Everything is a Photo Opportunity #13

Commander Chris Hadfield shared this photo on Twitter recently. There is something about people walking around in space with Earth below that just blows my mind. I made this photo my desktop and the bright blue brings me a lot of joy when I turn on my computer.

If you want to lose a few days looking though NASA photos, check out and search the NASA gallery (where this photo is from). NASA photos are generally copyright free, check out their guidelines for photo use for more information.

Hard to Resist Stationery Deals

Mug Cake!

Years ago an email forward was going around telling everyone about Mug Cake. The forward included photos and the claim that it really worked and was so easy. I'm pretty skeptical when it comes to information found in a forwarded email, so I never tried it.

Years passed and it was somehow 2013 and I still had never experienced the joy of mug cake. While I was being ignorant, so many other people were figuring it out and perfecting it. A 'mug cake' Google search will show you countless round ups of all the different mug cake options available to you, and Dr. Oetker even has a mug cake mix you can buy. So mug cake is a real thing and I may be late to the party, but it is a quick party to get into.

My favourite Mug Cake at the moment is a coffee cake which I slightly adapted from a Crazy for Crust recipe.

First step is having a really awesome mug. I suppose you could use any mug, but if you had a mug with your cat on it doing yoga, you'd probably pick that one, right?

 

Mixing in a bowl, add 1.5 tbs sugar, 1.5 tbs flour, pinch of salt, and 1/4 tsp baking powder.

Mix dry ingredients together. Next add 1 tbs milk, 1 tbs plain applesauce, and a splash of vanilla.

Mix well. You now have mug cake batter.

Spray your mug with cooking spray and add the cake batter.

Sprinkle 1 tbs of brown sugar and 1/4 tsp of cinnamon on top.

Microwave for 1 minute.

Eat and enjoy. And try not to eat one everyday (it will be difficult!).

Tim Hortons #FoodPicFriday

I don't eat out very often, but when I do, it is likely at Tim Hortons. I normally get a bagel with cream cheese/coffee combo, but knowing I was going to blog about it, I added a vanilla dip doughnut (the sprinkle kind) to my meal. The doughnut adds a little something to the photo, and I have to say it was so fresh and soft and tasted delicious. Really? A doughnut tasted delicious?? You heard it here first, guys! :)

Everything is a Photo Opportunity #12

My cat is amazing at hunting. Mice, moths, cheese, flashlight beams, hair elastics - she knows when something new has entered the environment and she acts accordingly.

Not only is Gary good at hunting, she really likes it, and in the case of mice, she really, really likes it. To her, a caught mouse is just something she can release and chase after again. It is great fun for her, but we see it as kinda cruel, so we try to rescue the mouse and take it outside.

In this photo we have successfully captured the mouse - but I couldn't resist taking this picture before releasing him back into the wild.