NOT...fruit salad...yummy yummy , chocolate STAR WARS cake

FAR A WAY, IN A DISTANT GALAXY, LONG LONG A GO .....

A "REBEL" cake was created...........

Grandma needed to create three Birthday cakes and a faux birthday cake for the 2 year old grandchild to "join" in the three kid birthday "bash"... what to do...

Grandma...what kind of cake theme do you kids want?

STAR WARS says the oldest grand child, and I would like it to be CHOCOLATE.

Hello Kitty, says Grandchild number 2

This was a wild black berry cobbler made with rice flour and margarine

for casein and gluten allergies

I want mine to be a beach cake says Grandchild # 3 CHOCOLATE

so smoothing whipped topping over a chocolate cheese cake and viola' a perfect cake for any beach was created. Just don't let the sharks "eat" YOU

Grandma figured with all those candles and birthday wishing and blowing the two year old

of the "bunch" might feel left out.

What's a grandma going to do? Why make a raspberry filled CARS cake for the little car addict.

Add a cherry pie , filled with hand picked (and pitted) pie cherries from , where else, the resident
pie cherry tree ,here at farm funnies and your good to go. Of course we added several flavors of ice cream and rice dream to go along with the BBQ. If you gained a couple of pounds, why coach Betty had the solution to get those off in the blink of an eye (faster than those ray guns, or whatever they are, out there in that far away galaxy, and much better that how a shark would "assist" with "removing"of such)...

Need a really good pie crust recipe? I have one that always is enjoyed family friends, bake sales

potlucks, you name it...it is easy and good, the above photo doesn't do it justice. My oven and I are on unfriendly terms right now...I plan to "retire" it soon and let it go out to "pasture" YAY

shakin it...

SHAKIN'IT

Wow, I did just that this a.m. and howdy... head over to my http://www.amerryheart4u.blogspot.com/ to see what I did, to be shakin' it.

Right now, after shakin' it, I am WAITING.
Here at farm funnies, one can go between ,work as hard as you can manage ( umm make hay while the sun shines or here in our state, that also includes, as fast as you can ), and waiting, patiently. ( good things come to those who wait),
Working hard, having a strategic plan, a goal, taking daily actions, and perseverance to fruition, each are character qualities, and things we want to emulate in our lives.

Today I am WAITING, for a late repair "guy" to show up, horse hoof trimming is a waiting.

Since it wouldn't be a good idea to start holding up horse feet, I thought about YOU,
my readers, and this post .

Have a great day. Work hard, work good, be diligent and consistent, be true to yourself,SHAKE it, have fun, be patient, and HIT THE HAY early ,so you can rise and shine with the CHICKENS.

OK, OK ,where is that repair guy, times a wastin'....( oops patience is a virtue, patience is a virtue, I will be patient, I w-i-l-l---b-e----p-a-t-i-e-n-t, w-i--)

Wonder cure.. black bikkleyer juice from planet Jupiter

JUPITER

I didn't say it, but my friend said it cured her, ( or was it something else I suggested ? I sent her an e-mail asking which one it was, but I haven't heard back from her yet)

Here is an : I said she said...

Me : ( in reference to dizzy spells, that have been plaguing her, after numerous tests &no results,i.e. hefty bills ,no help)I suggested trying a one time visit with her Chiropractor and asking him ,if the spells could have something to do with her atlas, being out of whack. Did you know we had an atlas?

I did, because many ,many moons ago, mine was severely out ( have you ever been x-rayed with your mouth open like a cod fish to take a picture of your atlas ? No fun.. Farm funnies wants FUN...

Back to I said she said...

me: I hesitated to mention that last time we talked, as I know when one has any kind of problem , one can be bombarded with all kinds of remedy’s and suggestions.
Like: hey, here is some black bikkleyer juice from the planet Jupiter that will cure you,, in just two weeks ,three days, and fifty seconds. You must drink it three times daily through a straw, while standing on your head and humming the tune to Rocky, as you wiggle the toes on your left foot .

Her: ( these are her exact words) You nut! It worked.

I wrote back asking where she found it, I have been searching for years ...

hey there fast food...wait for me, or how to properly clean you art brushes

I am so glad I found the ultimate fast food that is also healthy for you, because what a wild week this has been.

Do you ever have those run and meet your self in the middle weeks? I do.

It was fun to join my oil/watercolor pals, even if I didn't join in and paint. I did get my brushes cleaned properly. If you had seen my brushes "before"you would know how happy that made me.

I confess, I have painted for years, mostly alone, without any classes until just the last couple of years .
I love you , whom I've learned much from ...Jeanne, Virgia, Bob...you know who you are :-),
well so does anyone who reads posts from this blog and goes to check out your websites.

I 've envied other students who had nicely cared for brushes. I did all I knew to do,
I think Virgia had been wondering just how to approach me concering them, and she decided to take pity on the poor dears, by making the most of a class time when I forgot to pack some stuff to work on. I quite frankly could say the dog ate it , well perhaps a goose or goat? on a farm it happens, although this time it really didn't. Class time without something to do. I suggested Virgia check out my materials to see if I needed anything for my next project.

Not only did she painstakingly go through my 40 year old stash ( some even have sentimental value :-) ,what can I say, when you live with critters, well your value/vision changes perhaps ?

Now I know how to properly clean and care for one of my best friends in the oil painting world,
my brushes...

You wash them with soap, ( dish soap) is fine. Then you RINSE and rinse some more, I capitalize, because I didn't rinse them right, even though I thought I did. Rinse means squeaky clean and no soap residue, or the hairs become brittle and break, JUST like your own hair. Umm where was I when everyone learned that one ? I use to always wonder why my hair would go through spells and become brittle and break off. I couldn't find any rhyme or reason. Years ago I even resorted to taking vitamins for my brittle hair, nope it didn't help. I did rinse and often with cold water brrr. , but evidently the impatient gal I can be, didn't rinse enough.
Now I won't end up a bald old lady ,sitting in a rocking chair ,mumbling over some battered art brushes some day. Thank you ,Thank you ,Thank you.

Brushes saved, their lives lengthened, they are feelin' good...Now when they are dry
do you know what comes next?

Drum roll please... you add a touch of what else, but Vaseline. You kind of rub through from the base to the tip so the hairs are all coated and in place...

Kind of reminds one of the FONZ ...

Now you have the basics for brush care 101 at farm funnies. Lets go paint...

Since I didn't have a picture for this post, check out this video about wolves, I love this video and the Celtic music/song , Let it inspire you to love life, every day.

It is called what else but Celtic wolf song, enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq_VeUMtyzU

Just for kids (all ages) home made PLAY DOUGH

I couldn't begin to tell you how many batches of this stuff I have made.

It is a good tried and true recipe. I would estimate about 300-400 kids have enjoyed

playing with this just from the batches I made. I have know idea how many kids have enjoyed this from batches made by those whom I shared this recipe over the years.

This all said to say it is GOOD STUFF and plenty of fun, so grab a kid and make a batch and

have some FUN...

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PLAY DOUGH

4 cups of flour

1 cup of salt

2 cups of warm water

2 tablespoons of melted shortening

2 tablespoons of alum ( now don't let your kiddies eat this stuff, or the dough, though it is used in making pickles)

a few drops of food color

mix and knead until blended well. Store in a ziplock bag. If not kept in a sealed container it will dry out.

you can make hand print plaques, cut with cookie cutters for your own homemade Christmas ornaments, be sure to make a hole for hanging or insert a paper clip . Bake 150 degrees until done "dry" ( you can paint with acrylic paints, dry)

seal with two coats clear acrylic sealer.