Rockey's Space

2010-07-31T22:30:00.000-07:00

Wow, has time ever flown by quickly. I can't believe that it is already the 1st of August. Summer is passing by at an alarming rate. It has been a hot wet summer so far here in Ontario. I've been quite busy, although feel as though not much was accomplished. I've camped twice with Girl Guides, seen my little sister awarded at a special Guiding ceremony in London, enjoyed a magnificent fireworks display on Canada Day in Stratford, had a fun and very busy touristy weekend in Toronto, and spent several relaxing days at my parents home. Now I need to pack as moving day is loaming ever closer and so is the annual trip North.

On the Toronto week-end excursion we visited
The ROM http://www.rom.on.ca/,
The Hockey Hall of Fame http://www.hhof.com/ ,
The CN Tower http://www.cntower.ca/ ,
Casa Loma http://www.casaloma.org/ ,
The Ontario Science Centre (the HARRY POTTER exhibit! <3) http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/
and the Zoo http://www.torontozoo.com/ (where I touched a Sting Ray :S).

a T-rex on display at the ROM

100 THEME ART CHALLENGE

2010-05-04T18:17:00.000-07:00

1. Introduction http://freak-circus-66.deviantart.com/art/nameplate-162985060

2. Love http://freak-circus-66.deviantart.com/art/a-feeling-of-Love-162984538

3. Light http://freak-circus-66.deviantart.com/art/dawn-162976600

4. Dark

5. Seeking Solace

6. Break Away

7. Heaven

8. Innocence

9. Drive

10. Breathe Again

11. Memory

12. Insanity

13. Misfortune

14. Smile

15. Silence

16. Questioning

17. Blood

18. Rainbow

19. Gray

20. Fortitude

21. Vacation

22. Mother Nature

23. Cat

24. No Time

25. Trouble Lurking

26. Tears

27. Foreign

28. Sorrow

29. Happiness

30. Under the Rain

31. Flowers

32. Night

33. Expectations

34. Stars

35. Hold My Hand

36. Precious Treasure

37. Eyes

38. Abandoned

39. Dreams

40. Rated

41. Teamwork

42. Standing Still

43. Dying

44. Two Roads

45. Illusion

46. Family

47. Creation

48. Childhood

49. Stripes

50. Breaking the Rules

51. Sport

52. Deep in Thought

53. Keeping a Secret

54. Tower

55. Waiting

56. Danger Ahead

57. Sacrifice

58. Kick in the Head

59. No Way Out

60. Rejection

61. Fairy Tale

62. Magic

63. Do Not Disturb

64. Multitasking

65. Horror

66. Traps

67. Playing the Melody

68. Hero

69. Annoyance

70. 67%

71. Obsession

72. Mischief Managed

73. I Can't

74. Are You Challenging Me?

75. Mirror

76. Broken Pieces

77. Test

78. Drink

79. Starvation

80. Words

81. Pen and Paper

82. Can You Hear Me?

83. Heal

84. Out Cold

85. Spiral

86. Seeing Red

87. Food

88. Pain

89. Through the Fire

90. Triangle

91. Drowning

92. All That I Have

93. Give Up

94. Last Hope

95. Advertisement

96. In the Storm

97. Safety First

98. Puzzle

99. Solitude

100. Relaxation

Doodle!

2010-05-04T18:10:00.000-07:00

Tonight while watching the hockey game I got inspired and this is the product. not a fine quality, but it did only take me about 10 minutes start to finish. actually I think it took longer to got out the paper, pastels and then to scan and upload it.
http://freak-circus-66.deviantart.com/art/dawn-162976600
http://freak-circus-66.deviantart.com/art/nameplate-162985060
http://freak-circus-66.deviantart.com/art/a-feeling-of-Love-162984538

thank you, enjoy!

Cream Of Broccoli Soup

2010-03-14T08:02:00.000-07:00

Cream Of Broccoli Soup

2 cups packed broccoli pieces
2 cups water
3 cubes chicken bouillon
1 small onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. flour
1 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste
1/8 tsp parsley

Combine broccoli, water, bouillion, onion and bay leaf. Simmer until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf. Puree in blender until smooth.
Melt butter, add flour and stir. Add milk and stir until thick. Add the pureed vegetables. If too thick, add more milk. Heat -- do not boil.

Note: Carrot, asparagus, celery or cauilflower soup is good made this way too. Can add grated cheese too.

This recipe is from the Savour Perth's Flavours cook book from the Int'l Plowing Match September 2005.

Best easiest to make soup I've had in a while! I tried this one out last night, and did it with half broccoli and cauliflower, it was amazingly good. It did not quite fill my 2L (8 cup) slow cooker.

The day of weird weather

2009-11-05T15:25:00.000-08:00

Today had the strangest weather I've seen in a long time. The only consistant thing was the wind and cold. It was rainy, very rainy. Then the sun was shining. Then raining and then it started snowing. Great bug jumbo flakes. Then back to sunny and rain. And once it looked like a blizzard for about 2 minutes.

New here!

2009-11-03T17:41:00.000-08:00

Hey, this is my first blog.

I can't and won't guaranty that it will be interesting; but I'll try.

So, I can't believe it is already November! Wow has this year flown by.
The clocks have been set back an hour, which means less daylight hours after work. I don't like it when it gets dark so early in the evening.
I've found the weather so far this month to be interesting. It has been cloudy for the most part throughout the day, but really clear after dark. That part has been nice. We've gotten to enjoy the fullness of the moon.