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Harvey

New Year's Resolution

One of my resolutions was to watch 100 new (to me) films over the course of the year. I stole the idea I must admit, but I'm okay with that. My first film was An Education, and it was wonderful. It's set in London in 1961, so obviously every aspect was visually stimulating. That's not to say that the visual aspect is the only satisfactory one of this film: It's extremely well written and acted also. I'm not going to write a summary of it (that's what the link is for) because I am no longer in college and feel the need to examine works in such detail. Maybe at some point I will change my mind, but I've been out of school for less than a year and it is way too soon for this gal. This image is from one of my favorite scenes in the film when Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard go to Paris. I feel like there may be a Carey Mulligan obsession brewing, she is so cute it's unreal. I can't wait until I can watch her new film Never Let Me Go. Ta ta for now.

happy new year!

fog

it's very foggy today, making me want to have a garden picnic. unfortunately it's also pretty cold.

world's fair 1964

glazed maple cookies

i made these during my holiday baking marathon and they were fairly simple and delicious! they taste like stroopwafels!

Makes 40

* 3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
* 1 teaspoon coarse salt
* 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 1/2 cups pure maple syrup
* 2 large egg yolks

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 1/2 cup maple syrup and egg yolks. With mixer on low, beat in flour mixture.
2. Drop batter by tablespoons, 3 inches apart, onto two baking sheets. Using a flat-bottomed glass dipped in flour, flatten cookies to a 1/4-inch thickness. Bake until golden at edges, 12 to 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool. In a small saucepan, simmer 1 cup maple syrup until reduced to 3/4 cup. Spoon over cookies.

recipe from martha stewart. believe it.

i should be working

but the interweb won't let me. too many things to google and pointless knowledge to obtain.

random

wishing i was here...

carmel by the sea

day dreaming

this image came from the florida state library and archives. it is of bonita colson in 1960 at weeki wachee springs.