Friday Things
1. I have been siiiiick this week. I actually can’t remember the last time I felt this miserable, which I guess is a good thing. I’ve been loading up on juice, water, mint ginger ale, and any and all comfort food that gives me instant satisfaction. Luckily, I don’t have a stomach bug. That would be a serious disaster!
2. On a related note, some folks on Twitter asked if mint ginger ale is something I buy or make myself. It’s definitely something I buy, but I have actually never seen it outside of Pittsburgh. In the grocery stores here, they sell Tom Tucker mint ginger ale. Most Pittsburgh kids (myself included) were given mint ginger ale when they were sick, and now I crave it when I’m feeling under the weather as an adult. One of the best inventions, ever!
3. Are any other areas of the country as infested with stink bugs as western Pennsylvania? Ugh, they are EVERYWHERE!
4. Did you all watch the Oscars on Sunday night? I only caught bits and pieces but was excited to see Daniel Day Lewis win for Best Actor and Argo for Best Motion Picture. While I didn’t see all of the movies nominated, I did see those two and thought they were easily two of the best movies that I had seen in years.
5. I snagged a new bottle of Essie nail polish yesterday, in anticipation of spring weather – Madison Ave-Hue. Such a pretty pink (it’s part of the Spring 2013 colors)!
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6. Have you seen the beautiful new kitchen that Sara from Our Best Bites gets to play in? It’s a dream! I’m totally swooning over all of her new appliances, too!
7. Today is March 1st, which means there’s a lot of new photo challenges starting up for the month. If you’re interested, here is a good one from I Heart Faces:
8. I’m currently Pinning both winter outfits and spring/summer outfits. Ahh, between seasons. That horrible time of year when you could really use a new pair of boots, but the stores only have flip flops and bathing suits on display.
9. This “gifts on the hour” idea is so much fun for any occasion or family member! I’m definitely saving that for future use!
10. TGIF! Play time! (Well, for you, that is. I intend to be firmly planted on the couch all weekend!)
I hope you’re feeling better!
Sorry to hear that you are under the weather. I’m in North Carolina and the stink bugs are terrible here also. You would think that cold weather would kill them out, but, it doesn’t. They are even hard to kill with bug spray.
Hope you feel better soon. Keep the good recipes coming!!!
I truly hope you’re feeling better!!!! I love your recipes! I’ve been following your blog for years. I have never posted a question/comment before. But on this page, “Friday Things”, I was wondering, did you make that soup or did you buy it? I’m assuming you made it & I would LOVE to have the recipe.
Thank you! I bought that soup, but I do a have a recipe for chicken noodle soup here on the site: https://www.browneyedbaker.com/2012/01/05/chicken-noodle-soup-recipe/
Essies new spring colors are super fun! I picked up their candy apple mint this week. Love all things mint :)
I sure hope you are feeling better! Oranges and garlic – either roasted or in chicken soup – will surely have you back to normal in no time :)
Yes- the bugs are awful this year! I work in a school and am so over runny/ stuffy noses, coughs, chest colds, etc. It stinks! My hope is to get some rest his weekend. I hope you get some too. We have state testing next week. We need some healthy vibes around here! I don’t think the weather helps either. I helped my daughter build a snowman last weekend and was sweaty! Snow and sweat- those don’t go together!
Stink bugs are taking over north central Kentucky too. At the end of the fall, we vacuumed about 30 off the back of our curtains. We hadn’t realized they were crawling in the windows through the AC window units. Since then we have been vacuuming up about 1 per day except on extremely cold days.
Hello Michelle. Thanks for the quick repsonse on locating the mint ginger ale in Pittsburgh. I will try Market District as well. I have to tell you how much I enjoy your postings and have tried many recipes which have been great. The Jalapeno Popper Dip and the mixed beans with the ground meat have been a hit at family functions and I think everyone in the South Hills has your recipes for them as well as many desserts! Hope you feel better over the weekend… this week here has been so cold and gloomy… we sure need some sun! I’ll bet Einstein helps, just by being there. My Airedale, Sidney (named after you know who) would have a blast playing with him! Take care!
Sorry I just noticed you did mention it was Tom Tucker – too funny!!