tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22366305211529459962024-03-13T19:18:23.607-04:00Fuzzy Izmit's BlogAll contributed content © Fuzzy Izmit's Homemade TomfooleryFuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-20940339257423688452012-05-23T11:00:00.001-04:002012-05-23T11:07:32.349-04:00Wow... an updateI dont even really know what to write about anymore in this thing. Let's see... the house sold and I am back in Ohio. Things have just been insane, and I dont feel like rehashing it all again. All that matters in my husband and I are back together in the same freaking place. I got a new camera, so why dont I show off some of my shots?<br />
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I am saving my pennies for a good macro lens for it. It has a decent enough macro function, but I want more. I havent been selling anything on line for a long while now, but I have been trying to destash when I have time over at <a href="http://tophatter.com/">tophatter</a>, but I find I am buying more than I am selling (which is okay, I guess).<br />
I recently found what appears to be a really fun knitting group and hubby and I have joined a local gaming group... so let's hope we can get some friends soon! Heck, I might even be <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/111826012218248/">marching</a> with a person I met through Etsy and is local here.Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-64847063276597883672011-10-09T13:19:00.000-04:002011-10-09T13:19:35.315-04:00Wow... it has been a while<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i89KTWliF5Q/TpHXdn8XbbI/AAAAAAAAAXs/PD7PrDnW6bg/s1600/Picture+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i89KTWliF5Q/TpHXdn8XbbI/AAAAAAAAAXs/PD7PrDnW6bg/s1600/Picture+15.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5BNBBnvTGr8/TpHXeJM_W9I/AAAAAAAAAX4/5pd8J_aVgKA/s1600/Picture+26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5BNBBnvTGr8/TpHXeJM_W9I/AAAAAAAAAX4/5pd8J_aVgKA/s1600/Picture+26.jpg" /></a></div>I bet you are wondering what happened to me. Well, life has sorta kicked me in the ass. I have moved several times over the past two years and this blog sorta fell off my radar. Once my life calms down enough were I can formulate some kind of plan for this blog, it will probably stay sporadic at best. For now, I thought I would share some of the craft projects I have been working on with you all.Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-46293435979023818442010-11-20T18:27:00.000-05:002010-11-20T18:27:58.231-05:00So... life happenedPeople out there in cyber-land might be wondering what happened to me. To give you a quick run down... we bought a house, started fixing up the house, I lost my job, we moved into the house and after 2 weeks of living the the house, I had to start my new job 900 miles away. Hubby is still in the house fixing it up to sell it and I am now living with bare bones in a -okay- apartment in an -meh- part of town while working. What have I been doing in the mean time? Knitting, playing Fallout: New Vegas and getting ready for my thesis defense. Oh, and having bouts of sanity questioning depression. Such fun times. So... here are some of the things I have been working on, knitting wise (the shirt is not yet finished):<br />
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We also put in the order for out (few) kitchen cabinets AND ordered our granite counter top. It was sort of funny with the granite. We went to a local stone yard that had all their stone out so you could go around see exactly the slab you were buying. Once you picked one out they actually write your name right on it! It was really hard for the three of us (husband, visiting mom, and me) to visualize the kitchen. The colors in the kitchen are going to be yellow/white/bronze/light browns. While the color scheme is going to be bitch'n', it isnt what any of us naturally gravitate towards. All of us naturally go for blacks and grays! Anyway, I had a small sample of the wood color our cabinets will be and I was going around holding it up to all the slabs trying to pick one out. I went up to one and it looks good, so I ask the guy what it was. "Golden Kashmir"... okay. I keep looking around and find another one that looks good. "Golden Kashmir" I actually picked out the same stone 4 separate times in four different places in the yard! I figured it was a sign, and ran with it. I cant wait for it all to go in and to be able to show all of you!<br />
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We also found a new flowering plant in our backyard. If anyone has any idea what it is... please let us know! It is very pretty and I plan on keeping it. It is actually growing in around the mulberry bush/tree.<br />
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Our new back and basement doors are in along with their brand new fancy smanshy locks. Hazzah!<br />
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We met with the cabinet person this past week to talk about our options. We should get everything priced out next week... because price really is a huge determinate in our kitchen remodel. Cabinets etc. are coming out of pocket, so as we find more stuff that needs to be fixed (and we have) our kitchen budget shrinks. Most of the pictures I have taken are of the nice and sparkly new pipes that have been plumbed. As of yesterday we now have one working spigot outside and one working utility sink in the basement!<br />
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Water means we can start prepping the walls properly! Scraping and peeling are the order of the day. Peeling latex paint is so much fun! Chipping away lead paint... not so much.<br />
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We also got a new light fixture/fan combo for the their floor. Isnt it awesome?! It took us like 3 tries to install it because we (I mean I) changed our minds on where it should go/fit...<br />
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Another plant decided to bloom in our back yard... and I think we may have a hyacinth bush. I didnt take a picture of it, but I will soon so I can get some second opinions. We did get our first batch of goodies out of our container gardens... some snap beans! We only harvested about 1/3 of the stuff growing, so we should have a couple more dinners worth of them later on when the rest get a big enough to eat. Oh, we also had a minor set back with the container garden though. One of the plumbers helpers decided to overturn one and use the bin as a waste receptacle. We called our contractor, and he replaced the beets with some seedlings and apologized. That was a super nice thing to do. We also got a small fire pit and had our first little mini fire today while we drank some pop and ate icecream. It was a great way to wind down... plus I am a fire bug and I was so proud that I got the little fire going on my first try. Thank you, middle school camp research project... I really did learn something useful!<br />
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Next is the work room. This will be the future Mr. Fuzzy's work shop for all his handy man and tinkering needs. I love that it has some kind of old reclaimed wooden sink of some kind, which opens up too!<br />
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There is a blue room, which was billed as a 'rec room' by the bank. Yeah, right... I have a feeling this is just going to be a storage room (or maybe an exercise room when ever we have the money to get such fancy things). The walls and ceiling are that blue. I have no idea why. That will probably change when we paint over it with basement waterproofing paint (thank God!).<br />
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Next is the worlds narrowest bathroom. Well, it will be once we fit a toilet in there. We have to go on a scavenger hunt for the worlds narrowest sink too. The broken in window is thanks to another idiot who decided to break in the only window not large enough to fit anyone over the age of 12 through. That will be replaced by glass blocks.<br />
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Not pictured is a small storage closet under the stairs and the room with the furnace in it. On to the more exciting news....<br />
The contractors have started working!!!! Work has started on the roof (lets hope the weather stays nice so they can continue). The kitchen skin/cabinet has been removed and a small amount of plumbing work has started in the basement. They will start more plumbing work once the doors come in later this week and we put the new very spiffy locks on them that we ordered. We have started to scrape the walls, but without water, we cant wash and prep the walls for painting... but I cant wait to start that step! We also put in a great fan into the library. Check out my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzyizmit/sets/72157623985129391/">flickr</a> for notes on all these images!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4630554073_4ae96fef1d_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4630554073_4ae96fef1d_m.jpg" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4630554281_946ca7798e_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4630554281_946ca7798e_m.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4631154044_9953ab1230_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4631154044_9953ab1230_m.jpg" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4630561605_1dda565537_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4630561605_1dda565537_m.jpg" /></a></div>These are pictures are off the biggest problem the house has.... major gutter damage. This house is 109 years old and has box gutters. Two things you need to know about box gutters is that 1. They need to be kept clean and clear of debris because 2. they are an integral part of the roof. Unlike gutters today, these are just built right into the wooden overhangs of the roof. If they arent cleared and water backs up, it just sits there and rots the wood. Well, given that our house has been vacant (a foreclosure) for ... we think... 3-5 years, the gutters are in horrible shape. That leads us to our second major issue:<br />
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You may also be able to see another issue in the kitchen... the back door. Both the back door, and the two basement doors had been kicked in. The place had been broken into before we first looked at it, and then subsequently broken into at least 5 more times after we started trying to buy it. The idiots broke a window in the basement, broke out the window above the back door, busted the doors (again, they had to be replaced anyway), and the last time stole some copper pipes in the basement. Excuse my french, but fuck them! Luckily, the house was under contract so we got some money back for the pipes.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4628048704_54c9d5b1d0_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4628048704_54c9d5b1d0_m.jpg" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4627443567_f469e20418_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4627443567_f469e20418_m.jpg" /></a></div>I hope you can start to see why we actually wanted this house though. It is full of character and presence you just cannot build into a house these days! We need to fix and repaint a lot of stuff, but I want to leave you with some of my favorite bits of the house that will make it all worth while.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzyizmit/4436401971/"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9Q0828o7zFw/S8t_HMXi8_I/AAAAAAAAAW0/l2XaveQg2oA/s320/IMG_2328.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>It took a little bit of time to get my purse because I ordered it right during the x-mas rush... but I was in no hurry. Pursey (that's what I named him) came with the custom length chain so I could put the purse over my shoulder. I dont know why most purses these days have short straps so that you cannot use both your hands while shopping or have to stuff it in your armpit... again impeding use of your arms. I am one of those crazy people who want a purse securely slung across my body, but I still want to use both arms and hands without having to worry about my purse falling either to my elbow or onto the floor... go figure. <br />
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Pursey is heavy, but it almost all comes from the chain. The chain is steel, while the purse itself is lightweight aluminum. I plan on some day replacing the chain with a leather equivalent to lighten the load. This purse, as a bonus, could definitely be used as a self defense weapon if needed. (I need to level up so I can get WP Chain.... gamer geek humor there) Given that it is a metal skull, I would imagine that that would also be a theft deterrent.<br />
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Pursey is a bit small inside. I can only fit my small pocket book, basic cellphone and my keys in him. That is okay with me, I have always been drawn to small purses. The opening mechanism is simple, but I believed it has been redesigned a bit (I have the first version of this purse, and I believe Brooksbot75 is onto a second version) I still like it. It can open unexpectedly if you bump it just right, so be warned.<br />
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Random people comment about him all the time. I frequently get "Is that a purse?", "Cool skull!" and "Did you make that?" from all kinds of people. I have even had people ask to take pictures of my purse with their cellphones! <br />
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Overall Impression:<br />
Pros: Awesome design, small, graphic, can be a weapon, eye-catching, decent price, handmade.<br />
Cons: Can be a bit heavy with the steel chain, can open unexpectedly, small, watch out when around things that can scratch... like the paint jobs on cars.Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-7500733140491640702010-03-17T23:47:00.000-04:002010-03-17T23:47:54.083-04:00Someone has been very BAD!Well, partially me because I havent updated in a while... sorry about that. Life is really hectic right now (that's what I always say... right?)<br />
The real bad girl today was my kitty Dot. Hubby and I were working on getting some paper work put together for a very important meeting and we heard a crash. We had no idea what it could be, so we started to investigate. In the hallway we see Dot, doing her best "OMG, I did something bad, avoid mom and dad" routine.<br />
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</div>Going into the craft room, we are greeted with this: <br />
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We only had about 15 minutes to clean it up before we had to leave for this meeting! Luckily I knew a trick. I learned this on the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/forums_board.php?forum_id=7">Etsy forums</a>... so if you ever have a bead spill this is what you do. Take a nylon and put it over the nozzle of your vacuum. Let the 'foot' part be loose enough to suck into the nozzle a bit. Secure it with a rubber band if you have one... now all you need to do is vacuum up the beads and empty the nylon filter when you loose suction. Voila! <br />
I am guessing Dot was trying to see if she could get on the stack of bead boxes I had in the corner of my desk (she likes to climb and get into funky spaces) and she managed to topple the 'tower'.Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-76377520812245530022010-01-28T07:34:00.003-05:002010-01-28T10:32:24.040-05:00Dreads: 5 monthsI am updating you on my dread journey (and coming up soon I am actually going to update my blog with a couple product reviews, yeah!). I have had my dreads for a little over 5 months now, and they are coming along slowly but surely. I am trying to keep up my maintenance with ripping the roots. I hope to soon strong arm my husband into sitting down with a tapestry needle and helping me sew in some of the errant hairs. I have some pics of me with my hair down (a rare event) and some of my more 'special' dreads.<br />
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You can see in the pic of me that I got an awesome purse! I will be writing about that soon, because I am just so stoked to get it! I also got some BaconSalt (they sell it at the Kroger around here!!!). It took all my willpower to not just crack it open last night when I got it and eat it all right there. I havent even smelled it. I am cant wait to write that review!<br />
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</div>Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-21230155136624727972009-12-23T10:17:00.001-05:002009-12-28T20:41:37.288-05:00Big Update: Mostly about food!I know I havent updated in a while...but I have been so busy with life and my <a href="http://celebrateoddetsy.blogspot.com/">OTHER</a> blog that I havent had time. Sorry. <br />
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<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4167412921_b3c8ff9583_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4167412921_b3c8ff9583_m.jpg" /></a>First off, here is some food from my favorite restaurant back in East Lansing, Michigan. It is called <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&source=hp&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=sushi+ya+east+lansing&fb=1&gl=us&hq=sushi+ya&hnear=east+lansing&cid=14321961464437153662">Sushi Ya</a>. I eat there every time I return to the area (I have family there). The first image is of my husbands' dinner... just some normal sushi rolls, but they make them HUGE there. I dont mind. One of our unlikely favorites on that plate is the one in the foil. If I remember correctly it is called the Yellow Stone. It has bacon in it, and even while it isn't very traditional, it is really good. The others I think are just a Spider roll and a California role probably.<br />
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</div>The second picture is of my absolute favorite dish. I cant remember what it is called (EDIT: according to my husbands' notes this is verbatim from the menu = Nigasa Udon: Japanese noodles seafood, and vegetables tossed in special mayo dressing), but it is under the soups and salads I think. Something with 'udon' in it. Anyway, it has sashimi on top along with veggies and roe. They used to put some mushrooms on top too, but this time I didnt see any. Under that is a layer of lettuce. Hidden from view is what makes this special, which is a mound of chilled udon noodles tossed in some kind of heavenly mayonnaise mixture. This is a huge dish, and I try to always finish the whole thing, but I rarely succeed. It is just so good, I cannot articulate it well enough. I have yet to find this dish at any other sushi place...and I look! If anyone has any ideas on how I could make this at home... please let me know! I have tried to make it, but I have yet to find the magic combination.<br />
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</div>Back to my current state: Ohio. There is a wonderful amusement park/grocery store/everything by us. It is called <a href="http://www.junglejims.com/">Jungle Jims</a>. If you ever get a chance to go to this world wonder, please take the time and do it! This place is huge and full of every kind of food from all around the world you can think of.... and many you didnt. There is a normal grocery store, a organic/healthy store, huge alcohol store, smoke store and then an international food store all rolled into one building. To give you an idea of how large the international food section is, it is broken up into COUNTRY! Like... you want some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand">New Zealand</a> quinine? Find the New Zealand isle. North Korean? <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/4168175594_0c8149974b_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/4168175594_0c8149974b_m.jpg" /></a>Find the isle. They also have a huge meat section, huge cheese section, and they have a fish section with tanks of fish were you can go... pick out the fish you want to eat and they will kill it for you. Now that is fresh! We went not to long ago to find some fun stuff to try. We decided on duck for Thanksgiving, but we as we passed these heads for sale, I picked up some beef heart. Want proof? I got pictures! We are going to goback to get some rattlesnake for New Years diner.<br />
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The heart was so much fun to prepare and cook! I loved cleaning it (remove the heart sack, it is tough) because it was like a dissection! I loved seeing all the connective tissues and valves (or what was left of them). I think we only got a quarter of a heart, but it was still a good size. We made it into a stew of sorts, with onions, mushrooms and thick gravy which we then poured over mashed potatoes. OMG it was so good, I cant wait to use heart in something else! I wish I could have taken a pic of the final presentation, but the camera batteries died!<br />
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</div>Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-85114126652551966472009-12-23T09:50:00.002-05:002009-12-23T09:52:34.616-05:00Little Dread Update: 3 months 3 weeks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/4167414427_db522931ab_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/4167414427_db522931ab_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I know I am a little late... but I just wanted to show some pictures of my dreads after a particularly painful ripping session. They are being a pain... my hair texture is probably one of the hardest to dread... but I am not going to give up!Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-78227330444421486662009-11-18T21:32:00.002-05:002009-11-18T21:53:08.523-05:00Best Freaking Hair Dryer EVER!!! (story included)This is my saga of the elusive <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Belson-Ionic-Bonnet-Dryer-Gh2138/dp/B0012DOK9Q/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1258598029&sr=1-24">Hot-n-Gold Ionic Soft Bonnet Dryer Model #Gh2138</a>. Listen and learn, my children, to my story.<br /><br />Once upon a time, there was a girl interested in getting natural dreads. She pined away for years, waiting until she had the time and resources to do it (mostly) right. She researched and found the most perfect ideal (and highest rated and well reviewed on Amazon) bonnet style hair dryer to dry her dreads in a timely manner. She found the fabled Hot-n-Gold bla bla bla (see my first paragraph). It works reliably, is hot, can be used hands free (so she can blog while drying her hair), durable and all around great design. But lo, can she find anyplace on the whole interwebs to buy such a magnificent hair drying machine? No. Amazon is out of stock, eBay is useless, Google just laughs.<br /><br />Dejected, she buys a warming conditioner cap by mistake (which was returned, but she was out postage). She then found what she thought would be a suitable substitute... but the much anticipated package never arrived (being diverted to her old address which she forgot to update... then stolen because the tracking info said "delivered").<br /><br />After months of frustration (and loosing a bunch of money on a priority packaged that SHOULD have been re-routed given the USPS's own rules and admission...grr) the poor girl had all but given up hope of ever finding her magical golden cap. A life of feebling attempting to dry a full head of dreads with a normal dryer which would not fit a bonnet attachment because it was shaped abnormally mixed with hours of air trying awaited.<br /><br />To sooth her wounded soul, the girl (along with her prince charming) went to the local mall to eat hot soft pretzels with mayonnaise (it is really good, try it!). While they walked around, the girl spotted a beauty supply store (not a chain one). One look couldnt hurt right? Maybe she could at least see if they even had bonnet hair dryers for sale, but she didnt think they would.<br /><br />Much to her surprise, on the lowest shelf.... lay the Hot-n-Gold beauty she had been hoping for all along! Throwing fiscal conservancy to the wind she quickly grabbed the box and hurried to the register (thank god they took plastic)!<br /><br />To this day, the dready girl sits, typing away, drying her dreads quickly and hands free, gladly thanking the bonnet dryer gods for allowing her the joy of sharing her story and inspiring others with soaking wet hair that they too... if they are lucky, can find their own golden crown to hotly blast their worries (and wetness) away!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/4084309801_69513cdcfa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/4084309801_69513cdcfa.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-36540354607173906822009-11-12T21:31:00.003-05:002009-11-12T22:06:39.817-05:00Halloween Dinner: Hot Dog Creatures Covered in SnotI know its a bit after Halloween, but I have had so many other things on my plate I havent been able to post much. We made a special Halloween odd diner: Hot dog creatures with Snot sauce. Basically sliced up hot dogs with spaghetti poked through them with Alfredo sauce (from a can too, I didnt have time to make my own). If it had been marinara sauce we would have called it blood! Not to bad, and interesting to prepare, cook and eat! The part of the spagehetti going through the hot dog was a tiny bit less cooked than the rest. It was barely notable, but still good. I might try this again with something like Italian sausage or something with a bit more sophisticated flavor.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/4085067568_7d436faba1_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 181px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/4085067568_7d436faba1_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/4084310123_0ab67dc525_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 188px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/4084310123_0ab67dc525_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-71399989311676995092009-11-09T21:33:00.002-05:002009-11-09T21:35:41.361-05:00Dreads at about 3 months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4088540768_4fdb82c25f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 262px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4088540768_4fdb82c25f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/4088540680_7818cd6751.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 357px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/4088540680_7818cd6751.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Just took these yesterday. Dreads are a slow progression, but it is what it is.Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-14928326008934874542009-10-07T09:13:00.002-04:002009-10-07T09:14:28.616-04:00A trip to the Odder Side!I just started a new blog that will feature all the odd, strange, gross and crazy things and people I love on etsy! Take a second and check it out!<br /><a href="http://celebrateoddetsy.blogspot.com">Celebrate Odd Etsy!</a>Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-28074665198283341022009-10-05T11:24:00.003-04:002009-10-05T11:55:23.008-04:00I love Halloween!I had to share all the lovely Halloween stuff I have been accumulating all month. First off, if you haven't gone to your local <a href="http://www.target.com/">Target</a> store and checked out their Halloween stuff, you should. They have the best displays and candies I have ever seen...though this year I have yet to see any gummy dissection kits :(<br />Target is also the only place I have found that carries the rare and wonderful Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses. I found them last year and by the time I found they were the equivalent of candy crack... our local Target had sold out. You should go out and buy as many bags as you can afford now. You will not be sorry. I promise.<br />Last year I picked up a great<a href="http://fuzzyizmit.blogspot.com/2008/09/yorik-our-new-cookie-jar.html"> skull cookie jar </a><a href="http://fuzzyizmit.blogspot.com/2008/09/yorik-our-new-cookie-jar.html">to go with my eyeball salt and pepper shakers</a> and <a href="http://fuzzyizmit.blogspot.com/2008/11/product-review-oh-horror-brain-bowl.html">brain bowl</a>. I am determined to have a 'mad scientist' themed kitchen... but I digress. This year I picked up some great metal skeletal hands serving forks. They are just great fun to play with! (I the shirt in the picture was also bought at Target... along with a dozen or so other Halloween themed T-shirts).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/3964739840_30ed5440b1_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 215px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/3964739840_30ed5440b1_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />There was also this awesome black/silver fiberglass skull pot thing. We couldnt quite figure out exactly what it was supposed to be... you couldn't put candy in it without fear of little kids falling in (plus it would take a metric ton of candy to fill it) and it didnt have any drainage for potted plants. We drilled said holes, and now it is a planter waiting for spring to be filled with photosynthesizing organisms.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3963965493_79b8f33b3b_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3963965493_79b8f33b3b_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Not pictured, I also picked up a pair of knit gloves with skeletal fingers printed on them for a buck. Working in a medical building... I get a lot of complements! A glowing skull to hang from our balcony, bloody hand prints for the sliding glass door and a skeleton cling for my back seat of my car also been making their appearances for the first time this year. I have also gotten a plethroa of Halloween themed socks just for fun too.<br /><br />I have also been working on a Halloween wreath, complete with hand painted skull, black and purple flowers, sparkles and black feather boas. It looks pretty darn kick-arse if you ask me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/3963965655_15698ba479_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 213px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/3963965655_15698ba479_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-2456410788912077002009-10-04T16:29:00.003-04:002009-10-04T16:35:25.538-04:00New Shop!I am going to officially announce that I am opening a second shop that will focus on fiber goods of all kinds: <a href="http://fuzzyheartsyarn.etsy.com/">Fuzzy Hearts Yarn</a>! It will (eventually) have all my knitted and crocheted goods, handmade needles, hand spun yarns, stitch markers, destashes... and what ever else I think might fit. I hope I can keep two shops straight... because that is my biggest fear that kept me from opening two shops for a long time. I felt that my first shop was just too cluttered and it was time. I will slowly be adding stuff from my <a href="http://fuzzyizmit.etsy.com/">current shop</a> into my new one as they expire and list new stuff directly to my new shop. My first item is a lovely hat, if anyone is interested!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3963965979_5d58f1083c_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3963965979_5d58f1083c_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-48542400641636111472009-09-13T22:49:00.003-04:002009-09-13T22:56:42.585-04:00Dread Journey: 1 Month 1 WeekI know I said I would take a picture of my dreads each month, but right now I think it is going to be when ever I can. This picture was taken at one month and one week. They need a lot of tightening, both at the root and at the ends. My ends tend to curl when they are just washed too... which is a bit strange, but cute when I have them up in a pony tail. I like them about 150% better when they are up in a pony tail. I worry about back combing them too much and having the hair break.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2577/3918378580_fafdf79796_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2577/3918378580_fafdf79796_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I know they are just baby dreads, but I want them to lock up as fast as I can make them! So far, my hair regimine is: wool sleeping tam, 1:1 dilution of Dr. Bronners Tea Tree Oil soap, spray with saline solution occassionally, spray with lemon juice solution occasionally, one a week no-poo baking soda/vinegar rinse treatment, and backcomb/crochet hook when ever it is clean and I/my husband have the time. I dont think I have ever put this much work into a hairdo ever!Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-21078124844717735522009-09-09T21:34:00.002-04:002009-09-09T21:50:26.521-04:00Stuff Just For MeI just wanted to show off two of my latest creations.<br /><br />The first is my attempt at the <a href="http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/wren/wren.html">Wren</a> pattern. I used some <a href="http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/knitting/yarn/LornasLaces/ShepherdSock.asp">Lorna's Lace Shepard Sock Yarn</a> in Hermosa. I like how it came out, but I may reposition the button.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/3891726786_233795bfaf_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/3891726786_233795bfaf_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The second item is a tam, just for me to sleep in. I have heard that sleeping in a wool hat will help them dread... so bingo! That what I want to make! I used <a href="http://cache.lionbrand.com/yarns/fisher.htm">Fisherman's Wool</a> from Lion Brand in Nature's Brown. The yarn was different to work with... as it felt at times slippery or greasy. I dont know how to explain it, but the final product was just fine. Maybe it was because it was 100% wool and I had never worked with wool like that. I started out using a pattern from a book I had, but pretty quicky I went off the 'chart' and just went free form. It still worked out just fine.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3905648186_57b3d2fc1a_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3905648186_57b3d2fc1a_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-88642832451053047332009-09-07T17:40:00.004-04:002009-09-07T17:42:53.511-04:00Winners in the Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce Giveaway!Congratulations is order for the two winners! Congrats Christa and Aik! You will be contacted soon and I hope you enjoy your free sauce!Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-85156094599476569192009-09-01T21:34:00.004-04:002009-09-01T22:31:42.379-04:00Product Review: Country Bob's All Purpose SauceNot too long ago I was contacted by the good folks at <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/">Country Bob, Inc </a>to do not only a product review of their <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/products/all-purpose-sauce.html">All Purpose Sauce</a>, but to run a great blog give away (<a href="http://fuzzyizmit.blogspot.com/2009/08/country-bobs-all-purpose-sauce.html">see my previous thread</a>). For this I have decided to try a few applications. I have tried it straight from the bottle, <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/recipes/the-best-sausage-gravy-bisquicks.html.html">sausage gravy</a>, on and in turkey burgers and in a <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/recipes/slow-cooker-stew1.html.html">stew</a>.<br /><br />First off: Straight out of the <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/products/all-purpose-sauce.html">Bottle</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/3868757851_a76e01c71e_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 206px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/3868757851_a76e01c71e_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The sauce is thick and a dark reddish brown. The taste is pretty strong, and very sweet. It reminds me of a steak sauce. It would probably make a great steak sauce, because it tastes like a mix between ketchup and A-1. I actually like it better than A-1 because instead of the vinegar-wine bite (which I think can be a bit strong) the Country Bob All Purpose Sauce is nice and sweet. The only down side that I can see is that the product contains high fructose corn syrup, which I am trying to cut out of my families diet.<br /><br />Breakfast: <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/recipes/the-best-sausage-gravy-bisquicks.html.html">The Best Sausage Gravy & Biscuits</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/3868758353_cece06fd21_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/3868758353_cece06fd21_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I have made basically this same recipe before, but without the sauce. I also used the sausage drippings in addition to the butter for the base. I used the same sausage (Bob Evan's Brand) and biscuits (Bisquick). The sauce looks a little darker, but that makes sense because of the darker color of the sauce. The sauce has some nice molasses undertones and I feel it rounds out the sage from the sausage nicely. It transforms the gravy into a more hearty flavor than spicy flavor normal Bob Evan's style gravy tastes like. If you use a less flavorful sausage, I think you would taste the sauce more. It is a nice addition to this breakfast treat!<br /><br />Lunch: Turkey Burgers (sorry, no picture)<br /><br />This recipe was an original by my husband. He used a little sauce in the ground turkey burger (along with a few spices, bread and milk). We also put some on the burger once it was done cooking. It wasnt too bad, but I found I actually could taste the sauce in the meat when I ate a few patties cold the next day. Warm, the there was just a little sweetness of the meat. My husband did notice that the burgers had a tentancy to burn in the pan... but that could either be because of all the sugars in the sauce (HFCS, mollases, sugar) or that he had the pan was too hot. We didnt put any other condements or extras on the burgers... so that may also change the interplay of flavors.<br /><br />Dinner: <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/recipes/slow-cooker-stew1.html.html">Slow Cooker Stew</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2514/3880109708_a6d2e6af51_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 171px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2514/3880109708_a6d2e6af51_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I followed the recipe for this one pretty much dead on, but I used lamb instead of beef. You marinade the meat the night before, which emparts a sweetness to the meat. The stew itself was tomatoe based, which we dont normally do. It actually reminded me of my mom's version of goulash (which isnt a bad thing). There was a lot of liquid in the slow cooker. The stew meat kept some of the sweet flavor, but I think the gamyness of the lamb overpowered the some times delicate flavor but the meat was very tender. We couldnt really taste any of the sauce in the drippings.<br /><br />Overview: I would definitly use this as a steak sauce. I prefer it to other, more common, steak sauces. I will probably continue to experiment with it in other recipes. It is pretty flavorful when it is by itself but you may need to tweek the amount of the sauce in recipes if you want to make sure you taste it. I recommend trying it, especially if you find normal sauces too strong in the bite department.Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236630521152945996.post-77983390408663006882009-08-28T08:20:00.009-04:002009-08-28T12:54:59.807-04:00Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce Interview and Giveaway!I have some exciting news! I have been contacted by Mr. Al Malekovic from <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/">Country Bob Inc</a> to review on of their products, <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/products/all-purpose-sauce.html">Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce</a>, on my blog. Mr Malekovic also was gracious enough to answer some questions for me for an interview. What makes this even better is he is putting up two bottles of Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce for a blog give away! I cant fit all of these wonderful things into one blog post (who would want to read through ALL of that anyway!?) so I am splitting it into two blog posts, one that contains the interview and blog giveaway, and another that will detail the culinary creations my husband and I make and try using Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce. First off… the interview and giveaway!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9Q0828o7zFw/SpfQBRQZglI/AAAAAAAAAWA/mVJCtVEGCls/s1600-h/All_Purpose_Sauc_49d378f2bc7a0.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9Q0828o7zFw/SpfQBRQZglI/AAAAAAAAAWA/mVJCtVEGCls/s200/All_Purpose_Sauc_49d378f2bc7a0.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374993400520606290" border="0" /></a><br />Mr. Al Malekovic answered the following questions for me.<br /><br /><br />What’s the story behind Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce? What was the inspiration? <span style="font-style: italic;">Country Bob was a carnival barker and a Don Rickles all wrapped into one. He owned a gas station and would BBQ for the cronies that came and gossiped. He came up u</span><span style="font-style: italic;">p with the sauce in 1968. In 1982 Country Bob, his son Terry, (He is my son-law), Reed my son and I stared a Corp and put it on the market. We had to learn the hard way. Trail and Error. He died in 2001 of cancer. You can also look at </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.countrybobs.com/about.html">our web site under story</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><br /><br />How large is the Country Bob’s company? <span style="font-style: italic;">We are a very small company, 14 employees, but we are fully automated and have a fine crew. We use food brokers, who help get Country Bobs in the stores.</span><br /><br /><br />How many different products does Country Bob’s make? Do you have any new products waiting in the wings? <span style="font-style: italic;">We have four products, Country Bobs, Country Bobs Spicy, Seasoning S</span><span style="font-style: italic;">alt and a BBQ sauce. Because of the cost of developing a product we are not coming out with anything new. We use to have a Sloppy Bob sauce but we were having it made somewhere else and that company went under and we could not find another to make small batches for us. It was a great product.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9Q0828o7zFw/SpfQB65UAhI/AAAAAAAAAWI/4TW8GOlL1pw/s1600-h/Cookbook_and_Gif_49d37a7c7db0b.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9Q0828o7zFw/SpfQB65UAhI/AAAAAAAAAWI/4TW8GOlL1pw/s200/Cookbook_and_Gif_49d37a7c7db0b.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374993411698065938" border="0" /></a><br />Where can you find Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce? <span style="font-style: italic;">You can find Country Bobs at Kroger, Wal Mart Super Center and about every store in *Cincy!</span> (*Cincinnati, Ohio... for those of you who are not familiar with the area)<br /><br /><br />What makes Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce unique? <span style="font-style: italic;">What makes Country Bobs so unique, it truly is a All Purpose Sauce. Use it on steaks, a great dipping sauce, bbq sauce and to flavor up soups, stews, casseroles etc.</span><br /><br /><br />What’s the most common recipe Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce gets used in? <span style="font-style: italic;">Most people use it as a dipping sauce and with appetizers with little smokies and meat balls.</span><br /><br /><br />What’s the most unexpected recipe Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce can be used for? <span style="font-style: italic;">The most unique use is in fudge recipe in our </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.countrybobs.com/products/country-bob-s-cookbook.html">cookbook</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><br /><br />What is the best complement or comment you have had about your products? <span style="font-style: italic;">The best compliment we have had is from the kids. "Gimmie more Bobs Mommy"</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9Q0828o7zFw/SpfQCT7bmTI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/snTXzOY4fFA/s1600-h/logo.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 113px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9Q0828o7zFw/SpfQCT7bmTI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/snTXzOY4fFA/s200/logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374993418417838386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here comes the fun part! The giveaway! It is really simple. First, go to the <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/recipes/">recipe page</a> at the Country Bob Inc website, pick out a recipe that looks interesting. Next come back to this blog entry. In the comment section, leave a comment with you email address and the recipe you found! That is all you have to do! Incomplete entries will not be entered. This contest will last until the Sunday before Labor Day. September 6th, 2009 at midnight Eastern Standard Time. Two winners will be picked at random and each winner will receive a FREE bottle of Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce. Winner will be contacted via email to gather the needed information to send you a bottle.<br /><br /><br /><br />So what are you waiting for? Go over to the <a href="http://www.countrybobs.com/recipes/">recipe page</a> and find something yummy! If you try anything and write about it, let me know. I will link it on my blog!<br /><br /><br />Images used with permission from the Country Bob Inc website.<br /><o:p></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Fuzzy Izmithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483710578520664921noreply@blogger.com11