WW180: PEACHES, CANISTERS, and HOW THE SUN SEES YOU

WELCOME!!
It's Wonderful Wednesday!
So here are the 5 things I want you to love this week:

1.) Paper. I love when an artist can turn paper into magic. Like these from artist Bovey Lee.…..

Layered freeways, power lines, rebar & steel bridges & high rises..…that create delicate and beautiful flowers here:

SEE MORE!

See more on Facebook

Also check out her blog!
AMAZING STUFF!

(via http://www.thisiscolossal.com)

2.) Dear Jonathan Adler,  WHYYYYYYYYY???????

I NEEEEEED these ceramic containers SOOOO BAD!!!!!

My birthday is coming up…….a set of 5 of these would be perfect.
NO LESS THAN 3!
:-)
Get them on Jon-Jon's website.
(thanks Deb!!!)

3.) OH MY GAWD. This. THIS PEOPLE!!! Thomas Leveritt ‘How the Sun Sees You’……

He set up a special camera and monitor that was able capture an image in ultraviolet and relay it back to a viewer in real-time. UV lighting allows those within in its scope to perceive, beyond the range of the human eye, not-yet-visible changes, and otherwise unseen parts of the skin.

Leveritt asked passers-by to take a look at the screen and check out the changes in their faces! These poor people then saw faces full of freckles, scars and sun spots  - AKA sun damage where they might not typically apply sunscreen!!!

Follow his tweets at:  twitter.com/thomasleveritt

(if you can't see the video go HERE!)

See his whole site at  Thomas Leveritt 

Now go put some sunscreen on already, would ya??

(via www.designboom.com)

4.) Grilled Peaches and Pound Cake….Ok…..so this last weekend I made a yummy desert.

EASY PEASY!

Because I am lazy and challenged in the kitchen, I just bbq'd my peaches (with a tiny bit of sugar on them) and bought a poundcake to grill with it…adding a bit of low fat whip cream on top! 

But you should go whole hog and follow this recipe by

Bryan Calvert, chef and co-owner of James in Brooklyn, New York, loves the versatility of his supermoist lemon pound cake: He uses it to make everything from French toast to a stuffing for baked apples. At this time of year, he grills it until crisp and toasty, then tops it with warm, tender grilled peaches and whipped cream. 

Get the whole recipe here:
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/grilled-lemon-pound-cake-with-peaches-and-cream
MMMMMM!

5.) I leave you with these images from Funny or Die:

See more HERE -- and have a great week!!!!!!

WW177: MAD MAX, CARPOOL DEVILLE, and A NEW HUE

5 things I want you to love this week……because I LOVE them!

1.) Thank you Canada. (That is what the USA is saying because of this AMAZING invention) I invite you, dear readers to enjoy….The Carpool DeVille…..

Yes…….the "world's fastest hot tub" built by two Canadians is at full steam to break a speed-racing record. Um… yes…..it's a fully functioning and mobile hot tub built into a 1969 Cadillac Coupe DeVille!! Duncan Forster, left, and Phil Weicker, came up with the idea of a tub on wheels while they were engineering students at McMaster University in Hamilton and now they have raised $11,251 on the Kickstarter!

Its creators hope to use the money to bring their brainchild to Speed Week, an annual racing event at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, in August. If Carpool DeVille successfully makes its debut at the race, it would be recognized as the world’s fastest hot tub.

Here's a vid:

(link for iPhone-ers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCM8K3-rKBM )

“Always do sober what you say you’d do drunk, that’s the only way you’ll learn”

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Right?

2.) THIS…….

Mad Max: Fury Road……2015……….
If you like dirty filthy people and/or Albino nipples….this one is most-def for you!!!!

(For iPhone peeps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akX3Is3qBpw )

OMG. Am I right???????

3.) You know how I love paper things…..well THIS is lovely! "A New Hue"
from George Rigby

This is a graduate film made at Bournemouth University's NCCA by George Rigby, Jennifer Hardy and Stephen Tucker. Check this out: facebook.com/anewhuefilm

A New Hue from George Rigby on Vimeo.

(or go HERE!)

COOL HUH????

4.) It's almost lunch when I write this…..and thanks to Recipe Girl  I am dreaming of this:

Spinach salad with chicken, avocado and goat cheese!!!!

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 20 min
Ingredients:

SALAD:
8 cups chopped spinach (1 bag)
1 cup halved cherry or pear tomatoes
1/2 cup corn (frozen, canned, or cut off the cob)
1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 large avocado, sliced
1/3 cup crumbled goat or feta cheese
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

DRESSING:
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:

1. Place spinach in a large salad bowl. add remaining salad ingredients.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Pour over the salad and toss (a little at a time... as much dressing as you desire).

Go to Recipe Girl for more!

5.) HAAA! You know I love Jimmy Fallon…..and that I am an immature man-child…..so I enjoyed these……"Palisades Park Pet Patrol"……you're welcome…...

WW176: BERRY PIZZA, CLAIRE BREWSTER, and BAD LIP READING (again)

Here are 5 things I want you love this week!!!

1.) Um….this summer berry season……WE MUST TRY THIS…...

It's a Grilled Blackberry, Strawberry, Basil and Brie Pizza Crisp with Honey Balsamic Glaze

INGREDIENTS
1/2 (about 1/2 a pound) recipe of your favorite pizza dough
1/4 cup olive oil
16 basil leaves, chopped + divided
8-12 ounces brie, sliced
1 1/2 cups strawberries, chopped
3/4 cup blackberries
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Balsamic Honey Glaze
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons honey

INSTRUCTIONS
Prepare the dough 1-2 hours ahead of time.
Well the dough rises make the honey balsamic glaze. Add the balsamic vinegar and honey to small sauce pan and simmer until reduce by half. This should take about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside until ready to use.
When ready to grill the pizzas preheat the grill the high heat.
Add the blackberries to a bowl and add about half of the basil. Lightly mash the blackberries with a fork.
Invert a baking sheet and generously dust with flour.
Divide the pizza dough in half and roll each half as thin as you can, but make sure not to rip the dough. Cut the dough into 12 to 16 squares or circles (I did both). Add the olive oil to a small bowl and brush both sides of the pizza rounds with the olive oil and place on the baking sheet.
Carefully add half of the pizza rounds to the hot grill and grill for no more the 2 minutes. The dough will bubble up, this is good! Remove the pizzas using tongs and repeat with the remaining pizza rounds. When all the pizzas are grilled, turn the heat on the grill down to medium.
Top the grilled side of each of the pizzas with slices of brie, but make sure to leave a 1/2 inch boarder around the edges so the brie does not melt all over the grill. Then top with lightly mashed blackberries and the chopped strawberries. Carefully return the pizzas to the grill and grill another 3 to 5 minutes, our until the brie has melted and the pizzas are crisp. Top with the remaining fresh basil and drizzle on the honey balsamic glaze.
To make the American flag pizza place the the blackberries in the left hand corner of a square pizza crisp and then push the strawberries into the brie in rows. Grill as directed above.
GO TO Half Baked Harvest for more fantastic food recipes and see the food porn!!!!!!!

GO NOW! (and then come back :-)

2.) NOT a big bird lover……but I do loves me some paper works…..Claire Brewster is artist from London who works with old maps and atlases and crafts them into these amazing birds. They are either pinned to the wall in large scale installations, or captured on a smaller scale in shadow boxes….her new birds are Acid-etched brass ones! Ah-mah-zing!!!

Thanks to The Jealous Curator for this one!
GO TO Claire Brewster's website FOR MORE!!!!

3.) This is cool. Not sure why I like it so much….but……deep in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand is the
New World shopping mall. It WAS an 11-story shopping center. Now….it is a crazy urban aquarium. 

You see……after it was built they had to demolish all but the bottom 4 floors…..(due to Bangkok’s old regulations on a four story limit for buildings)…..then the mall suffered an arson attack. Sufficed to say it was eventually abandoned. The roof of the building was damaged in the aftermath and the basement was flooded with the rainwater. In the early 2000’s, someone introduced a small population of exotic Koi and Catfish species to the ‘pond’. The fishes managed to thrive…and voilà…..instant aquarium.

Neato - huh????

via TASTE OF THE ROAD

4.) In the Flesh is a BAFTA award-winning BBC supernatural drama series. The plot is set after "The Rising" which is the show's take on a zombie apocalypse and its story and drama focuses throughout on reanimated teenager (the protagonist), and his return to his local community.

NOT A COMEDY……..in fact it is kinda like one part "the Killing" (in its pace) one part "Walking Dead" (the Zombie factor) and one part 'big old downer'!
And yet I can't stop watching it!!!!!
Here's a clip!

But don't say I didn't warn ye…...

5.) This. Is. Funny. I had blogged about Bad Lip Reading before HERE……BUT please enjoy these newer videos from them!! They really made me laugh!!!!!!!!!

(or try this link)
…….and if "Game of Thrones" isn't your thing…..you may enjoy the "Walking Dead" Bad Lip Reading:

(or try this link)
You're welcome!!!
Now you must check out their website HERE.

WW173: WORX AEROCART, STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRIS, and BEARD MOULTING…..

Here you go……5 things I want you to like this week…..because I like them…..
…..because they are cool…...and I hate liking things alone…..
These are all great June 2014 related things…….

1.) ok….let me first say…I am not a "World Cup" fan. (SHOCKING - I know) BUT I want to be a part of this June 2014 thing………so…..I DO love these…..

Leo Fitzmaurice recycles found materials into mini sculpture…."Post Match" is comprised of found cigarette boxes from pavements around the world that have been neatly, and humorously, repurposed into miniature soccer jerseys. HOW GREAT are these???????

See more of Leo's work here.
via [Design Taxi]
2.) So summer for me is not only gardening…..and such…...it is also lugging art around to outdoor festivals………that is why I  TOTALLY NEED THIS……

The Worx Aerocart can quickly convert from a wheelbarrow to a hand truck to a rolling bag! In fact, this cart can be equipped to become any of 8 different manual transport equipment. It can lift up to 4 cubic feet in volume and 300 pounds in weight - and due to its "Turbo Lift design" it requires 400% less lifting power!  (Allegedly it will make 200 pounds feel like 17 pounds).

Unlike traditional wheelbarrows with just one tire, it comes with two polypropylene flat-free tires situated 23.5 inches apart, ensuring they can still be rolled up and down a standard truck-loading ramp. Construction is stainless steel.

NOT SOLD YET??? Check out this infomercial!!!!

"You don't need a man!"
Yikes!!  Despite that….I really think I want this!!

3.) Ok nerds……summer blockbuster movies are a real treat…..and THIS is a great trailer………honestly, I don't know what is wrong with you if you don't LOVE this one…..

(go HERE if the youtube like doesn't work!)

4.) Ok drinkers……..as you may know, we are going into strawberry season……and NOTHING beats a great Ontario berry……….so…….let's try this:

STRAWBERRY COCONUT DAIQUIRI

You need
2 1/2 cup(s) (about 12 ounces) chopped strawberries
3 tablespoon(s) sugar
2 tablespoon(s) lime juice
3 cup(s) ice cubes
3/4 cup(s) coconut-flavored rum, such as Malibu

Directions:
Combine strawberries, sugar, and lime juice together in a blender. Blend until smooth. Add ice cubes and rum and blend until frothy….and then get drunk!
Um….YUM!
(via www.eatingwell.com)

5.) FINALLY…..thanks to The Onion for reporting on this summer phenomenon….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7ZA-096BAE

WW167: JELLY, INTERNATIONAL WATERS and UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER…...

Hey ho!
Here are the 5 things I want you to check out this week…….just because I said so……oh and because you trust my judgement….. and I like them A LOT!!!

1.) JELLY. OH-MY-DONUT!!!! I had these (I would say ONE of these but that would make me a filthy liar) this past weekend. (Thanks Angie!)

SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMERS!!!!
This is on College Street……..which thankfully is NOT close to my home…...

Look at the flavours below…….I DEFY you to love them…..

Go. EAT THEM!!!
See them on the web - heck….even get them DELIVERED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2.) Meghan Stratman -- Bunny Pirates makes LOVELY layered paper pieces that I LOVE! She does very pretty work….but I especially love her pop-culture stuff!!!! For example…

Go check out her BLOG http://bunnypirates.blogspot.ca as well!!!
Great work!!!

3.) This is for you ENGLISH LIT nerds who read this….I know there are at least 3……You need to buy this poster…...

A Grand Taxonomy of Shakespearean Insults - Art Poster by Charley Chartwell
A tribute to Shakespeare's dagger-like wit, featuring 100 of his greatest insults, categorized by topic. This array of verbal swordplay includes classics like, "I was seeking for a fool when I found you", and "More of your conversation would infect my brain".

BUY IT HERE!

4.) BLOG OFF! Ok….so you know how I am addicted to podcasts these days……well……besides my top 4 (Nerdist, WTF, This American Life and Jordan, Jessie Go) I found a new podcast to enjoy the heck out of! Do you enjoy the Brits like I enjoy the Brits? Well then you are gonna HEART this podcast called International Waters.

International Waters is a pop culture comedy quiz show where land laws do not apply. Join host Dave Holmes and competing teams of world-famous comedians from the US and UK in a hilarious and lively test of pop culture knowledge (and the ability to make up baloney when that knowledge fails). It's part panel show, part trivia quiz and all laughs. It's also a little embarrassed it wrote that last sentence.

COME ON!!!
Nothing funnier than British v. American laughs!!!
Get it on iTunes!

5.) I saw this last week…but then husband forwarded it to me again last night…..so FANTASTIC…….see all the photos in "Unhappily Ever After" on their tumbler…..here are a couple I especially enjoyed……