these are pretty much the cutest scarves EVER.

Check them out here:

http://kellymoorephotography.com/mooreblog/?p=4167

available here:

http://jmelcena.wordpress.com/

oh by the way.

was my FAVORITE song when I was little.

Also, my old blog is back. I guess it’s not the “old” blog. It’s a new one. A photography one. But at the old address. Check. it. out.

janetmcknight.blogspot.com

my sweet black eye.

not really. it’s just makeup. but thanks anyway Joy. (btw I really do have a black eye. It just wasn’t impressive enough in the long run, so I spruced it up a little.)

I heart America’s Test Kitchen

and their blueberry scones.

This recipe is a bit complicated, but it’s totally worth it! I’m having trouble copying and pasting the recipe in here, so I’ll leave you with the important bits that set this recipe apart from the others.

For starters, I had to grate frozen butter which was kinda fun (except when I grated it so hard i slammed my hand into the counter), and then freeze it again. It eventually gets tossed in the dry ingredients.

Then, istead of a lot of kneeding or stirring, it’s rolling and folding to keep it light and fluffy.

The blueberries aren’t stirred in. They’re pressed into the dough, and then the dough is rolled and pressed and cut.

The final touches are topping the ready-to-bake scones with melted butter and sugar. Makes ‘em glittery and festive.

The only real downer about these–the recipe only makes 8!

Oh, and here’s my cute nephew.

I’m sure he’d love a scone. But he’s not old enough to appreciate them!

yum.

will eating feta for every meal make you sick?

rain and a “juice bag”

I know lots of people are excited about the warm temperatures and the snow all melting, but the jury is still out in my head over whether this is a good thing. Don’t you all realize that it’s going to be wet for days after melting 16inches of snow? plus it’s supposed to rain this weekend? The ground will be soaked for days!

On another note, my sister introduced me to a fun blog this week called Pioneer Woman. It’s photography, cooking, and remodeling the guest house at her ranch. So if you’re interested in any of those things, give her a “look see.” She is constantly giving away prizes; yesterday, I entered to win a kitchenaid mixer, but so did 20,000 other people! That is a crazy popular blog!

I also found a funny clip on her website of her son trying to pronounce “juice bag.” HAHAHA.

Oh, and I just realized she’s been nominated for something like 6 “bloggies” Check it out and maybe you’ll find some more blogs that you like!

10 things I’d rather be doing than working on the church website.

So, I was really excited about this project, and I guess I still am. However, the procrastinator in me has risen like cream, and I want to be doing ANYTHING* else!! Such as.

1. laundry (well, actually that can wait till later)

2. TAKING PICTURES (I got a new lens, and I’m thrilled out the wazoo. seriously, I haven’t been this giddy since I got my computer. technology is my friend. Plus, I’m not sure if you’re familiar with the “new camera, dumb photos” phenomenon, but it goes something like this, “WOW. This is SO cool. Look how I can take pictures of the lady’s hair who is sitting in front of me. or my FOOT. WOW HOW COOL DOES MY FOOT LOOK NOW.” don’t worry. I know they’re lame and will delete them later.)

3. cleaning off my desk. (It’s a mess, and to some extent I need to tidy it up before I can work, but this is crunch time, stacking things on the floor will do )

4. making cupcakes. (I just saw a picture of some in another blog. and I LOVE cupcakes. besides, I’m got the lemon scones routine down, and I’m sad to say I’m getting bored. I need more variety- Cupcakes it is!)

5. read other blogs. (I’m a little obsessive, and when I find a fun new blog I like to go back and read ALL of the old posts. I CANNOT STOP MYSELF)

6. organizing my book shelves. (I did half of them a few months ago, and now that I’ve rearranged my room, I have some inspiration for the second half to be done. I guess some other time.)

7. read Robinson Crusoe. (It’s this months book club selection, and I’m only in the 3rd chapter.)

8. hang out with my favorite little ones. (my nephew and the little ones I babysit for bring me so much joy and remind me to play and be goofy.)

9. eating pancakes. (for no particular reason. i’m hungry, and I think pancakes would be the best thing right about now.)

10. watch yesterday’s episode of burn notice. (USA Network rocks my face off. The first time I saw Jeffrey Donovan when he played Jarod’s creepy brother, Kyle,  in the Pretender. {best show ever! “are you a doctor?~ I am today.} but he’s even better in this do-good spy comedy with Gabrielle Anwar (FI) who possibly would rank in the top ten list of characters I think would be fun to portray. but that list is for another day.)

*Capitalization is brought to you by JESSI NAGEL who ispires all of my capital letters.*

I’m on Etsy!

I decided to take a chance and put some of my better images for sale on Etsy.

Check it out!

Etsy.com is a site for people to sell pretty much anything homemade or created. Such fun! If you’ve never been to the site before you should look around. I once found a set of really fun dresser knobs that I LOVED. Alas, they weren’t in the budget. What random hand-crafted goodies can you find?

10 things you should do at least once a year.

Wednesday morning I was awakened early to help clear the driveway of a foot of snow along with my sister. My dad was already out there with the snow blower, but we have a big driveway. As I was throwing piles of the white fluffy stuff over my shoulder I thought to myself, “What a wonderful morning! Everyone should do this at least once a year!” Aha. an idea for a list of ten. so here they are, ten things I think everyone should do at least once a year.

1. shovel a foot of snow off the driveway. i mean, come on! It’s exhilarating when you live in a climate that doesn’t actually get a foot of snow once a year to wake up early and watch the sun rise while you’re doing some good-old-fashioned hard work

2. lay in a hammock. it’s the antithesis of #1. Sunshine or shade whichever you prefer. Relaxing and swaying in the breeze. When I lived in Germany, I had a hammock on my balcony and I loved to listen to the sounds of a small town while taking a nap.

3. spend a whole day outside somewhere gorgeous.

4. hold a baby.

5. rake a pile of leaves and then jump in them with carefree abandon.

6. get lost. I’m not being rude, I’m saying take off with a destination in mind but no real clear way on how to get there and just let the roads lead you where they may

7. learn something new. whether it’s got to change a tire or how to knit (or something even more obscure) conquer new territory in your mind.

8. pick fruit off a tree or bush and eat it. right there. don’t wash it.

9. get pictures printed. i know. i like photographs a whole lot. but a photo on a computer is just not the same as one on paper (oh, and then put it in an album or scrapbook because…)

10. get out old photo albums and waste a few hours (or a whole day) looking through them. remember the good times, old friends and family that have made you who you are.

Facebook is going through a phase where everyone posts a note listing 25 random facts about themselves, and my friend  commented that it seemed more like “Janet’s advice to enjoy life.” maybe it was. but i feel like that would also be a very accurate title for this list as well.

on this day last year.

last year seems like such a long time ago. tonight i was curious what was happening in my life around this time last year, so i checked my pictures. and on this day last year,

I let the girls curl my hair and do my makeup. Fun times! and I miss them