of the water… The bubbling brooks… Or the swishing of the lake? Do you recall the aroma of your garden… The sounds of crickets… The buzzing of bees? Those days have gone… They are wrapped in crystal cocoon.. A very ICY, FROZEN, COLD and WINTRY cocoon! (oh, I need to change the camera date …lol oh well at least [...]
Let your spirit add vibrancy to the world! LOVE, The Muse Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
~One Little Closet To Rule Them All~
Oooops! Forgot to take a true BEFORE~. But close your eyes and imagine the closet without the rich blue… Ok, that was easy enough! As you can see…the closet, all white, needed a serious design lift. So, out came the paint brushes and the paint. In the Muse’s cottage, if you stand still, long enough you are apt to get painted (that is simply a legend…a fable~one that has some basis of truth). lol The closet is a mere 30 inches [...]
~Wordless Wednesday is Baaaaack !~
http://frenchlique.blogspot.com/ Ms Dixie is our delightful hostess Her Blog: French Lique (this week…bloggers choice) Come join the fun! *(the prose “Time” is listed in the post below) Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
~Muse’s Tablescape for Thursday~
A glass vase. The epitome of clean lines. True Simplicity. MMMMMmmmm…. It needs to become “Musey”And so, we begin to add… Let’s paint the glass. Let’s paint the glass… Black. KRYLON IS KING Pssssssss….. SHAKE the can….. PSSSSSSSSSSSSS…. No drips please. Now go look at other lovely Tablescapes while your vase is drying…. We will wait till you get back…. …………………………. …………………… ……………….. …………… ……….. ….. GOODNESS Speed Readers! Ok, the paint is probably dry! BUT Now, you cannot imagine [...]
Weathered? yes. Worn? yes. Forgotten? never. A faded whiteness, almost gray… Called out to me… Across the market way… I rushed to touch… The grainy sides… The cool concrete… Caused my pulse to rise… Its hefty weight… Of giant mass… Would find a home… It would be mine at last… Muse 2010 There are few things as thrilling, as spying a used treasure and being able to bring it home…I think this urn has a new life in its future, perhaps a [...]
Pictorial Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
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Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a word. (2) They must take that word and use it in a sentence. Posting it in the comment box (3) Then they must GIVE another word, which will be the NEXT reader’s Gift. Shall we play? The word which I gift to thee is: autarky *(please let me know if you would like to exchange links…)(I am updating my blog roll) *(Tablescape Tuesday & Trash To Treasure Tuesdayare [...]
I created the look of aged tin…what do you think? It was a bit time consuming, but Muse’s tend to “tweak” LOL Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Today’s Game is : Gossip Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a sentence. (2) They must take that sentence and change only one word. (3) This new sentence will become the next reader’s sentence. (4) And in turn, each reader, changes only one word. (5) The objective is to not use any one word, twice (if you catch a comment that has not followed the rules…LOL…make sure you type in the word “GOSSIP” this signifies [...]
We are abuzz with excitement… For in the midst of winter deep… Something wonderful is being planned… A union… A promise of renewal… The joyous occasion of our son’s wedding… For now the garden is snow covered… The arborvitaes are like winter sea anemones… (that is how I see them, above)… For now, I await the whispers of spring… I await the whisper of ”I Do” Please see Southern Daydreamer for glorious celebrations of Outdoor Wed! Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
~Image Heavy Kitchen Re-do~part 2
A muse, armed with paintbrushes and a power saw…can work miracles… And this has been a another part of the ongoing SAGA…. Stay Tuned~for the next nail biting, heart pounding episode of…As The Muse’s Kitchen Turns~! (ps please see more about the kitchen upgrade by checking the categories list for past posts) Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Official snow count…40 inches. Farming is hard work in the best of weather, but in winter…the true love of the craft comes to light. There is no one else in this world that has my undying adoration, than my beloved. He rises at 4 am…and works most days till hours not fit for man nor beast. The latest snow storm was so massive, that he had to walk the West 60 meadow to get a tractor. Why? Because the tractors [...]
Think ~ A ~Thought ~ Thursday “CELEBRITY”
In Honor Of Tammy, Owner WHITE IRIS DESIGNS’ Who States She Has A “Celebrity Order”!!! WE SHALL PLAY CELEBRITY Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a CELEBRITY’s Name & A Word of Play (2) The first blog reader must take that Celebrity Name & The Word of Play and use it in an appropriate sentence. Posting it in the comment box (3) Then, they must GIVE another Celebrity Name and a New Word of Play [...]
Here is the Muse’s tuffet. A flea market find bought for one solitary dollar. Now certainly you cannot imagine that a muse of any good reputation can let that piece of treasure remain in the cottage without adding layer upon layer… that’s right it is time to musefi~! Isn’t it just grand? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Comments (28)
Muse, every day I disguise food into looking like something that it’s not. My favorite trick, though, is to take something frozen, put it in a wonderful casserole dish, and pretend that I made it! LOL! Not really. Mr. Magpie catches me every time.
XO,
Sheila
P.S. You’ve got the wrong link hooked up to Gollum’s site. I persisted and found this one!
haha Sheila you are hilarious, Muse I do exactly the same as Shelia but with cakes not casseroles, I have even been known to throw some flour in my hair and on my pinny for extra effect. but alas Vanni knows me to well. great post Muse, Happy Weekend.
Flour in the hair? REALLY? Oh that’s good! LOL
my goodness girl…where ever did you get that photo? I love it …LOVE IT!!!
It reminds me of my mom’s cat. She is not only cross-eyed…but she does not walk on all 4′s…she walks on her two back legs…and her “arms” are up like a scary monster! it is a silly sight to see! My kids think she is a freaky kitty! lol
I hope you have a great weekend!
I love to cook and host dinner parties. Rarely do I make the exact same meal twice; I usually cook and prepare things from memory and then add a little different something everytime. Yup, I play with my food
Usually I don’t name my meals, I just tell my family, “Remember the gazpacho we had the other night? This one’s kind of like it, but I just added some mint and a sprinkle of vermouth.”
Muse, my dad always makes up some excuse or other for not going anywhere, we used to frog march him out of the house and into the car to take him to my sons school christmas production which was a 60mile drive from my parents house and he complained the whole way, but when he got there he always thoroughly enjoyed it so I know that if we could just get him on the aeroplane he would be fine lol, your comment had me in fits of giggles, always nice to have a visit from you my friend. ps My crazy blogger camera is Nikon D60 (it’s a new gift from number one son and I am having lots of fun playing with it
). hugs, Kathy.
Oh yeah!
A lot of the things that I cook are “somethings”!!
One in particular I called “healthy”. Just healthy.
Made of bow tie pasta, green beans, onions, tuna fish, olive oil, basil leaves, mozzarella cheese, and other spices.
Everybody loved it! I called it healthy, and they ate it! I still cook it every Tuesday!
)
The cake we made for the wedding shower was a combination of recipe, improv and we named it on the spot. I did rename a chicken wing recipe I snagged from Rachel Ray – they are supposed to be called peanut butter and jelly wings – no way was the fam going to go for that! So I just said they were called sweet & savory wings. Only AFTER they ate them and raved did I tell them the ingredients! Kathy (love the picture! what a smart kitty)
Every meal I make is a mystery
Mornin’ Muse…my favorite thing to play with is rice. I add anything I have left over to rice and call it Rice Devine. I always smile when my kids ask for THE RECIPE ….my Rice Devine is ALWAYS different..every single time. As long as I have rice and a can of Creme of Mushroom soup and a few leftovers, I’m doing good.
By "Creative cooking" that's how I prepare meals.
Recipes… are merely a guideline!
Nothing is ever made exactly the same twice, much to the dismay of my hubby who always says.."This is so good, I hope you wrote down how you made it"
My reply is usually " Nope, you better savor every bite, cause it will NEVER taste like this again"
After Christmas, I once used leftover twice baked potatoes, honey baked ham, corn pudding & cheese ball to create one of the best pots of potato soup ever!!
Happy Foodie Friday! Have a great weekend ~ Susan
hubby is the one who disguises meals, but they are always delicious.
I’m praying
This is too funny!Happy Foodie Friday! I guess my meals are always in disguise..I can’t cook hahahaha!!
Thanks for the informtion on my blog Muse!
Love you, Have a wonderful weekend!
Correction…information lol. Need my glasses..lol
~hugs~
Done lots of disguising. Even named a few. They were things that I liked though.
Muse, I have accidently made Cinnamon Chili. Yeah, it was really bad. What I thought was chili powder was Cinnamon. I tried my best to get it out as quickly as possible and cover it with chili powder and other spices. I went ahead and served the chili and my family made comments that it tasted different. After my confession I ordered pizza.
Kris
I don’t do a recipe when I make most of my soups.And for disguising, well I cooked venison one time and had to tell my daughter in-law that it was beef because she always said she wouldn’t touch it, LOL .She ate it and I never to this day have told her any different.
I never cook the same way twice. It’s all a deep dark mystery to me, dearest Muse.
Like many of your readers, my meals are always mysteries. I rarely ever have everything I need for a recipe and just make it up as I go!!!
I have truly enjoyed reading the others comments. Truth be known, I find myself sadly lacking in the culinary department. I am known as Betty Bland around these h’yah parts (said in best Southern accent). I have always depended on the kindness of strangers (well, church women) for bean and cornbread meals to serve that man God gave me. I do bake, now that’s a different story.
Hope your new assignment is going well,
Theresa @ Cottage Violets
I’m a boring, follow the recipe kind of gal in the kitchen. But I like Sheila’s idea!
My best dishes have been named “Something From Nothing” by all of the amazed folks who had the pleasure of eating them!!!
I made my own salsa that is the closest I have got.Moms salsa tee hee the boys like it.
Thank you for always stopping by and leaving nice comments. And a big hug for grabbing my button.
sorry, no cooking here!
but I love that photo of the cat, cheese and mouse!
I only use recipes for baking. When people ask for my recipe they think I don’t want to tell them, but I really don’t use them!
I tried to write one down for my baked clams and burnt the oil and garlic while I was writing..:(