{"id":1306,"date":"2005-12-22T01:53:10","date_gmt":"2005-12-22T09:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2005\/12\/22\/cherry-mistmas\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:45:27","slug":"cherry-mistmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2005\/12\/22\/cherry-mistmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Mistmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My visitors arrived safely and are now tucked in for the night. The next five days or so will probably be very light on posting. So I shall leave you with a few goodies to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>First is an art piece; I followed a link from <a href=\"http:\/\/tallasiandude.blogspot.com\/\">Grey Matter Gruel<\/a>. The work is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.k10k.net\/frames.aspx?section=issue&#038;id=133\"> a piece about memories, seasons and using the elements of the textual representation of the memory to create an interactive one<\/a>. Be sure to read the short paragraph describing the project; it can be downloaded for Windows or Mac.<\/p>\n<p>I found the following poem at <a href=\"http:\/\/landmammal.blogspot.com\">Land Mammal<\/a>. I thought it stark and lovely.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td>Just Delicate Needles<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so delicate, the light.<br \/> And there&#8217;s so little of it. The dark<br \/> is huge.<br \/>Just delicate needles, the light,<br \/>in an endless night.<br \/>And it has such a long way to go<br \/> through such desolate space.<br \/>So let&#8217;s be gentle with it.<br \/>Cherish it.<br \/>So it will come again in the morning.<br \/>We hope.<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;by Rolf Jacobsen, translated by Robert Hedin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following along the line of looking for light and befriending the dark, <a href=\"http:\/\/redondowriter.typepad.com\/sacredordinary\/\">Fran<\/a> offered a post with <a href=\"http:\/\/redondowriter.typepad.com\/sacredordinary\/2005\/12\/most_serious_jo.html\">questions to help you wind down the year<\/a>. These are good for reflection and journaling. Perhaps they will even inspire some visual art!<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, on a lighter and sillier note, is a holiday recipe I got in an email. It&#8217;s in the rest of the post; click the link.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nIngredients:<br \/>\n1 cup water<br \/>\n1 tsp. baking soda<br \/>\n1 cup sugar<br \/>\n1 tsp. salt<br \/>\n1 cup brown sugar<br \/>\nlemon juice<br \/>\n4 large eggs<br \/>\n1 cup nuts<br \/>\n2 cups dried fruit<br \/>\n1 bottle Absolut vodka<\/p>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sample the Absolut to check quality.<\/li>\n<li>Take a large bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Check the Absolut again, to be sure it is of the highest quality.<\/li>\n<li>Pour 1 level cup and drink.<\/li>\n<li>Turn on the electric mixer.<\/li>\n<li>Beat 1 cup butter in a large fluffy bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Add 1 teaspoon of sugar, beat again.<\/li>\n<li>At this point it&#8217;s best to make sure the Absolut is still OK, try another cup, just in case.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off the mixerer thingy, break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in 1 cup of dried fruit.<\/li>\n<li>Pick the frigging fruit off floor.<\/li>\n<li>Mix on the turner.<\/li>\n<li>If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers, just pry it loose with a drewscriver.<\/li>\n<li>Sample the Absolut to check for tonsisticity.<\/li>\n<li>Next, sift 2 cups of salt or something. Who giveshz a sheet.<\/li>\n<li>Check the Absolut.<\/li>\n<li>Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.<\/li>\n<li>Add 1 table.<\/li>\n<li>Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find.<\/li>\n<li>Greash the oven.<\/li>\n<li>Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget to beat off the turner.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish the Absolut and make sure to put the stove in the dishwasher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CHERRY MISTMAS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My visitors arrived safely and are now tucked in for the night. The next five days or so will probably be very light on posting. So I shall leave you with a few goodies to enjoy. First is an art piece; I followed a link from Grey Matter Gruel. 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