Flying So Free

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Photography Blog!

I now have a photography blog.

Just scroll your mouse UP.

That's it, keep going.

When you get to the tab above the posts that says, "Home", start moving your finger to the right.

Yes, nice job.

Go until you see the word "Photography." That's spelled p-h-o-t-o-g-r-a-p-h-y.

Good. Now push hard on the mouse so that it clicks.

You are just so good at this.

~Ashley

Fashion Finds

While searching through junk to find yard sale items, I happened upon this cute pair of shoes from my time at Veritas. While slightly babyish, I'm sure I can find something to make them look good :)

for some reason, I remember them being called MaryJanes. Maybe so, maybe not so.

with socks? definitely NOT.

I also recently had a photoshoot with two friends, and discovered an incredibly cute outfit....

Ugly picture, but cute clothes....

PS. The shoes are from Paris!!!!!!!!!!

I ALSO recently found a little chalkboard that I put in place of the picture that said "sisters" on the frame (sorry Megan :D). I like little quotes, so I really enjoy having this here.

That's about it.... I'm making a photography blog to put pictures on, so soon there will be a link at the top of the blog for that- stay posted!!!

~Ashley

In Which We Make Blueberry Mud Cookies and Mushroom Flowers

WARNING!!! THE PICTURE DISPLAYED AT THIS LINK DISPLAYS LIES!!!!! DO NOT EXPECT WHAT YOU SEE IN SAID PICTURE, OR YOU WILL BE SORELY DISAPPOINTED! IT TURNS OUT, WHEN YOU MIX BLUEBERRIES, THEY BURST AND TURN ALL YOUR DOUGH PURPLE, NOT THE LOVELY SHADE OF GOLDEN THAT THE COOKIES ON THIS PAGE DISPLAY!!!!! PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

BLUEBERRY LEMON "MUD" CHEESECAKE COOKIES

WARNING! THESE COOKIES ARE EXTREMELY MESSY TO MAKE! ONLY MAKE WITH A FRIEND IF YOU WANT TO HAVE LOTS OF FUN AND LAUGHS!!!

yuck and yum.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons lemon zest (1 lemon)
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
1 cup blueberries
Cream Cheese (just cut pieces that fit inside the dough as you go)

DIRECTIONS

forming them is the hardest part- the part in which you
laugh the most.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and position a rack in the center. Line your baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy. Blend in the lemon zest and eggs. Make sure to scrape off any bits of zest that stick to the mixer paddle.
In a separate bowl whisk together the baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour then mix it into the wet ingredients. Gently fold in the blueberries so as not to burst any. Refrigerate the dough for about 15 – 20 minutes to make it stiff enough to roll.

they ended up cooking right! hurray!

For each cookie, roll 1 heaping tbsp of dough into a ball then flatten it slightly into a disc shape. Place a 1 tsp cream cheese cube into the center and form the dough around it creating a ball again. Bake them for about 10 - 14 minutes until the edges brown slightly. Transfer them to a cooling rack and enjoy!

the "nose cookie", dubbed by Rachel.

They turned out incredibly delicious, after all the hard work. I think I ate half the dough while Rachel refrained... :D

SO after this facade of blueberry mud pies, we went upstairs and attempted to make these little sweater flowers...... Unfortunately, we only had a thickly ribbed red sweater to recycle, and so instead of the cute vintage flowers shown in the pictures, we ended up with this. Not TOO bad, it could be worse.

But still pretty bad.

~Ashley

That Awkward Moment When.....

-On FSF, there are 6 pageviews from Russia and 2 from Germany- SHOW YOURSELVES!!! Comment if you are one of those 8 pageviews!

-You decide to eat some of a gluten free strawberry shortcake and your friend asks for a spoonful of hummus instead... You know who you are.

-You get yelled at (ok, talked to) by the grass-mower at Rockford Plantation for taking amateur photography. (hey look! there's a sign... *innocent grin*)

-The stinking website that was selling your $990 5d Mark II shuts down! Which probably means it was a scam. Which probably means I would have been scammed. Which probably means I would have wasted $990...

~Ashley