MARCYINCNY1's Mar 2008 CalorieKing Blog
Christmas Roses in March
Tuesday, March 11th 2008
I've been surveying the yard. Still some snow in the corners but the Hellebores, Christmas and Lenten roses, are ready to take off as soon as it warms up a bit. Soon they'll look like this, I hope before Easter.
Jim was in the western part of the state looking at 'his' willows so I had the entire day to houseclean and with lots of sunshine, even a chance to move stuff up to the attic. I'm moving very slowly this morning....
Panera
Monday, March 10th 2008
What's with Panera? I went to their website to print out some of the nutritional info and discovered there are big differences between their numbers and those in the CK database and not just in the size of the items. I've found discrepancies between CK and package labeling before but this includes a significant number of items with big variations. I wonder if Panera has actually made an effort to reduce calorie content along with portion size...
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<I>Threads</I>
Sunday, March 9th 2008
One of my stops on Friday was Jo-Ann's for some buttons and elastic but as I headed to the check-out I grabbed a copy of Threads ( "for people who love to sew" ) and one of "Sew News". I think I've found a new source of motivation to lose more weight this summer. I'd like to start sewing again but only if I'm down another ten pounds and another inch at my waist.And there are several garments I'd really like to wear again like this ivory silk gabardine suit with a bi...
Is it Time?
Saturday, March 8th 2008
How is it that 'standard' time now only lasts about 4 months of the year. Shouldn't the time that we use for 8 months be the standard and the winter hours be the 'savings time'??? Just wonderin'.At any rate I'm trying to decide what I want to/can buy during Stickley's winter sale (I buy local after all) and when I was in the shop yesterday I saw the triple version of this dresser in a lighter finish that showed the beautiful grain of the cherry with darker antique finish pulls.
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Suburban Turf Wars
Thursday, March 6th 2008
Oil prices hit a record $105.10 a barrel Thursday, a day after a surprise drop in U.S. crude supplies and a decision by OPEC not to boost production.The price of spring wheat has more than doubled since January. The March futures contract closed at up $4.75 at $24 a bushel, the record price for any US wheat contract.
You might think, given the economic news, that school systems would be worried about how they're going to pay for increasing costs but no, not here in the Fayetteville-...
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