Total Procrastination Photos: Flowers and Food

This is a short and sweet (albeit yummy!) post from Marsha today.

These are some pics I took this morning as I was trying to get my brain focused (no luck - not really...)

I was contemplating the new Periscope App and what are the benefits of it vs the short term life of it (who knows?) and do I really need to be spending time on it when I have such issues with what is already on my plate?

Basically it is for "Exploring the world in real time through someone else's eyes".

Do I do that much that is interesting?

I am not thrilled with trying to use it as a platform where a blog post or You Tube video may work (I think those people are a bit off with the whole vibe of this).

I only have an attention span of a number of seconds before a video annoys me.

Well - as I fiddle, you can catch up with me on there via: Marsha Neal Studio

If you are on there, add your name in the comments and let me know what you think of it.

And now for the "Yummy":

This Grilled Corn, Avocado and Tomato Salad was made for a bunch of us by my friend Kim for our last beading hang out night.

She found the recipe through FaceBook, and shared it (I did too).

I swear that it is the best thing I have ever tasted!

I searched Pinterest for the recipe too (I like to pin my recipes so I have one place to go for them!)

What are some of your favorite recipes for summer weather?

Love My Food Ingredients

by Kimberly Rogers

I got to thinking the other day that back before I was involved in the making jewelry and beads business my passion was cooking especially ethnic foods.

And I realized that to this day something that is very much in common with my approach to my craft as it was then and that is the hoarding  collecting of ingredients.

I'm in heaven in any sort of ethnic food aisle in the grocery store or food courts in other countries.

I gather up condiments much as I collect and buy beads for future projects.

I mean, just what if I want to make Thai food on the spur of the moment? I want all of the ingredients to be on hand if the mood strikes me.

My shelves are stocked with an eclectic exotic mix of Mexican, Greek, Thai and Indian spices at any given moment.  I was pleased to find some of the coveted Sriracha sauce at our local Mexican grocery as I was a little worried that a shortage was going to ensue after the shutdown of one of their plants.

Similarly I always have a treasure trove of beads awaiting for inspiration for my next designs and am constantly sparked by new ones that I see that I simply must have on hand if the mood strikes me.

What's in your cupboard?