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Friday, August 28, 2009
Whole Wheat Olive Flat Bread - Focaccia alle Olive
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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This wonderful olive bread comes from Judy Francini's new book, Secrets from My Tuscan Kitchen. I won the book in a random drawing held by the folks at the Foodie Blogroll and it has since become the gift that keeps on giving. The bread is easy to make, requires no special equipment and uses ingredients that are available in any well-stocked grocery store. I used kalamata olives for my bread but any ripe, brine cured olive could be used. The beautiful blue olives at the top of the page come from an evergreen tree that's native to the Mediterranean, Asia and parts of Africa. It is short and squat with a gnarled, twisted trunk and leaves that are a silvery green. These trees bare small white flowers and fruit that slowly ripens from green to the rich purple color we associate with black olives. The olives, rosemary and whole wheat flour used in this bread give it enormous flavor. I love to serve it with a hearty soup and salad. It is best served warm with a dipping sauce of olive oil and black pepper. While the bread stales quickly, leftovers can be frozen and reheated. This is a great recipe for beginners and seasoned pros. I hope you'll try it. It will not disappoint.
Whole Wheat Olive Flat Bread...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite and Judy Francini
2-1/4 teaspoons dried yeast
2-1/2 cups water, divided use
2-1/2 cup unbleached flour
2-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup black olives + olives for garnish, patted dry
1/4 cup chopped fresh rosemary + rosemary for garnish
Olive oil
Sea salt or other coarse salt for garnish
1) Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup water.
2) Mix unbleached and whole wheat flour in a large bowl. Whisk in salt. Add dissolved yeast. Stir in 1-1/2 to 2 cups reserved water, adding enough to form a firm dough.
3) Turn dough onto a lightly floured board; knead for a few minutes, adding flour if dough is very sticky. Let rest 10 minutes. Resume kneading until a smooth dough is formed.
4) Place in a greased bowl; cover and let rise until double in size, about 1 hour. Turn onto lightly floured board and knead in olives and rosemary. Roll out dough and press into a 9 x 12-inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until double in height, about 45 minutes.
5) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Brush dough with olive oil. Lightly pat olives and rosemary into surface of dough. Sprinkle with sea salt. If desired, make indentations in dough with finger tips. Bake until golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm. Yield: 1 (9 x 12 X 2-inch) flat bread.
This post is being linked to the following sites:
Designs By Gollum - Foodie Friday
Smiling Sally - Blue Monday
Wild Yeast - Yeast Spotting
Nick - imafoodblog BBD # 23
47 comments :
- Lyndas recipe box said...
This is a tasty looking bread, Mary.Wish I had some for a bedtime snack! I've got the oil, just need the bread.
- August 28, 2009 at 12:10 AM
- Jersey Girl Cooks said...
Great bread. Your pictures have me mesmerized!
- August 28, 2009 at 12:17 AM
- The Cooking Photographer said...
Mary it's beautiful! This bread is just stunning.
- August 28, 2009 at 1:10 AM
- Southerncook said...
Oh Mary, this looks soooooo good. Thanks for sharing. Will try this very soon.
Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook - August 28, 2009 at 1:18 AM
- Esi said...
What a gorgeous loaf. I love focaccia.
- August 28, 2009 at 2:25 AM
- Parita said...
Focaccia looks wonderful!
- August 28, 2009 at 4:28 AM
- Poppedijne said...
Your pictures are so inviting that for that alone I would visit your blog. The focaccia looks ready to bite in to!
- August 28, 2009 at 6:13 AM
- surfingtheworldcuisine said...
Looks really delicious!!! I love homemade bread!!!
- August 28, 2009 at 7:13 AM
- susan said...
Mary, For some reason I have always avoided recipes with yeast (an early bad experience, I think) You are inspiring me to give yeast another chance in my kitchen :)
- August 28, 2009 at 8:13 AM
- Chandy said...
Good morning and thank you for sharing that wonderful bread! I don't eat olives but that sounds good.
- August 28, 2009 at 8:39 AM
This bread looks amazing! Thanks for sharing!
- August 28, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Claudia said...
What a wonderful book to win! I am definitely trying this and I suspect it will disappear as soon as my family learns about it! Mouth-watering photos. Tempted back into baking.
- August 28, 2009 at 9:03 AM
- Cathy said...
Now that I have a little more bread baking confidence I'l going to give this a try. I can imagine how wonderful this facaccia smells while its baking and the olives make it perfect.
- August 28, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...
I've been trying to avoid carbs lately but this bread may lead me astray ;) It looks soooo good! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
~Susan - August 28, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Gaby said...
ok yum!!!! I love home made bread!
- August 28, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- Dee said...
i am 100% trying this recipe this weekend.
i LOVE olives, and rosemary sounds like a prefect touch!
though, that bread doesnt look so flat :p
is it possible to roll it out so that i comes out more like a foccicia ? or is that a totally different kind of recipe ? - August 28, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...
Beautiful bread Mary! Your foccacia looks like it has a lot of depth and body to it. The kalamata olive really put it over the top.
- August 28, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Dee, if you divide the dough into 2 parts and roll each to a 9x 12-inch rectangle you'll have a flat bread. You'd have to watch cooking time though.
- August 28, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Bama Belle said...
Oh I want that right now! Fabulous!! I am now a follower. HOOKED completely! Thanks for coming by my place today!
- August 28, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- Lynne (lynnesgiftsfromtheheart) said...
How inviting this looks. It's lunch time here and a bite of this would certainly tastes mighty good...hugs ~lynne~
- August 28, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Debra from Bungalow said...
Hi and Thanks for visiting my blog.
The pictures you have here are wonderful..... Just mouth watering and the recipes are making me want to cook something! - August 28, 2009 at 5:05 PM
- Kathleen said...
I like foccacia...
Beautiful pic, Mary.. - August 28, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- Katy ~ said...
Focaccia is a favorite here though I have not had good success in making it from scratch. Your picture is so beautiful that I want this all to myself.
- August 28, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- Mid-Atlantic Martha said...
Oh My! Your food is always soooo pretty! I wish I could do that.
- August 28, 2009 at 7:54 PM
- Alea Milham said...
I will have to make this for my husband. He absolutely loves olives.
- August 28, 2009 at 8:28 PM
- Miss Red said...
just found your blog - YUM! love it =)
- August 28, 2009 at 9:27 PM
- Lisa said...
This sounds so tasty! Nothing beats kalamata olives and rosemary in a flatbread. I have to try it.
- August 28, 2009 at 10:45 PM
- Nicole Feliciano said...
glorious and perfect for light and easy meals outdoors. maybe with my tomato salad...
- August 29, 2009 at 12:06 AM
- Jenny in Maine said...
Mary, the Olive bread looks absolutely delicious, and I have to tell you that your photography is absolutely gorgeous!!!
I will definetly be returning to your gorgeous blog often.
Jenny - August 29, 2009 at 12:24 AM
- My Little Space said...
Hmmm...mm...such a gorgeous looking foccacia!
- August 29, 2009 at 12:38 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Such a pretty bread--such great photos and styling too.
- August 29, 2009 at 5:54 AM
- Maggie said...
What fabulous looking bread, I can just taste it.
Thanks for sharing the recipe and for taking the time to visit me in Normandy.
a bientot
Maggie @ Normandy Life - August 29, 2009 at 10:22 AM
- Chef Fresco said...
Beautiful focaccia!
- August 29, 2009 at 11:31 PM
- Sarah said...
Yummy! Love fresh bread with butter!
- August 31, 2009 at 1:15 AM
- Happily Retired Gal said...
Oh my ... you DO know how to make something look utterly tantalizing!!! I can almost SMELL this wonderful flat bread now ;--)
Hugs and blessings, - August 31, 2009 at 7:53 AM
- bj said...
OOO, this is a most beautiful bread. I can just almost taste it, dripping in oil and pepper. You do come up with the most delicious sounding recipes, Mary, dear. And, alas...I never seem to have the ingredients to make it "on the spot"!
- August 31, 2009 at 8:07 AM
- SmilingSally said...
Mary, that's interesting bread. I don't see blue; I guess what's showing up purple on my screen is what you meant for Blue Monday. Have a good day.
- August 31, 2009 at 8:13 AM
- Sandi@ Rose Chintz Cottage said...
Mmmm, love fresh bread! Wonderful pictures of your loaf. Happy Blue Monday.
Sandi - August 31, 2009 at 8:45 AM
- Regina said...
Wow. It looks so good.
- August 31, 2009 at 11:15 AM
- Becky K. said...
It looks totally yummy to me!
Becky K.
Hospitality Lane - August 31, 2009 at 3:38 PM
- Chari at Happy To Design said...
Hello Mary...
Ooooh...this olive flat bread looks absolutely delicious and I think it sounds wonderful with a hot steaming bowl of soup! I'd love to try the recipe...thank you so much for including it! Aren't those blue olives gorgeous!!!
Warmest wishes,
Chari - August 31, 2009 at 4:38 PM
- Unknown said...
I buy olive flat bread whenever I get the chance from a particular bakery that I just love....your version looks beautiful. Could I move in with you? I hope you will join me for Crock Pot Wednesdays at Diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com. My "blue" this week is part of a tribute to Julia Child. Hope to see you signed up with Mister Linky.
- August 31, 2009 at 5:48 PM
- NKP said...
What a fantastic combination. My favourite things - bread and salt!
I love kalamata olives, so wonderful that they are all through the bread. I have P.R.'s whole wheat focaccia dough resting in the fridge right now.
Congratulations on your book win! - September 4, 2009 at 6:12 AM
- Susan/Wild Yeast said...
This flatbread is not so flat... and I love it that way! I also love the 50% whole wheat flour in this.
- September 4, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- Mimi said...
What a nice tall focaccia that recipe made. It looks really tasty!
- September 4, 2009 at 10:55 AM
- Sara said...
That is a fluffy flatbread, that is just how I like my focaccia. The olives with the whole wheat sounds fab. Thanks for joining us for this month's BBD!
- September 6, 2009 at 1:13 PM
- Laura said...
Looks amazing! Great pictures. And now I want to take a look at that cookbook . . .
- September 6, 2009 at 9:07 PM


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I thought, "Hmmm, this pet shop is really expanding if they're selling jaguars now." I peered into the tank to see a couple of ferrets sleeping, all piled up on each other. "Um Lex, hon, those aren't jaguars. Those are ferrets." but I could see how you could confuse them because they look so much alike
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I thought maybe we should take one last trip to the zoo before school starts. You know, remind my kids of the difference between say, zebras and lizards, jaguars and ferrets, and such. So, yesterday I packed up a cooler and the kids and went to the zoo with my dad. Since a lot of kids are back in school, it was pretty empty and the weather was absolutely beautiful!
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A surplus of nut butter, gave me an urge to make this No-bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Crispies with PB Fudge from Oh She Glows. Sylvia is allergic to peanut butter so I used almond butter, which worked really well. When I made the fudge topping I worried it was too sweet. Once combined with the rice bubble mixture it was superb.
The whole thing seemed like a healthy version of the Mars Bar Slice that is so popular on my blog. Sticky, crunchy, gooey with a creamy topping. But less sweet and more chocolatey. I also loved the addition of coconut which reminded me of childhood favourite, Chocolate Crackles.
Last weekend we went to the city for Melbourne's Indigenous Arts Festival. It was a great way to spend the afternoon. I particularly enjoyed the Koorioboree, performances by eight traditional Koorie dance groups. It is fantastic to see these groups reclaiming and sharing culture. And I find the actual dancing really uplifting. We also saw some Indigenous art in the Potter Gallery at Fed Square and some open air music performances.
At the art gallery, Sylvia spied some colourful macarons and wanted one. I thought of the choc almond slice at home and told her she could have a piece when we got home. I was glad we waited because the slice was so much more satisfying than a macaron.
I also think that the slice would make a great Valentines Day recipe, especially in Australia where it falls in the summer, a time when I don't always feel like turning on the oven. I don't get terribly excited about the day (we went out for dinner on Valentines Day this year as it was the day we could get babysitting but I would have preferred a quieter night) but I do love the opportunity to indulge in chocolate and fun shapes. So here is a list of some of the inspiring Valentine recipes I have see around the blogosphere and some heart shaped baking on my blog.
Valentine recipes around the blogosphere:
- Chocolate argentine alfajores (with dulce de leche) - Chicken in a Cherry Sauce
- Chocolate covered red beet hearts - Bricole
- Lovebird cookies - Cakelaw
- Nut butter filled chocolate (a la reeses) - Whole New Mom
- Raspberry and dark chocolate cheesecake - Closet Cooking
- Raspberry and vanilla heart shaped pancakes - Not Quite Nigella
- Red velvet cupcake - Apple and Spice
Heart shaped food on Green Gourmet Giraffe
- Cheese hearts
- Cheese, spice and oat biscuits
- Orange and rose petal biscuits
- White chocolate and raspberry heart scones
- Will's farmhouse pies
I am also sending this slice to Jac of Tinned Tomatoes for her Bookmarked Recipes event.
Chocolate almond rice bubble slice
Adapted from Oh She Glows
Makes about 30 bites or 16 squares
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/2 cup brown rice syrup (I used rice malt syrup)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup unsweetened soy milk
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- pinch salt
- 75g dark chocolate (I used 70%), chopped
- 3 cups rice bubbles (aka rice krispies) or GF rice puffs
- 1/2 cup dessicated coconut
- 1 cup almond butter
- 75g dark chocolate (I used 70%), chopped
- 1 tsp rice bran oil
- salt, to taste
- coconut for sprinkling
Place almond butter, rice syrup, vanilla, milk, cocoa, and salt in a large mixing bowl and combine. Add chocolate and microwave until it is melted (or you can do this in a large saucepan). Stir well and mix in rice bubbles and coconut.
Transfer into prepared tin, press down with the back of a spoon and wait until it firms up. Angela suggested 10 minutes in the freezer but mine was full so I just left it at room temperature for about an hour.
Meanwhile make the Fudge topping. Place almond butter, chocolate, oil, and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Gently heat until the chocolate is melted. Add more salt if desired. Pour over the firm slice and sprinkle with coconut.
Leave slice in the fridge until the topping sets (or Angela suggests an 45-50 minutes in the freezer). Cut into squares or small bites to serve. Keep in fridge (or freezer). My slice lasted a week.
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But how to get back into the blogging groove? Doing 'Differences of the Day' on Twitter has kept me and the groove on a nodding acquaintance, but which of the multitude of un-blogged-about topics should I start with? It's inbox roulette time again. This post's winner is Astro Brat, who wrote to ask:
Is the British version of "token" different than the American one?AB has correctly surmised that in BrE a token is a kind of (AmE) gift certificate/(BrE) gift voucher. These days, one most often hears token in this meaning for one of two things: National Book Tokens or Theatre Tokens. These are sold at bookshops/box offices, but usable at almost any (BrE/AmE) bookshop/(AmE) bookstore or (BrE/sometimes AmE) theatre/(AmE) theater, not just the one at which it was purchased. For shop/store-specific gifts, I more often hear voucher, rather than token in BrE, but the OED has examples (latest from the 1980s) of shop-specific tokens, so there's not (historically, at least) a hard-and-fast meaning difference.
I ask because in the last few days I've run across the term used by Brits that sounds more like where my mid-western US dialect would say voucher or perhaps coupon?
One was in a television show and I just assumed it meant the same -
"I hope you like this gift, because honestly it's either this or tokens"
But when I read this later in the week:
"it's not a book that would have been top of my reading list, but I was in a bookshop and I had some book tokens so you know how it is!"
Where I come from token is a kind of coin used for amusement parks or kid's restaurant sort or things. It can also be a little small gift, a token present. Does Britain give out specific-use coins for bookstores?
My two are really Grover's. They're paper ones with a value of £1 each, given to children in schools and (BrE) nurseries on National Book Day. I can't tell you how many books I've bought while holding the wallet/purse that holds those book tokens. I generally think of them about 10 minutes after the purchase, even if I've stepped into the bookshop with the specific goal of spending the tokens. So, Grover gets books and I contribute £2 more than I'd intended to the recovery of the retail sector.
(I also want to mention Bookstart, a lovely UK institution, which gives children free books (through their local libraries or at health check-ups) at three points in their preschool years. I've only just missed mentioning them on National Bookstart Day (11 June this year). Bookstart is a charity, funded by the government and book publishers. Given the slash-and-burn approach of the new (BrE) government/(AmE) administration, I am crossing my fingers for it. Not to mention for all jobs in higher education. *sigh*)
The notion of a token as a coin is not foreign to BrE. The OED has this sense-definition (though it includes subway tokens under the same sense as gift token):
11. a. A stamped piece of metal, often having the general appearance of a coin, issued as a medium of exchange by a private person or company, who engage to take it back at its nominal value, giving goods or legal currency for it.You might need metal tokens in the UK for use in amusement parks or cloak-room lockers or such things--I don't know of any public transport systems using them here at present, but I'm happy to be informed otherwise.
From the reign of Queen Elizabeth to 1813, issued by tradesmen, large employers of labour, etc., to remedy the scarcity of small coin, and sometimes in connexion with the truck-shop system. bank-tokens, silver tokens for 5s., 3s., 1s. 6d., were issued by the Bank of England in 1811
Most other uses of token seem to be the same in the two dialects, though a draft addition to the OED marks this sense as US:
[3.] c. A nominal or 'token' representative of an under-represented group.
Does this mean that the joke of the South Park character Token's name has gone over some British heads? (Say it ain't so!)
And on that note, welcome back to my blog. I've missed you!


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LONDON (AP) – The eagle, red-handed.
Remote cameras intended to monitor Siberian tigers in Russia instead caught a golden eagle's fatal attack on a deer, snapping three photos as the massive bird dug its talons into the distressed animal's back.
London's Zoological Society, which distributed the pictures to journalists, said the sequence showed a rare but not unheard of attack by a golden eagle. The society's Linda Kerley said she first realized something was up when she approached the wildlife-monitoring device – also called a camera trap – and found a mangled deer carcass nearby.
"Something felt wrong about it," she said in a statement accompanying the photographs. "There were no large carnivore tracks in the snow, and it looked like the deer had been running and then just stopped and died.
"It was only after we got back to camp that I checked the images from the camera and pieced everything together," she said. "I couldn't believe what I was seeing."
Golden eagles are large birds. Their wingspan tops 6½ feet and, while they typically eat small birds, mammals, or snakes, they've been known to target larger animals.
It's rare for a camera to catch such an attack in progress, and the photos have been an online sensation.
The zoological society said the photos were shot in the Lazovsky State Nature Reserve in the Primorye region of Russia's Far East on Dec. 8, 2011. The pictures were released only after the publication of a scholarly article by Kerley and co-author Jonathan Slaght of the Wildlife Conservation Society in the Ohio-based Journal of Raptor Research earlier this month.


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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Sharing the Joy of Parenting
So, my retreat is winding down. I leave early tomorrow morning. I'm so glad I came though. I've met some really wonderful, talented, and encouraging folks here. I've learned some tips and gotten a lot of helpful information from the workshops. I think we've all had a good time.
My agent made it back here to the retreat this evening and gave us an update on her husband. Although the bleeding in his brain looks a bit worse, doctors reassured her that it was normal and they'll continue to closely monitor him. And thankfully, his memory has returned. As he recovers, they'll have to do some tests to determine if there are underlying problems that caused him to fall to begin with. If you're so inclined, I know that Janet and Loch would appreciate your prayers.
And here's a little story for you. Yesterday, Joe called me and said, "I have to tell you about my night."
"What happened?" I inquired.
"I think I had one of your typical nights."
"Uh oh. What happened," I repeated.
"Well, the computer wasn't working and I couldn't figure out how to get online. Savannah needed to do her homework on the computer so I called my sister to see if she could help me out. While I was on the phone with my sister, I heard Clay and Jackson fighting in their room. When I walked back there, Clay was throwing toys at Jackson and Jackson was tackling Clay."
"Ugh," I let out a sympathetic groan.
Joe went on, "I broke up their fight and told Jackson to get in the shower while I filled the bathtub for Clay."
"I went back to the computer and continued to talk to my sister while trying to get online. Meanwhile, Clay pooped in the bathtub. I had to stop again and go drain the tub and clean it out."
Why poop in the toilet when you can poop right there in the tub?
Although I sympathized with Joe, I was also secretly glad I wasn't home to deal with that.
"And then," Joe continued, "Austin and Savannah started fighting and throwing pencils and calculators."
I had just finished telling someone at the retreat that Austin and Savannah never fight. "Oh they get along really, really well," I had bragged.
"Wow, sounds like a rotten night. I'm sorry, " I said.
Then today, out of nowhere, Joe texted me the following: "The smallest dog in history was a tiny yorkie from blackburn england. @2 yr old was 2" tall and 3" long. He weighed 4 ounces!"
I replied to this with the following loving message: "What is wrong with you???"
He responded, "I"m not interacting with any other adults."
LOL! Think he'll appreciate me a little more when I return?
42 comments:
- amylouwhosews said...
I went away for a weekend wedding and left my 2 year old AND 6 month old with my husband. I armed him with bottles, pumped milk, general schedule, etc. He'd never spent that much time with them and without me. I tried to prepare him.
I left early in the morning and called him after lunch to see how things were going. He said, "These guys are time-consuming!" Subsequent comments through our chats over the weekend were things like, "These guys are a LOT of work!!" and in response to me asking if he took a nap, "No way! I didn't want to waste my precious quiet time while they were sleeping."
ahHA! I think he finally gets it.
and the reunion was Sweet! - October 30, 2008 at 7:13 AM
I am sure that Joe appreciates you!!! He just didn't know how much! ;) But it sure feels good to have the guys go thru what we do on a regular basis. Then we know they know what we go thru.
Anita in Indiana - October 30, 2008 at 7:31 AM
- Michelle said...
Wow, Joe had better appreciate you. It sounds like everyone was a bit off their rockers there! It actually sounds a lot like my husband's parenting though... go off and do something and then tell a 3 year old and/or 5 year old to do something then return to what you're doing. Somehow, it never happens, and he doesn't understand why ;)
Oh -- and while bleeding on the brain sounds freaky, I hope that it all turns out well for him in the end... that he slipped on an unseen banana or something and that the bleeding resolves quickly. Thoughts and prayers are definitely with them.
Have a safe flight back -- just in time to enjoy Halloween! - October 30, 2008 at 8:08 AM
- Unknown said...
Good Morning. First let me say my question is not in any way meant to criticize you, I'm just naturally a curious person. That said...how do you do it? How do you travel alone with 6 kids at home? Does Joe take off work and stay home? Do you have help come in? Do you just toss the kids in the crawl space?
- October 30, 2008 at 8:09 AM
- Jennifer in Wisconsin said...
Oh man. I love when husbands have to live our lives for awhile. I know things have finally clicked for my husband when he mentions that he doesn't know how I do it everyday. That's all the thanks I need, is to know he appreciates the job I do (without pay, of course). I have a new bumper sticker that reads "Motherhood is a full time job". Glad your leg is better.
- October 30, 2008 at 8:28 AM
That is one tiny dog. I would be afraid to lose it or step on it.
- October 30, 2008 at 9:01 AM
- alicia said...
I have to ask what kind of clotting disorder you have. I was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism in Febuary and they discovered that I have Protien S Deficency.
- October 30, 2008 at 9:03 AM
- Erin T. said...
You have to love it when the men are left in charge! They're really nothing more than large kids to begin with! Being away really makes you appreciate home, doesn't it? Glad to hear that your leg is ok and your agent's husband is on the mend.
- October 30, 2008 at 9:06 AM
- Michelle Kemper Brownlow said...
And when I got home from our (yours and mine) Chicago trip my hubby says...I LOST 6 POUNDS WHILE YOU WERE GONE! I WAS SO BUSY I COULDN'T FIND TIME TO EAT!
So, based on that, I should weigh like 4 lbs.
I kicked him! - October 30, 2008 at 9:08 AM
- On Stage said...
I think Joe is trying to suggest that you trade a kid in for the Yorkie. Less mess, doesn't each much, won't answer you back....
Happy trick or treating! - October 30, 2008 at 9:12 AM
- Deirdrea said...
I hope that he shows his appreciation by being extra helpful in the future...Or well at least for the next week. That's usually about as long as my husband's "appreciation" lasts when I've been gone for a few days and he's had to do the day to day stuff that he normally gets to avoid.
- October 30, 2008 at 9:16 AM
- Unknown said...
HAH! I firmly believe that every dad should have to spend a weekend alone with the children just so they appreciate mom and the things she puts up with every.single.day.
- October 30, 2008 at 10:18 AM
- Alana - The Mommy said...
That is fantastic. I love it when they "get" it!
Sometimes my husband will come home with work stories and as my eyes glaze over, I interrupt and tell him what Grover had to say today about sharing. He loves that!
I am enjoying the new look and feel of your blog. - October 30, 2008 at 10:29 AM
- Cookie said...
It's nice when husbands spend some time doing "our" typical nights ;)
- October 30, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- Cookie said...
Oh! And that is one tiny dog! good thing it's not my dog, because it wouldnt last long with my kids!
- October 30, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- Mia Celeste said...
My favorite of your mini tales is the one about Joe texting you. I remember when I missed adult company. :)
- October 30, 2008 at 11:05 AM
- Knitty said...
Our kids were 7 and 9 when hubby had foot surgery and was home for almost two weeks. At the time I worked a few hours out of the house a few days of the week, and was active in their school.
After watching me get them ready and out the door in the morning (normally hubby left for work before they were even awake), get things done around the house and remember who had to be where which day, and at what time, he asked me how I did it all.
I had the same eye opening experience later when I traveled with him when he worked out of town. The long hours, tiredness from traveling and time changes, etc., take all the glamor out of what sounds like an exciting locale.
It is good for all of us to walk in another's shoes from time to time. - October 30, 2008 at 11:22 AM
When my husband used to travel about 70% of the time for his work, I had 2 kids under age 3 and was 7 months pregnant. (honestly! What was I thinking?!?!) I remember sending him an e-mail that day.
It said something like, Sam painted his cheeks with red nail polish and Allison just pooped in the bath tub. Wish you were here.
Marit - October 30, 2008 at 11:38 AM
- dhaynes said...
I suppose now you'll get home and somehow manage to make 6 wonderful and astounding Halloween costumes in a Day! LOL While me, with only one grown son and 4 grandchildren will be running around madly trying to get their "spooktackular" dinner ready for them to eat before they go trick or treating tomorrow night. I'm already overwhelmed and all I've done is gone to the grocery store, (with 2 in tow - what was I thinking) and spent endless hours on the internet looking for spooking (yet nutricious sp? and fulfilling) recipes. Gotta love Nanas!
- October 30, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- Unknown said...
Sounds like your husband has his hands full, and I thought 4 was handful enouph, but you top that with your 6 blessings.
I have enouph trouble just getting mine to settle down and go to bed.
How do you do it without pulling your hair out?
I also wanted to send my prayers to your agent and her husband I hope he gets well soon.
Oh yeah and I am very happy that your leg is feeling better. - October 30, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Isn't it great when hubby has an "a ha" moment?! I LOVE that!!
Hope you had a safe trip home. Glad to hear your leg is feeling better. Oh, and I'm keeping Janet and Loch in my prayers. I hope all heals quickly with him.
Happy Halloween!!
Donna in PA :)
WAY TO GO, PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!!!! - October 30, 2008 at 7:34 PM
- Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] said...
You have the BEST husband. Love Joe!
- October 30, 2008 at 8:06 PM
My kids love when I have to go out of town for work. Dad "cooks" their favorite fast food. Does Joe do that also or do you leave him pre-cooked meals?
Paula aka sixkidsmom - October 30, 2008 at 9:47 PM
- Froggie said...
Dawn, glad to hear that your leg is doing well and that you are already aware of blood clots and their idiot complications. You mentioned you have clotting condition; are you positive for factor 5 leiden?
- October 30, 2008 at 10:40 PM
- ~Jenifer~ said...
Am I the first to notice the new Disney Magnet on the fridge?? Do I win a prize or something???
- October 30, 2008 at 10:56 PM
- Stephanie said...
Bleeding in the brain is normal!? Yikes! Hope he makes a full recovery.
And sometimes our husband's really need those experiences, don't they! How kind of you to sympathize with him and tell him, "sorry." I can't help but laugh when mine tells me about his toils alone with the children. And then he gets annoyed. I'm just glad he gets a little piece of my heaven once in a while. ;)
Thanks for all you do! - October 31, 2008 at 12:17 AM
- Liz's Random Thoughts said...
"At NAA(Narita International Airport), objective is to maintain our status as one of the world leading international hub airports, "
I <3 google...;) You almost went to Japan:P - October 31, 2008 at 12:30 AM
Joe is a keeper! That is awesome. I think it hands them some humility and perspective. I only have two, and I went away to Boston a couple of weeks ago for 5 days. They survived, but I noticed nary a fruit was eaten whilst I was away. Also, I have never seen such a mix of relief and gratitude in my husband's eyes as when I got off the plane.
- October 31, 2008 at 12:42 AM
I want you to know how hard I laughed when I read the line that says your husband THINKS he has had one of your typical days...I was laughing hysterically. Thank you for sharing!
- October 31, 2008 at 2:14 AM
- MaNiC MoMMy™ said...
He is understanding what it is like to be you. How great to get that sympathy! Or is that empathy?
Maybe he'll do an eBay bid now, maybe sell one of the calculators the kids were throwing and then he can start a blog too! : ) - October 31, 2008 at 2:17 AM
- Lowa said...
This is great that Joe will be able to relate to you a bit more. You totally deserve this break!
That has happened to me a few times, when I say how my older two get along well and then within minutes, they run past screaming and trying to kill each other. *sigh* Kids love to make liars out of you, eh??
Sounds like Brooklyn and Lexi were behaving nicely at least:) Unless you just forgot or didn't have time to say what they had done! LOL - October 31, 2008 at 3:18 AM
- MaBunny said...
LOL Thats pretty funny! Hes not interacting with other adults, hahahaha.
Glad your leg is ok:)
Glad you had a good time too at your retreat! - October 31, 2008 at 7:40 AM
- Jody said...
It's always funny for me to hear hubby's take on spending the day with all 4 kids. He still doesn't know how I do it, and the whole house is relieved beyond measure when Momma gets home. LOL. Oh, question for your Sunday post: Do you take the kids trick or treating? and Do we get to see pics of the kiddos all dressed up? :)
- October 31, 2008 at 10:32 AM
- Lexie said...
I have a nasty varicose vein in my left leg, a result from calf tear AND pregnancy. And now, in pregnancy 2 I have to wear a compression stocking all the time. I was very glad to learn that this time around I can pick a color better suited to my flesh than the white from last time, and with open toes so I can wear flip flops!
The little things in life... - October 31, 2008 at 11:37 AM
- Tina said...
Its always good for them to have a little taste of how it is when your not around! Im sure he'll be very happy when you get back home. Hey Dawn, what are your kids being for halloween? And how do you afford it with 6 kids, do your kids where hand me downs for the years before?
- October 31, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Bwahahaha... That is so funny and sweet at the same time! I would love to have 6 kids like you... Still workin's on the next 5 though..
- October 31, 2008 at 12:09 PM
- Stressed Out said...
DARN!!! My husband always goes on about how good the kids were when I was gone and how easy it was to get them out the door... Some days when we're both here I let *him* deal with the morning rush and don't you know they are quicker for him and the morning is filled with a lot less "Don't forget your lunch box" and "Stop arguing with your sister and eat your breakfast" and "Stop playing around and brush your teeth!" And still, I have NO IDEA how he does it... it's almost as if they can sense that I have an 8:00 class to get to and they can mess up my day if they play around....
I hope Joe showers you with lots and lots of "appreciation" when you get home! - October 31, 2008 at 12:31 PM
BTW - that's not a dog, that's good-sized appetizer!
- October 31, 2008 at 12:33 PM
- noexcuses said...
By now, you are home and resting with your feet up on an ottoman, the two oldest are taking the younger four out to Trick or Treat, and Joe....dear sweet man, is massaging your neck, while you sip some wonderful iced tea.
"Ding dong" goes the door bell, and off Joe goes to pass out the candy while he "oohs and ahhs" at all of the darling costumes (like we usually do!)
Feel better. Welcome home! - October 31, 2008 at 8:28 PM
Hahaha well done Joe, you had an epiphany and survived it!
So Dawn, now Joe knows how YOUR days go, when do you get to do HIS job for a day? Then you can start a mutual appreciation thing! - October 31, 2008 at 8:58 PM
- Shellie said...
Hee hee, this should be a very bonding experience for you!
- November 1, 2008 at 2:23 PM
I LOVED your answer to his Yorkie comment! "What's wrong with you?" LOL!
justme3 - November 4, 2008 at 10:24 PM


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Sticking a then onto the end of a sentence is very much a spoken British English thing to do. It is not the use of then about distant time (I had it then, but I haven't got it now) nor the use that's about logical consequences (If 1+3=4, then 3+1 must equal 4 too), which are universal uses of then--though BrE uses the latter twice as much as AmE does (see below). These might also occur at the end of a sentence, but they're not what I'm talking about. Instead, let's look at some examples from the British National Corpus (BNC).
If you write to them and drop it in that's fine then .It means something like 'in that case'. But to use it in that way in AmE (to me at least) communicates an impatience or accusation.
Let's let's get straight what we are talking about then .
So that is it then .
Come on then and Go on then are things one hears all the time in England, clearly talking about 'the now', rather than 'the then'. Go on then is used for all sorts of things. In this one, it means something like 'give it a try, I dare you':
- Yeah. I could scare you, Auntie June.But in this one it accepts an offer:
- Could ya.
- Yeah.
- Go on then
- This tastes lovely! Want a taste?In that case it means something like 'Oh, I know I shouldn't accept your offer, but yes, please'.
- Go on then .
In the spoken part of the BNC, question-final then occurs nearly as much as statement/request-final then (since I'm just searching by punctuation, I can't tell the difference between declarative and imperative sentences). For example (from BNC):
What pub is that then ?Now, I know some Americans will be reading this and saying "but I say things like that", and I don't doubt it. It's not that Americans never put then at the end of a sentence--it's that they don't use it in all the same ways that BrE speakers do, and therefore they can misinterpret BrE intentions. As I said above, when I hear a non-temporal then at the end of a question (or statement), it implies to my American ears an impatience or accusation--or mistrust. But that's not what (in most cases like the above), a BrE speaker would hear. And Americans wouldn't tend to use then in completely sympathetic sentences like the following (from the Mike Leigh film Happy-Go-Lucky):
So What about this then ?
- How was your weekend? - Crap. - Oh, no, why's that, then?
As for numbers, we can start with Algeo's British or American English (I've deleted his source citations for examples, since they're abbreviated to opacity).
In all positions, then as a linking adverb is nearly twice as frequent in British conversation as in American; on the other hand, so in the same use is half again as frequent in American conversation as in British. A distinctive British use of then is in terminal position: Who's a clever boy then? • Well, there you are then.For sentence-final (or "terminal") position, I've got the following figures of occurrences per 100 million words by searching BNC and the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA):
As you can see, it's not that AmE doesn't put then at the end of a sentence or question, it's that it's done a lot more in BrE. The commonest ground between BrE and AmE is the temporal use like She was happier then, See you then, and What did you do then ('next')? When we search in a context where the temporal meaning is much less likely (in the last two rows), we see the BrE uses of then outnumbering the AmE ones by very large margins indeed.
BrE AmE then . 5824 3173 then ? 4741 1196 go on then . 142 2 come on then . 105 3
What do you think then?
p.s. I know some of you haven't got(ten) into Twitter, but that's where I'm hanging out between blog posts. I've added a Twitter feed gadget to the left, where you can see my most recent tweets, which may include the Difference of the Day.


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Daniel C. Kurtzer, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt, has been appointed the University's first S. Daniel Abraham Visiting Professor in Middle East Policy Studies in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Kurtzer's appointment will promote collaboration between the Woodrow Wilson School and other leading academic institutions and think tanks, including the nonprofit Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation, a private organization founded by Abraham in Washington, D.C., to bring together officials from the Middle East and the United States to develop strategies for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict.
"We could not be more enthusiastic about the Abraham chair or Daniel Kurtzer as its first holder," Woodrow Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter said. "Having Ambassador Kurtzer here will allow us to engage our students, faculty and visitors in a host of issues related to contemporary Middle East politics.
"We will also use the Woodrow Wilson School's convening power, together with Mr. Abraham's extraordinary contacts, to hold a wide variety of events both in Princeton and in Washington," Slaughter said.
Kurtzer served as ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005 with the rank of career-minister in the foreign service. He had completed a term as U.S. ambassador to Egypt from 1997 to 2001. He also worked from 1994 to 1997 in the Department of State as principal deputy assistant secretary and acting assistant secretary for intelligence research, and as deputy assistant secretary for Near Eastern affairs from 1989 to 1994.
With a doctorate and two master's degrees from Columbia University, Kurtzer entered the foreign service in 1976. He had an early career in academia in New York, where he was the dean of his undergraduate alma mater, Yeshiva College, from 1977 to 1979.
Kurtzer will serve up to five years in the visiting professor position at Princeton, effective Jan. 1, 2006. Abraham donated the funds for the endowed professorship, which the Princeton University Board of Trustees approved Nov. 11. Abraham is a noted pioneer in the pharmaceutical and diet food industries, and is recognized as a philanthropist who has dedicated himself to Israel's security and peace in the Middle East.


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Well, let's see here, the day started with the kids running through the house whipping pillows at each other, yelling, screaming, crying, and shrieking like Howler monkeys. Not really something you want to wake up hearing. I think the US government could use my kids' morning voices on their enemies to gain world domination. Although, I suppose those screeches are probably deemed "torture" under the Geneva Conventions, Amnesty International, and the United Nations.
After that, I walked out to the kitchen where I saw tortillas on the floor, drying out. It doesn't even shock me to find food on the floor anymore. In fact, if I ever walked into the kitchen and saw a clean floor, I'd probably go into coronary arrest. "Where's all the food? Why isn't there any on the floor? Why isn't ice cream dripping down the cabinets? The refrigerator door is closed??? There are no gallons of milk sitting out on the counter? What's going on? What's wrong with the world??? I'm so confused!"
Next, on my day of fun, was the trip to the orthodontist. The kids were all
The first 10 minutes we tried to distract her, calm her, make her laugh, make her stop. At the point the video started, we were beyond that. We were just concentrating on tuning her out. Oh yeah - and yes, she had gum in her mouth. I didn't realize that. Thankfully she didn't choke on it. When she finally calmed down, she closed her eyes and went back to chewing her gum.
When we got home, we saw that Joe's ice cream of the month shipment had arrived (his father's day present). Joe got home from work as we were unpacking the ice cream and putting it in the freezer.
"How did they ship it? How is it still frozen?" he wanted to know.
"They packed it in a cooler of dry ice," I answered.
Joe got this glazed look in his eyes and a smile slowly crept over his face. "Dry ice?" he said in a way that made me fear for my life and the lives of my children.
"Wanna play?" he asked the kids as he grabbed the dry ice and some plastic bottles from the recycling bin.
Next thing I know,
"You know a noise like that could impair the kids' hearing."
"Are you happy now Clark? She's deaf."
Then Brooklyn found some stickers and decorated her legs and the kitchen floor. "Can you put a couple stickers over there to cover up those sticky spills? Now put another here to cover up that dirt. Good girl." Oooo pretty.
I walked past my pretty kitchen floor and went to the laundry room to change loads of laundry. I put clothes in my dryer and turned it on. Clunk! Clunk! Cachunk! Clunk!
"What the heck?" I opened the door and found a rock. Not just any rock though. Noooo. A piece of a geode. A geode that Jackson and Clayton were looking at while we were in the play zoo last Friday. Now I knew that Jackson was the culprit because I had actually patted Clay down as we left to make sure he hadn't pocketed any of the rocks. I didn't check Jackson because I thought he knew better.
I confronted Jackson and asked him if he'd taken the rock. He admitted it. I gave him high praise for admitting it and not lying to me. And then I told him it was stealing and he has to take it back to the zoo, find a worker in the play area and return it with an apology and a promise to never do it again. I think he realized he was wrong as he started crying. Either that or he was crying because I told him he had to return it. And so begins his life of crime.
A little later I was folding some laundry and I noticed some clothes that didn't belong to my kids.
"Hey Savannah, these aren't yours, are they? Did you borrow them from Shannon?"
"No? Then how the heck did they get in here?"
"Oh, they're Shannon's, but I didn't borrow them from her."
"So, I'm just doing your friends' laundry now? Oh good. Because doing 8 people's laundry left me with way too much free time."
Now I'm hobbling off to bed. "Hobbling", you ask? Yes, that would be because Clay got mad and threw a toy guitar that hit me in the ankle.
"I didn't mean to hit you! I meant to hit Jackson."
"Oh, well in that case, it's all fine and dandy!"
I resisted the urge to beat him with the guitar. He's lucky.


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