Funnel Cakes
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The famous funnel cake - which I did not partake of :) I believe suntaneye did some time ago!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Fries
Fries
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The best part of baseball? The food - it's amazing how there is merchandising on everything though!
The fries were nice - they had basil and breadcrumbs on them.Orioles and the Red Sox
Orioles and the Red Sox
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We had excellent seats - incidentally the Red Sox won, not that we stayed till the end of the game.
Sign Board
Sign Board
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The signboard at Camden Yards - there is just about every statistic ever about each player.
Packed seats
Packed seats
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This was the most packed I've ever seen the stadium!
W & Simian
W & Simian
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W and Simian walking to the stadium - Simian was carrying his work papers with him.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Nocturnal Kitty Kat Frolic Party Psychadelic Romp Retro Fun No. 1
Nocturnal Kitty Kat Frolic Party Psychadelic Romp Retro Fun No. 1
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This fantastic montage was sent by M and came in the mail today! I absolutely loved it! Thank you!
Lemon Meringue tart
Lemon Meringue tart
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M's meringue tart. She kindly said that my key lime pie was better because she's a nice person :)
Chocolate raspberry ganache
Chocolate raspberry ganache
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M called just as I was thinking about her - and we went to Bonaparte's, which somehow she had never been to! This was my chocolate raspberry ganache. They also had a lovely millefeuille you would have loved Mom!
Homicide building
Homicide building
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This is the building where Homicide Life on the Streets was filmed. It's stood abandoned since the series ended, though occasionally I've seen them use it for events. The interior smells like pee.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
GPS
GPS
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I drove to Bethesda today to see some of the ladies at Alley Cat Allies. Thanks to the GPS, I had no problem finding my way. The only issue was that it was pretty cloudy today and on the way home, it couldn't find my position for several minutes, so fell back on reliable Simian with Mapquest!
You know you're in Bethesda when cars stop at the pedestrian crossings. I had to re-orientate myself again - the last time I did it in B-more, the pedestrian stopped and stared at me in surprise. Another time I stopped for someone who was illegally crossing the street and I got the finger in return.Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Drug and alcohol awareness
I spent a portion of today studying for my Drug and Alcohol awareness test which you need in order to get a driver's license in Maryland. The funny thing as anyone who has done it will tell you is that though it's supposed to tell you about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, it actually teaches you far more about drugs - and not necessarily in an admonishing manner. For one thing, you learn all the street names of the drugs. Simian joked that now we know how to go out and order stuff in street lingo.
Did you know that alcohol is a far deadlier drug than heroin? Apparently facts say so - it makes you wonder, should people switch TO heroin then?
Did you know that alcohol is a far deadlier drug than heroin? Apparently facts say so - it makes you wonder, should people switch TO heroin then?
Ducks at Fells Point
Ducks at Fells Point
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Fells Point is near the water - still it was a surprise to see the ducks further inland and out quite so late!
Pitango Gelato
Pitango Gelato
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After dinner, we went to Pitango Gelato's - one of my favourite places. It's probably supplanted my other favourite ice cream place.
Chilli tofu, mushroom and tofu strips
Chilli tofu, mushroom and tofu strips
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I made this for dinner. It was nice and spicy!
Hot fudge cake
Hot fudge cake
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Also made this hot fudge cake, which frankly looks quite gross. Haven't eaten it yet.
Brownie and Oatmeal Rasin Cookies
Brownie and Oatmeal Rasin Cookies
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Made brownies and oatmeal raisin cookies this afternoon.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
White Asparagus and Portobello Mushroom
White Asparagus and Portobello Mushroom 1
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Whipped up a quick dinner. I used this easy recipe for white asparagus - had to peel the white asparagus first as the label around them suggested that. Then made little cuts in the mushroom, poked in garlic, butter and sprinkled it with a bit of mozzarella and bread crumbs. The asparagus was lovely and fresh and so it went well.
Portobello Mushrooms
Portobello Mushrooms
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Also bought some lovely portabello Mushrooms. I can hear my friend, P, complaining that it's Portabello and not PotabellA :)
Strawberry Banana smoothie
Strawberry Banana smoothie
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suntaneye and I went for smoothies this afternoon. It was 31 degrees out today and very hot. We ended up walking around at Harbor East and then coming home.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Target
Target
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We went by Target Greatland and managed to get some supplies. I always wondered what the difference was between a normal Target and Target Greatland - obviously the Greatland has more selection. I didn't realise however that it didn't have as much fresh produce.
Red Brick Napkin
Red Brick Napkin
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We had dinner at Red Brick Station where we shared cream of broccoli and I had a hummus. Ian had the veggie burger.
They brew their own beer. Ian of course had a glass.Lowe's Lawn Mowers
Lowe's Lawn Mowers
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The rows of lawn mowers outside Lowe's are impressive, or scary, depending on how you look at it.
Ikea Baltimore
Ikea Baltimore
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It's funny but one of the most familiar things that remind me of home is Ikea - a decidedly non-Singaporean company. Going to any Ikea around the world is pretty similar - and that is nice in itself :)
We hadn't realised it but Ikea closes early today. I didn't even get to buy food at the Ikea shop - an Ikea ritual for me :)
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Tree chewed on by beaver
Tree chewed on by beaver
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After finishing the route, we went back to S's place for dinner, which was scrumptious. As we all carpooled, we drove back to B-more in K's car. The contrast couldn't be more different. On the way back into the city, K locked the car doors again - good thing too because as we drove in, there was a guy lying in the street and people pulling him off onto the sidewalk. It didn't look like he had been hit so it was probably an overdose of some kind.
Creek
Creek
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The scenery reminds me a little of MacRitchie Reservoir - told simian I thought Dad might like it.
Piece of wood
Piece of wood
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A most unusual shape - was trying to convince Simian to take it home.
Lake Shore
Lake Shore
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It's staying brighter out now till much later - it wasn't sundown till 8:20 pm.
Yellow radiation Flower
Yellow radiation Flower
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We also saw a lot of pretty flowers and birds and insects we couldn't identify - we nicknamed this the yellow radiation flower.
Lake shore trail
Lake shore trail
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The trees are marked so that you know where you are going. I hadn't realised that this was going to be quite such a walk and hadn't put on my jogging shoes - fortunately I had my good sandals. If I can shop for hours in them, what's a little nature ramble? We went on the Lake Shore Trail.
Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy
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One of these plants is supposed to be poison ivy - apparently the more regular shaped leaf. So it doesn't look like ivy, nor particularly unusual, so here follows my Rule Number One in nature - don't touch anything!
Mushrooms
Mushrooms
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K was checking out these bright orange mushrooms though no one dared to touch them directly.
Irises
Irises
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I didn't know irises grew in such muddy conditions and right by the shore.
On the trail
On the trail
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Simian and K on the trail - it was a lovely walk and took us almost two hours. Another two friends, K and S, went on ahead but the three of us stopped to look at almost everything.
Geese at park
Geese at park
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There was a cute family of geese. One hissed at simian when he got too close to take a photo for me.
Unripe blueberry
Unripe blueberry
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Here's an unripe blueberry - it tasted very tart. Simian and I had one each and K had three.
Seneca State Creek Park
Seneca State Creek Park
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Simian's friend who lives out in Gaithersburg, Maryland, invited us over for a late lunch - and then we headed down to Seneca Creek State Park.
Mormon Church
Mormon Church
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This is one of the more unusual sights along the Beltway around Washington DC - the Washington DC temple.
Pancakes
Pancakes
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I made pancakes for breakfast this morning - chocolate chip and cranberry ones, banana pancakes and plain chocolate chip ones.
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