Wanderlust journals

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set of three travel-themed notebooks with Paris, New York, and London imagery

I came across this set at Target for just $3! I just had to buy them.

The inside cover of each notebook had a public transportation design that I believe is based of the actual ones you can find in that city. Don’t they just make you want to travel?

inside cover of the yellow paris travel notebook

inside cover of the blue london travel notebook

inside cover of the red new york travel notebook

European hot pot

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Yesterday was Customer Appreciation Day at the Melting Pot! Panda and I went to enjoy a dinner there and try out the special items available that day.

cheese fondue made with fontina cheese and lump crab at the melting pot

First we started with a Customer Appreciation exclusive – lump crab fontina fondue!

blackberry sage lemonade with sage leaves at the melting pot

I got myself one of my favorite drinks: blackberry sage lemonade.

old-style mushroom salad with button mushrooms and sprouts at the melting pot

I got the special salad for Customer Appreciation Day, old-style mushroom salad. I would have liked some more dressing, but once I sprinkled on their garlic and wine seasoning, it was awesome.

platter of raw chicken, pork, shrimp, beef, and mushroom wontons at the melting pot

For the next course, we got a selection of delicious meats that consisted of chicken, shrimp, pork, beef, and then some mushroom wontons to boot.

bowl of raw vegetables at the melting pot

Also to get cooked as part of the entree were potatoes, broccoli, and mushrooms.

piece of shrimp and chicken cooking in canola oil (Bourguignonne cooking style)

First we test out the Bourguignonne cooking style (aka cooking with canola oil) with a shrimp and chicken.

broccoli and mushroom in batter cooking in canola oil (Bourguignonne cooking style)

Then I try a mushroom smothered in one of the batters, topped with some teriyaki sauce.

piece of broccoli covered in tons of batter fried up

Panda got ambitious with his battering and covered this broccoli a little too well.

canola oil with lots of little air bubbles after boiling for awhile

Afterwards, the oil was brown and continued to bubble for awhile.

pieces of meat and vegetables left over from meal at the melting pot

Ultimately, we couldn’t finish everything so we cooked it all to take home.

To the left, to the left

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There was an intense storm last Friday, which downed a lot of trees and created power outages across the area. Little did we know that even signal lights were blown askew! When I first saw this is was so unexpected I laughed out loud.

left turn signal light tilted left after windy storm

This signal’s taking its own advice and making a left turn too.

two hanging signal lights blown crooked by a windy storm

Wait, wouldn’t gravity have pulled them straight again?

Strange trio

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We were wandering around the Hilton Waikiki Village and came across this little habitat! I’ve never seen penguins, turtles, and fish all living together. Pretty cool!

penguins, a koi fish, and a turtle all in one habitat at hilton waikiki village in hawaii

Origami Etsy

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A couple of weeks ago, I decided I was going to try selling some things on Etsy. I’d wanted to do this ever since I discovered the site, but didn’t know what I could make. Well, I’ve decided to put my origami skills to use and make some jewelry! After much planning and material-searching, I was finally able to make my first products. 🙂 Soon I’ll be setting up shop and hopefully getting some sales. Better pictures to come!

two pairs of star-shaped origami earrings made with red, white, cream, blue, green, brown, and gold japanese design

The simpler ones were my first pair, and then I got a bit creative with the second, adding spirals into the metal.

close-up picture of simple origami star earrings

Getting ready for an Etsy listing!

Potent remover

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So I recently discovered that acetone sort of melts plastic… this box started to get disintegrated by some leaked nail polish remover – yikes!

plastic container melted by nail polish remover

Summertime in the east

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It’s hot out in the eastern part of the states! With summer in full force, we went to enjoy the neighborhood…

synthetic ice cubes

At the clubhouse, iced tea is offered with these funny plastic ice cubes keeping it cool.

cluster of female ducks hanging out by edge of pond

The girl ducks were out tanning in the sun.

dragonfly takes a break on plants by edge of pond

Even this dragonfly needed to take a break in the heat.

A Dole anole

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green anole lizard at dole plantation in hawaii

At the Dole Plantation, we spotted this little green lizard (an anole, I believe).

green anole lizard at dole plantation in hawaii starting to turn brown

It froze on this leaf and I got distracted by a rooster, only to look back and find...

green anole lizard at dole plantation in hawaii after turning brown

...it turned brown on me! Ah I wish I had noticed/caught it, but I had no idea it could morph like that.

In retrospect, I can see that it was already starting to turn brown in the middle picture. Alas, I figured it was just a green lizard so I never thought to watch it so closely.

Aloha Oahu & Hawaii!

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view of hawaiian island molokai from plane

First official view of a Hawaiian island (for this trip anyway).

first view of city on hawaiian island molokai from plane

First view of Hawaiian civilization!

first view of hawaiian island oahu from plane

And here we are, approaching Oahu.

view of pearl harbor from descending plane

During the landing, we fly by Pearl Harbor.

view of hickam air force base on oahu from plane

And also get a glimpse of some jets on Hickam AFB.

large aloha sign welcoming passengers in honolulu international airport hnl

A big ALOHA from the airport! Off we go to our vacation adventure.

Missing Missy & Molly

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Tomorrow I head off to Hawaii, and leave behind my cats. So here’s a clip of Missy doing her thing and massaging my childhood blanket…

Also not to be left out, a picture of Molly lounging in one of her favorite spots.

molly the cat lounging in her favorite spot at the top of the stairs

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