The shortest day of the year!

I decided to go somewhere different for breakfast today. Sawyers pancake house. When sherry was here We went here with Oscar and mom. Boy are the pancakes good! I am having fresh peanut butter on mine and it is delicious! I walked in and the artist actor Sineh Wirie,from my cinema class was right there before me! I had not had a chance to show Sineh Wirie his video I did for the class so little ray ray iPad to the rescue.
Here is the video if you want to see it http://vimeo.com/17548573
Sineh was so appreciative, that I think he's buying my breakfast!


It is starting to feel like Christmas. I got to almost sit on Santa claus lap this year but i did not want to break his leg with all the presents he has to deliver!
Bertlee had too much egg nog at Susan and Brindley's party and got himself ran down so he got sick on Monday. He is on the mend and I hope he will be fine for Christmas. Bertlee is going way up north with his grand daughters and there mom. I will have the boys and Edie and dad over for a wonderful dinner on christmas day. The next day we will be going to John and Tammy's new house to celebrate with mom oscar and my sisters family.





Christmas is for little kids and I can not wait to see Holly and Daniel for the holiday season! Sister Sherry will not be here this time but she was for thanksgiving. Sherry and Holly by golly look fabulous!


I now have to go home and clean the living room to make room for the presents and the fun that this holiday season will bring.
I may not be able to spend spend spend durning this season, but the love and fellowship of my family and friends is what christmas is about. Good meal and wonderful memories will fill my house this Christmas season and I think the good lord above for all my blessings. Merry Christmas to one and all!

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Location:Interstate 69 Business,Lansing,United States

What a great Friday in December ! Ho Ho you and I mean you!

I was out to bingo yes I said BINGO last night and it was so much fun! I did not think that Erich was going to be there but I pulled up right behind his escape. I worked really hard getting all the errands done for the day and my last stop was at Marks lock shop for the side door handle replacement. I tease Jr that he is wearing it out! He knows what I mean!!! Kisses ha! Anyways it's old and I love stopping to see mark anyways. He let me in after hours, ( he closes at 2pm!!! ), so it was really nice of him to do that for me. I just sold him three prints at the October first walk at the tuner dodge mansion. He should be a comic because his dry and crass send of humor always makes me laugh. My houses locks are from the era when you have to go to the locksmith and should last the the houses lifetime and my lady will be 80 years old in 2012.
He told me that the part would be there tomorrow and that I could stop by then. I went home and worked on a clients photo editing until I just could not do anymore. It was early so going to my local pub to play bingo, yes bingo. There is quite a following and what the hell, how often do I get to bingo! Bertlee is under the weather or he would of been with me. He has a toothache.
The week before we brought a whiskey bunT cake down for Deweys birthday. It was gone in about 5 minutes from when it was cut. The recipe is on www.epucurious.com which is my favorite site in the world! Here is the recipe if you want to be a hit at your party and your a whiskey drinker. Easy, easy lemon squizzie.....This Epicurious.com recipe: Lemon-Whiskey Bundt Cake
has been sent to you by a friend.
You can view the complete recipe online at: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/4629?mbid=ipapp


Lemon-Whiskey Bundt Cake
1 18.5-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 3.4-ounce package instant lemon pudding mix
4 large eggs
1 cup milk (do not use low-fat or nonfat)
3/4 cup whiskey
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons all purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter

Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 10- to 12-cup Bundt pan; dust with flour.
Stir cake mix and pudding mix in large bowl to blend. Beat in eggs, then milk, 1/4 cup whiskey, oil and lemon peel. Mix nuts with flour in small bowl; mix into batter. Transfer to prepared pan.
Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Set pan with cake on rack while preparing glaze.
Stir sugar, butter and remaining 1/2 cup whiskey in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts, sugar dissolves and syrup bubbles, about 5 minutes. Spoon hot syrup over cake. Cool cake completely in pan. Turn cake out of pan. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and store airtight at room temperature.)



Bon Appétit
January 1998

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Location:Young Ave,Lansing,United States

Hump day in December

Well I was Late for cooking class today because barbie came over last night and got me and Bertlee drunk.


This is the barbie that stopped by barbie bitch.
You know I have a question, if barbie is so popular why you you have to buy all her friends? Oh that is a different barbie! Taylor came home from work at 8am and I really did hear him, but the bed was so warm and I was so tired I thought I could get another half hour. Taylor yelled at me, DAD your going to be late to school! And I popped out of bed,in the shower and was only 20 min last. I made a cake in a spring from pan. It was apple pecan cranberry Carmel upside down cake. I made real whip creme with Carmel and brandy folded into it. It was so good!



I got the recipe off epucurious .com.Chef was very impressed and the class agreed. Bertlee will tell me when I get home if he liked it. Well back to drinking a little joy into my life with friends.
Happy hump day!






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Location:Esquire bar

The night before turner dodge 2010

I am over across from the turner dodge mansion on the other side of the street. Wow what a difference from one side to the next. I love my life and looking so happy at the prospects from across the street, just like in alice in wonderland. Happy December 2010!

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Thanksgiving weekend

I decided that I had too much to put away outdoors to go to college on Wednesday. I came to breakfast at Mijos and was ready to be out in the cold for most of the afternoon. My girls where so nice to me at the restaurant and they where packed that morning. Heather is such a sweetie! I worked outdoors for at least 6 hours and had everything put away except the chairs and covering of the tables. Arty and his crew of guys came down to finish up the last details of the tree house and it was time for my gum truck to go to his new home. Arthur had yelled the sky is falling so many times that this time I was ready for gum truck to go. The camper is called Ellie may and she will have lots of fun this winter since Arty plans on taking her winter camping. I had a few tears but I know they are going to a good home. Bertlee was in the house making pies for thanksgiving and I worked on the last of the lights till it was dark.


He is so good to me, because when I came in there was a cocktail waiting and the smell of grilled cheese coming from the kitchen.
Our neighbor lady, Ashley stopped over to say happy thanksgiving eve and have fun as she was heading down to her new guy Steve's family thanksgiving. Caleania stopped by next and she had a grilled cheese with us and we all where cheesing by the time she left. Jr and his friends showed up next and they where on there way to wednesday fun, as you see they looked marvolous.


I got ready washed my hair primped up to the max and me and Bertlee went down to our local bar to say hi to friends. I could not believe that there was so little people compared to years past. I can remember shoulder to shoulder and you could not move a foot without seeing a friend you only see this time of the year. This year there was only a handful. Bertlee and I still had a great time as you can see.


The pies where a hit and we had a great tome at Barbies for thanksgiving.


I even watched football! And had the best nap that I have had at somebody's else's house in a long time. I am so thankful! Happy thanksgiving 2010.
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Location:116 West Maple Street,Lansing,MI 48906

Jessie moving to the country

I am sitting here on a on a wonderful October 25th day in the country of little ole dimondale . They just moved in and I am watching jason the hot cable guy put jessie's cable into her new house. We are playing with barbie witch's grand babies and having just a wonderful time!


The dog is cleaning and the babies are crying, welcome to jessie's life! Poor cute Jason the cable guy has bert memorized.



Just a wonderful high light of our day here in October 25th can't wait for the weekend!


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Location:10257 bishop Rd, dimondale,mi 48821

Downtown Lansing New City Market

I am sitting out on the deck looking at the new renovations of the old board of water and light building. It has come along ways since I started documenting it's transformation into this gorgeous building I am sitting in front of. The car garage is getting concrete skirts on the skin today. It seems just yesterday that the ground was wet and muddy. This week there is light long and proud just the way we like October. Crisp,clean air and long light. Michigan always looks great in the spring and fall. It the way the world tilts and I love this long clean light.
I promised myself to shoot as much as possible for the next couple weeks.
People places and as much as possible in HDR. I had a wonderful day out at MSU gardens yesterday. I had a photo shoot planned for 6pm and they called while I was I cinema class. I missed that they wanted to reschedule, so since I was already there I had a blast taking photos all over campus.
I was in heaven! When the light was gone me and Bertlee went to Emils for all you could eat spaghetti night. I had not been there in years. Now I am sitting out looking at the new space that is surrounding me by the city market. Nobody here but me and the occasional jogger or bike cyclist. The coffee is about gone and my words run thin because the beauty is overwhelming me. I have to leave with this thought. Where are the people to enjoy this beautiful day with me? I guess I am one of the lucky ones and I have to always remember that.
Thank you god for such a lovely day!
Cheers and smiles,
Rogerray



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Location:Lansing , Michigan