Thank You For Following, Subscribing and Mentions

To My  7 Followers,
You simply ROCK!  First one was sweet Daughter.  Yes I strongly encouraged her to follow Mom....I needed her to!

Kim of Northern California Style 

Kim from Northern California Style who earns BIG points for also having me listed on her blog roll!     Kim has a following of 11 (yeah for her) and is my most commenty commenter - I have enjoyed her company and friendship immeasurably!

Sami of Pontificals Porch

Sami at Pontificals Porch (23 Followers) is a gem who describes herself as a junker, writer and designer.  (yes, a kindred spirit)  I love that her hair is whiter than mine and she may have been on this earth longer, but get her latest post on Haz Punk!  (have you ever?!)

Sherry of Design Indulgence

Sherry who writes Design Indulgence has a whopping 994 Followers and says she would love to partner with me in a Pop Up Shop, if only she was closer than Atlanta.  (I believe her!)

Valerie of Design Caller

Valerie of Design Caller (30 Followers) who is also from Atlanta, (Hey - are you beginning to notice what I am beginning to notice?  How darn cute are each of these ladies?! )

Leslie of Trouversoleil

Leslie (ok, clearly a professional photo shoot.... - atta girl!) of Trouversoleil "Finding The Sun" has a commendable 129 followers and a recent post had drawn 62 comments - are you kidding me? 
She lives in Seattle now - (get this connection...) we "balanced" the west coast population count when  I moved here from Tacoma, she moved ....from Los Angeles!

London Art Preview 

And then there is my first International Follower London Art Preview.  I can only imagine that he/she/they have found me via my post on the art of Yayoi Kusama.  Attracting 275+ views, it is my most popular post ever!

We ("Bibba" & I) had a comment exchange when I responded to the post they/she/he wrote "Why do humans bother to create art?" (my observation was thought provoking enough for her/they/him to reply)

A recap:  I have SEVEN followers and have never had more than 2 comments on a post.  If it were not for Kim (let us praise her!) I may not have but one here or there.

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My subscribers (all family and friends) are a quiet bunch....I love them all none the less!

HUGS TO:

Liz

Claire

Jessica*

Mom

Sara

Wendy

 *enjoys directing suggesting ideas   (I've created this, I encourage her as my muse.)

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Mentions  I hold in the highest regard...  

Ragland Hill Social's Gwen Driscoll answered a question I had asked within her blog post - this resulted in many hits on my blog from the random and curious.

Splendid Market's Emily Heston awarded me one of her holiday giveaway treasures (tote bag, match box & notepad) I carry proudly while fleamarketing.

My Prizes!    photo by Splendid Market

Recipe reward if you've read this far....  Lentil Burritos

 a snack while cooking

Ingredients (not exact measurements) 

1+  cup uncooked lentils - prepare (follow package directions              for cooking)

    

2 cans stewed tomatoes (S&W have lowest sodium)

1 bunch rainbow chard - separate stems (thin sliced) from       greens (rough chiffonade)

1/2 onion  -  chopped

2 cloves garlic - minced

black pepper
sea salt
red pepper flakes
chile powder
cayenne powder
cumin
2 small bay leaves

water if needed while simmering all but lentils

Chard and onion w/salt & pepper - saute

Soften onion and chard stems in olive oil.

Add chard greens, garlic, spices (to taste - maybe 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, salt & chile powder.  1/4+ teasp cayenne.  1 teasp cumin.  careful with red pepper flakes), tomatoes and  water if needed.

Saute until really cooked down.

Add cooked lentils when done (or nearly done - they will cook more in the green mixture)

Serve in flour tortillas with cheese and avocado - or ?  =
Your favorite stuffings!

Enjoy  :-)

Tomato & spices added - cook down before adding lentils

Cheers!  Linda