Friday 7 February 2020

Learning how to Skate

Learning how to Skate

   Now that I live where winter exists half the year, it's a great time to brush on skating. Prior to this, I likely skated less than a dozen times in my life. To be honest though skating anywhere in midtown Manhattan doesn't really count. It's so crowded with tourists taking a picture, others trying to have a romantic and "fun" date that we all end up shuffling around the edges trying to move ahead (much like walking on sidewalks in midtown Manhattan...) Anyways - this girl bought a pair of used skates and attended our local public skate. It was also a bit busy and I had one or two toddlers on my hands so there was also not much more than shuffling around the edges. I then looked down and realized one of my skates was black on the bottom and not silver. I keep shuffling ahead (can't get the NY out of this girl) when it dawns on me.... it was a skateguard!!!!

    I don't know where the embarassment begins? Is it when I bought skates with one guard, when I failed to notice that I had on a guard before getting on the ice or was it most likely when I realized after twenty minutes of shuffling that it was on and hadn't felt any difference while skating? Will we ever really know {magic 8 ball says 'Very Doubtful'}.

  Once I realized my folly, I had a good ol' laugh and then proceeded to remove the guard (off ice). Yes, I have been back skating and I just don't bother with skate guards a) because I only have one and b) it's just another thing to fuss with. 

  

Monday 6 June 2011

I had to go to the Liquor Store

No, it wasn't the insane week I had fighting with immigration to give me info about my own case that drove me to the liquor store (although that seriously should have been reason enough!). It was the beans.

   Yes, I was on a mission to attempt to make my own vanilla extract. The tools are very easy: Vodka, vanilla beans and a jar. It took about 5 mins to make and should be ready within eight weeks (A ratio not that far off from baby makin').



  I'll be charting the progress of my extract and since I bought the XL bottle of vodka - See first line regarding immigration woes, I might even be adventurous and concoct some almond extract as well.