Monthly Archives: July 2013

Eggplant Casserole

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Ampbreia

I haven’t made this dish for years, mostly because Jeb thought eggplant looked alien and he wasn’t too keen on anything that looked alien.  When he was growing up, he never had to eat anything alien looking and that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Aliens, Family, Kids, Recipes/Food, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Basements

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Ampbreia

When I was a little shivver, my grandparents rented a nice split-level house in Bothell for a while mid-way between living on their farm in Machias and the care-taker job they took on Ketren Island for a while.  In my childish … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Dancing, Design, Family, Kids, Thoughts and Dreams, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Sleepy thoughts and Fettuccini Alfredo with Sausage and Shrimp

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Ampbreia

1.  Frustrated.  Buyer bugs me rather frantically yesterday to receive in some invoices and I do all I can.  That includes all that have a working PO.  After spending an hour looking up all the individual items, I find that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Computers and Internet, Design, guns, Kids, Pets, Recipes/Food | 5 Comments

Okay, it’s time…

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Ampbreia

I’ve been keeping my website, Ampbreia Reloaded, open for too long to such little purpose.  I started it way back when someone said I’d have to have my own website to post details of my book(s) on when I got … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Books, Computers and Internet, Family, History, Paranormal, Recipes/Food, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Pineapple Stir-Fry

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Ampbreia

Since Jeb had brought home a fresh pineapple and rib-eye steak from the commissary on Friday and my garden is producing quite a lot of sugar peas this year, I decided to make pineapple stir-fry for dinner on Sunday. For this recipe, you need to … Continue reading →

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Morning thoughts with addendum

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Ampbreia

1.  When I visited my mother-in-law in the hospital and my father-in-law came in to hold her hands and tell her that she’d had a stroke, I thought it very curious that I could see/feel her aura/energy field but not … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Middle East, News and politics, Relationships, religion, Thoughts and Dreams, Uncategorized, Women's Issues | 5 Comments

Anatomy of a Kiss

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Ampbreia

Repost from Xanga with screenshot from Charmed, All Hell Breaks Lose… Eyes caught in that moment, That gossamer mesh where time and infinity collide, Worlds apart come together… Breath caught, The shiver of a delicate touch trembling with an urgency … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing | 3 Comments

Sakura Con 2011

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Ampbreia

Another blog I found in draft form that I never actually posted at the time I wrote it. I just thought I did.  Not the same thing…. Did you go? As usual, we did: Jeb and I, our sons Andy … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Costumes, Family, Kids, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Dying in Space

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Ampbreia

Tatters of a dream last night… On a ship with family and many strangers, fellow evacuees.  The stars are bright through every port like daylight.  So odd the heavens are black amid them.  All those suns, you’d think, should make … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Spiritual, Thoughts and Dreams, Uncategorized, Writing | 6 Comments

Osama Bin Ladin

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Ampbreia

Another previous unpublished blog from a while back ago when I didn’t know what I was doing and thought I’d published it.  I really need to clean up my archives! Okay.  I’m satisfied. Here are the before and after photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, News and politics, religion, Terrorism, Thoughts and Dreams, Uncategorized | 2 Comments