We replaced this tub which made it imperative to change out the tile
The tile for the shower floor
The tile for the rest of the floors and walls
There is a pedestal sink in the basement bathroom that we moved upstairs. The previous sink was a pain to pass when I was stuck in a wheelchair. This bathroom is much more accessible (I'm not in a wheelchair anymore, but who knows what the future will bring).
Humor is always a good choice
The problem with modern humor is that I'm never completely sure if it is suitable for all audiences. Not necessarily because they'll be offended, but because I'll be embarassed.
In food processor, blend cream cheese, cottage cheese, nutmeg and dill.
Cook noodles, rinse under cool water. For ease of assembly I will lay them out on wax paper on the counter.
Alternately, you can layer the lasagne with uncooked noodles. To make this work the sauce must come up a little over 1/2 way up the depth of the pan. While the first bake of lasange will be a little too saucy, any leftovers will be perfect.
Layer the cheeses, noodles, fillings and sauce together.
Bake at 350 degrees until heated throughout.
Tip for two: If you are cooking for four people or fewer, make your lasagne's in bread pans. Additional pans can be frozen and cooked later.
P.S. Thanks to Evelyn at: EvelynGiggles for the use of your CC photo
On one of my forays to visit family in Texas, Shanna and I stopped in Kemmerer WY. They have some fabulous rock shops there. And it was here at a rock shop they were featuring the fossil of a wooly rhino. It was smaller than I imagined, Shanna included for scale:
A few years later I was reading a new book Magic Claims (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years Book 2) in one of my favorite series and the wooly rhino shows up again. Another twist is that there are also ice age animal weres.
Suddenly, I was obsessed with prehistoric mammals. The best part of my job is that I have the ability to research anything that strikes my fancy. As a reference librarian I sit at a big desk and say to the world “bring it on, ask me anything” and it’s my job to help them find information and answers. Since curiosity is one of my defining characteristics it really is the perfect job. I never know when one of these inquiry topics will help me answer future questions.
I started by looking for books in the library. I found:
In Atlas of a Lost World, Craig Childs blends science and personal narrative to upend our notions of where these people came from and who they were. How they got here, persevered, and ultimately thrived is a story that resonates from the Pleistocene to our modern era, and reveals how much has changed since the time of mammoth hunters, and how little. Through it, readers will see the Ice Age, and their own age, in a whole new light.” - AmazonThough this was an interesting book, it wasn’t what I was looking for. I was hoping to find a reference style book that included maps, drawing and details about the various extinct species.
“More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Megafauna describes the history and way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell them at the beginning of the modern era and the arrival of humans. It places these giants within the context of the other mammals then alive, describing their paleobiology―how they walked; how much they weighed; their diets, behavior, biomechanics; and the interactions among them and with their environment. It also tells the stories of the scientists who contributed to our discovery and knowledge of these transcendent creatures and the environment they inhabited. The episode known as the Great American Biotic Interchange, perhaps the most important of all natural history "experiments," is also an important theme of the book, tracing the biotic events of both North and South America that led to the fauna and the ecosystems discussed in this book.” - AmazonWhoa, this was what I was looking for, but was so technically extensive that I gave up and started looking for a beginners or even a children’s book. I will eventually come back to this book, but it wasn’t a good place for me to start my inquiry.
”We humans are the inheritors of a dynasty that has reigned over the planet for nearly 66 million years, through fiery cataclysm and ice ages: the mammals. Our lineage includes saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, armadillos the size of a car, cave bears three times the weight of a grizzly, clever scurriers that outlasted Tyrannosaurus rex, and even other types of humans, like Neanderthals. Indeed humankind and many of the beloved fellow mammals we share the planet with today—lions, whales, dogs—represent only the few survivors of a sprawling and astonishing family tree that has been pruned by time and mass extinctions.” - AmazonAnother great book that was too much for my brain. Time for Amazon to come to my rescue
Finally, a children’s book with facts, pictures and simple information to get me started. I highly recommend this one. Amazon
I recommend this one which is aimed at adults and includes a lot more information than the basic kids book. I was able to wrap my brain around this one. Amazon
And another one I’d recommend, written as a “nontechnical introduction” Amazon
