Corey & Stevie

Rescued in May 2008. Corey is a Corgi/Jack Russel Terrier mix. Stevie is one of life's great mysteries. We think he's a Rat Terrier. He's way too big and handsome to be a chihuahua mix. He certainly acts like a Ratty. His color is not typical for a Ratty, and his coat is unusual--light patches that look like shoulderpads and black ticking down the middle of his back, becoming very prominent on his tail. His ears don't stand up except when he's running like this. There is no AKC standard for Rat Terriers. Stevie is in a class by himself.

Mmmmmmmarshmallows

Homemade marshmallows from Alton Brown's most excellent recipe on the Food Network website. My recomendations:

• Use a stand mixer. You have to whip this stuff for 15 minutes!


• After spreading, let sit for at least 8 hours. Me personally, I don't use a baking pan. I spread it out on a cookie sheet in a more or less uniform mass. You get some interesting shapes that way.


• Try, just try to let them age for a day or two in an airtight container. The cornstarch and confectioner's sugar dries them out a little, giving them a springier, more marshmallow-y texture.

More Art

Playing with Fraxflame and Terazzo filters from Corel PhotoPaint 10.

Corey the Love Sponge

Corey chasing bubbles, captured on my cell phone. Ain't technology grand?

And now for some ART

Playing around with my Celtic Knot software (go to http://www.clanbadge.com/ and get yours today!). I have all 4 styles now: Filled, Inverted, 3-D and Original. I bought the Filled style a little over 4 years ago at the L.A. County Fair of all places. It was on a 3-1/2" floppy when most computers still had A-drives.