OK
so it's been established , I don't sport Angelina Jolie style pillow lips.
What of it ?
Just short of collagen injections inna kisser ,intense lip color plus gloss should do an ample job of giving this gal's pucker some serious street cred.
A jot of cerise noir ( black cherry ) lip crayon plus a glossy berry stain is quite the statement , especially on a dreary winter day .
However, am I wearing the lipstick ,or is the lipstick wearing me ?
Getting To Know Me
I always forget who I've told about my life , and in which blog.
My life before I lived in Texas ,and now Massachusetts ,consisted of me living in :
Palatinate Germany, Mississippi, Virginia, Turkey, Spain, Azores, Florida, German Alps , various middle & southern German regions, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland .
I've visited : Austria, Belgium, Canada , France, Greece, Holland, Italy,Luxemburg, Switzerland and made 3 cross country USA trips .
I've seen a lot , but I'm still interested in seeing Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and England .
Oh and all of these visiting scenarios involve hotels , cars , planes or trains.
No RV's or camping .
Again.
Ever.
Pink
The sunset here , it's simply stunningly soothing to watch . 
I love the way the stark white snow is softened every evening, our slice of the world is wrapped in rose colored glasses.
Right About Now
I'm remembering my swirly warm hot tub in Texas.
During the fall,winter and early spring it was pure decadence to lounge in it at 96 F with tea, magazines and then watch my solar garden lights come up at dusk.
We had some hard times with my parents out there, but the nice moments , they come back to me during these cold New England days.
The loss of sunlight being hardest on me at first, now just adjusting to so much snow and the loneliness of being somewhere new.
We're making acquaintances,but life is at a much slower pace right now.
Places
we're not going because :
1) the blizzard , duh !
2) couldn't pay me to go there !
What caused this latest brain toot on my part ?
My local MSN page had this blurb the other day:
Want to know where K-Fed hangs out ?
Do I even need to answer that question with a straight face ?
Something Not Served
at my house, no way , no how.
Fusilli in Baby Octopus Sauce 
( as per recipe in La Cuchina Italiana)
4 white onion sliced paper thin
2 tbl extra virgin olive ( none of that common trollop olive oil now--ya hear )
1 lb cleaned and chopped baby octopus ( cringe)
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
salt
12 oz fusilli noodle (who you callin silly??!)
12 torn basil leaves ( don't even think of cutting these , suckah)
Mebbe with tuna substituted I could eat this ........
Purple Reign
MSN article from the other day .
I got some commentary on this latest Super bowl halftime show “malfunction” debacle .
Hello !
You hired Prince not known for his PG rated material or subtle sexual imagery
One of the main reasons Tipper Gore flipped out & started the rating album frenzy back in the 80’s was after reading this short male fashion eccentric dude’s album lyrics that her teen sprog owned at the time.
So he’s heading for fifty…think he’s mellowed out ? What rock you been living under advertising execs ?He’s into serious male midlife rock territory now, provin he’s still got it to millions of families watching the Superbowl.
Can you eat chips and dip with this sort of guitar exhibitionism?!
Brain Teaser
Do You Know What This Is ?
I do.
Shhhhhhhhhhhh....Steff don't tell 'em....
And here's the answer:
My German Gramma's (Oma) Cherry & Plum Pitter .
I have used it over the years for various desserts.
