for some authentic Tennessee grub. Here, I learned two things...
Next on the agenda was Diva's favorite place on earth....
but it was thrilling just to be such on hallowed ground.
or some silly game, I'm not sure...
Or, just a comment.
I lift my cups and raise a toast to you
and everyone who has helped me realize my dream
of being the world's first and only TRAVELING BRA!
CHEERS!
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Enjoy this day!
xoxo
~Olga
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Oh Christmas Tree...oh Christmas Tree...
...how bodacious are your branches!
with ME upon them! While I'm hanging with
Diva in Tennessee for Christmas,
I wonder what my blog-mistress's kids are doing back home in California?
Probably sleeping under their Christmas Tree
like they always do on Christmas Eve.
I wonder if they'll remember all the words this year?
(Note: Despite what you see and hear in this video,
both kids really are straight "A" students
and my blog-mistress does not have a lisp!)
(Semi) Wordless Bra Tuesday
Please click the picture to read this post which has been moved to
My Blog Overfloweth Page!
Jake, Elvis, Dolly and ME in Tennessee!
Hot Damn!
The first of my three Tennessee Chaperons,
Catscratch Diva, wasted no time in taking me out
and exposing me to some famous folks in
Sevierville, Tennessee!
Now, seein's how I'm a little hungover tuckered out from all the Jack Daniels excitement I've had since I got here...
and since NO ONE tells a story quite like the Diva...
please
click here to read more about this little adventure...Diva style!
Diva, Jack Daniels, and Me...in Tennessee!!!
After TWENTY SEVEN long days on the road
(and in the air) I have
FINALLY arrived in Tennessee!
And oh man!...are my cups are PARCHED!
So I'll tell ya'll about it after Diva & I finish the bottle.
Feeling Rummy in Aruba (Again!)
...hopefully I'll arrive in time for Christmas!
In the meantime, please enjoy this repost of
what I was doing this time LAST year!
After flying all night, I greeted the beautiful island morning with
a refreshing glass of Caribbean Rum Punch
...and was soon feelin' perkier than ever!
My cups were all poised and ready for an exciting day of fun and adventure exploring the island of
Aruba!
So we hopped in the Jeep and took off!
As you will see, my Island Chaperon was a very supportive
tour-guide...she drove so I could sip my Rum Punch
and take pictures.
Our first stop was the capital of Aruba,
Oranjestad. Aruba is part of the Dutch West Antilles, along with two other islands off the coast of Venezuela. Aruba declared their "independence" from the Dutch in 1986, which was largely symbolic, but they do have their own currency and some real independence because of the income from tourism. Here, I refilled my cups with more of that tasty
Rum Punch!
When we found this
picturesque Alto Vista Chapel, I just had to stumble inside and take a peak...
How quaint!
And with the
Alto Vista Rum Shop located right next door, visitors can conveniently combine their sinning and confessing all in the same trip! (Not that
I would know about such things.)
More
Rum Punch, please!
Outside the church was a
Peace Labyrinth - they say there is no "right way" to walk a labyrinth. You only have to enter and follow the path..it may be joyous or somber...it might be thoughtful or prayerful...or you may want to just use it as a walking meditation. (Tip: I recommend doing it
before you've had several cupfuls of
Rum Punch.) And really, with my
mazeophobia, I should have just avoided the dang thing altogether.
makes up approximately 25% of the island, which is very arid and dry (not something you'd expect in the Caribbean.) The island only gets a few inches of rain a year normally, and you will find that Arikok National Preserve shows what the island is really like - lots of cacti and
divi divi trees. My Island Chaperon said she thought they were "exceptionally beautiful and different." I said, "Yeah whatever...gimme that
Rum Punch."
We saw some interesting natural land formations too - here's the "
Natural Bridge." The pounding surf has carved this dramatic bridge out of coral rock - it is the highest coral structure in Aruba and the island's most famous landmark. The arch measures more than 100 feet long and stands 23 feet above sea level.
(hic!)
The "
Natural Pool" or "conchi" called "Cura di Tortuga" is a great place to swim. And drink
Rum Punch!
Well, by now I was feeling pretty wasted hot and droopy...
so after draining what was left of my Rum Punch,
I said "Bottoms up! - Let's go shnorkeling!"
Here it is! The first Angel Fish ever photographed by a
drunken Traveling Bra!
"Hey Olga, how many fingers am I holding up?"
Phew! Back on land and drying out!
And in the the warm Caribbean sun, I
passed out fell asleep...
and when I awoke, had a blazing hangover felt a bit deflated to see that the sun was setting on my exciting Aruba adventure!
I had an absolutely lushious time in Aruba...
and would love to return...but believe me,
these cups are never touchin' Rum Punch again!
Wanna Try My Apple-Pear Crisp?
It's in here....
So click the book!
7 Things About Not About Me Meme!
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Semi-Wordless Bra Tuesday (on Wednesday 'Cuz I Forgot!)
No...that does NOT mean I won't talk all day!....
that would be
stoooooopid!
Please visit
My Blog Overfloweth Page to read this post!
Olga's Post-Thanksgiving Day Report: Phew....I'm STUFFED!
CLICK ME!
To read the orginal post
Cookin' with Olga - Again!
Since I'm somewhere between here & there right now... PLEASE ENJOY A SECOND HELPING OF
LAST YEAR'S DELICIOUS THANKSGIVING POST:
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Today will be my first attempt at cooking a turkey!
(a 23 pounder!)
10:00 AMStep one:
Rinse and pat dry.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Pose for picture.
Lookin' good!
(I wonder how this turkey compares to Maxi Mounds?!)
11:00 AM Step two:
Apply foil version of myself to buttered turkey breast.
So far, so good!
12:30 PMStep 3:
Baste with butter...
She's looking pretty yummy, don't ya think?!
2:00 PM
Step 4:
Nothing to do now but hang out...
and keep a close eye on things in the ol' oven...
2:15 PM Step 4a
... so how about a little nip?!
...or two?
4:30 PM
Step 5:
Waa-laa!
And as we sat down to our delicious Thanksgiving feast,
I felt very grateful to be a Traveling Bra ~
and NOT a turkey!
6:00PMPhew - I'm STUFFED!
Time to loosen up the ol' straps, kick back on the couch and....
...hey wait! Did somebody say PIE?!?
Thanksgiving is...TOMORROW?!?!?
Due to the fact that I have procrastinated and left everything to the last minute, today I am re-posting my Turkey Ala Olga recipe from last year.
Gobble gobble!
Here is a new way to prepare your
Thanksgiving Turkey.
Your dinner will be the talk of the TOWN!!
Sure to bring smiles from your guests!
You should try this!
1. Cut out aluminum foil in desired shapes.
2. Arrange the turkey in the roasting pan, position the foil carefully.
(See picture below for details.)
3. Roast according to your own recipe and serve.
4. Watch your guests' faces as you present The Bird...
Turkey ala OlgaPS: Please email me your photos if you do this! Thanks! ( . Y . )
REMINDER!....if you'd like to contribute to
Fuel My Blog's soon-to-be published
GLOBAL COOKBOOK...please send a recipe and a picture depicting a dish from your neck-of-the-woods to
Fuel My Blog before
November 30th.
Me?...oh my recipe is for
Almond (from Chico) Chicken (from Petaluma) Breasts (duh!)
APPROVED by the WORLD BLOG COUNCIL!
WoW!
Ta-Ta (for now!) Norway!
For our final adventure together, my amazing Norwegian Chaperon,
Renny took me on a cruise to Germany!
We departed out of the Oslo Fjord
aboard a luxury ship aptly named
Magic...
Taa-daaaaa!!! 
We toured around Kiel, Germany for a while...and met a nice little fellow sitting in front of Rathaus (the town hall)...but he didn't have much to say...which was fine with me 'cuz I don't speak German. However,
Renny has LOTS more to say, so be sure to pop over there and learn more about our trip!
Back aboard the good ship Magic...as we cruised back to Oslo for my final night with Renny and his lovely wife Diane...I felt myself get a little misty-cupped recalling all of the wonderful sites I've seen here in Norway;
The Royal Castle,
Vigeland Sculpture Park, The New
Oslo Opera House, the
Norway Maritime Museum, and this trip to Germany! And of course, being a guest in Renny's home, where I learned to make
Norwegian Seafood Delight, was the icing on the cake! It's been a
wonderful adventure and I could
not have asked for more!
Well, except....maybe...
for a glimpse of the Elusive Norwegian Beaver!
Hmmm...
Maybe they really ARE just an old wives-tale?
Maybe they don't REALLY exist after all?!?
Maybe.
I Heart Big Al's!
Whilst I'm traveling to Germany with RennyBA this weekend (!!!) I thought I'd pull out a few more pictures from my hometown
Chico Scrapbook to share with ya'll...
Big Al's Drive In
is a Chico, California landmark...
A true blast from the past...Big Al's still serves burgers and fries in a little red plastic baskets lined with white paper...and the onion rings are to DIE for! They offer about a gazillion different flavors of real milkshakes that are "triple thick" and require a spoon...(my personal favorite being Mocha Chip...oh how I love fishing all those little bitty chips out from the bottom of the cup!)
...but what I really love is the big ol' BIG AL'S sign out front!
How could anyone top that?!?
'Cept me, of course!
(Click
here to read a humorous "Investigative Report" about
Who Is Big Al?)
Happy Birthday to One of The Girls....
Click
here to see what I made for her...and wish her a happy birthday too!
Someone's in the Kitchen With Renny...
Oh - It's ME!
(hee-hee)
OK...I've got all the ingredients for our Norwegian Fish Casserole:
Fillets of cod
Onion,
Lemon,
Leek,
fresh parsley,
basic,
cream,
white wine...
But
Renny's got the recipe...
So please click
HERE to see what we cooked up together!
ALSO....if you'd like to contribute to Fuel My Blog's soon-to-be published
GLOBAL COOKBOOK...please send a recipe and a picture depicting a dish from your neck-of-the-woods to
Fuel My Blog before November 30th
. Me?...oh my recipe is for
Almond (from Chico) Chicken (from Petaluma) Breasts (duh!)
PEA ESS: The winner of my bag of almonds is
AWAKE IN ROCHESTER!!! She had the right answer to my quiz (previous post) which is: Those streets spell out C-H-I-C-O (from east to west; Chestnut, Hazel, Ivy, Cherry, Orange!)
It's QUIZ TIME!
I've got a big bag of sweet, crunchy, healthy, and oh-so-tasty sugar snap peas my-hometown grown almonds for the correct answer in my comments (if more than ONE person answers correctly, I will draw names from a hat! A nice hat!)
UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO AWAKE IN ROCHESTER for answering CORRECTLY (see comments)A big bag of nuts are comin' your way! Woo-hoo!!!
All We Are Saying...Is Give Peas a Chance!
An Ode To Sugar Snap Peas
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HERE to read the original post/meme
which has been moved to My Blog Overfloweth Page!
Ten Cent Tipsy Has Found His Name & Shipped Out!
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to read the original post which has been moved to
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Apparently, Guido, the chef really enjoys his own cooking! 
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