It’s Tapas Night here tonight – which means I am, once again, cleaning house to get ready for the people who will be dropping by. Have you noticed I seem to do this fairly frequently?
My question is, why doesn’t the house stay clean in between get-togethers?
Anyway, I’m sitting here and procrastinating, like normal. Writing a blog post is far more fun than cleaning the bathroom, when you get right down to it.
(I’m also having that old internal debate about whether I should clean up my office or not – if I do, I will use the “sweep everything into a lot of cardboard boxes and hope for the best” (patent pending) approach.)
Tagging: Now I Get It!
I’ve been using a bookmarking service that I’ve been really loving: Diigo. They have an iPhone app, which means I can bookmark even when I’m away from my computer.
I’ve used different bookmarking services before, but part of the reason Diigo has really clicked for me is this video. I know – it’s funny how things “click” when you’re ready for it. I don’t think I really “got” the concept of tagging until I watched this video, which I found at Library Bytes.
And, with some lovely synchronicity, I also discovered Diigo at about the same time.
I anticipate that I will be sharing a lot more links with everyone as a result!
And Now, The Links
Dorte’s What’s in a Name reading list. For those of you in Beth Fish Read’s What’s in a Name reading challenge, Dorte has put together a great list of possible reads. I’d sign up for this challenge, but we all know how terrible I am at completing reading challenges!
Classic Books Every Kid Should Read. I loved this list of children’s classics – lots of my own best-loved books as a child are on here. It really makes you think about what makes a children’s book a true classic. And there are some titles here I haven’t read yet, so now I’ve added to my TBR pile as well! I found this one via @bookclubgirl on Twitter.
10 Literacy/Writing Tools This is a list for the classroom but there are some really good ideas in here for anyone interested in writing and literacy. And it’s not really a list of ten things – ten alternative tools are included too!
100 Holiday Crafts. I have only one word for this post – awesome. There are links to 100 different tutorials for creating holiday crafts. Just amazing. Now if I only had the time to try my hand at these!
And before I forget, here’s the latest from Muse in the Kitchen (and you can expect to see a bunch of appetizer posts going up after tonight’s Tapas Night!):
Scallop Ceviche – a great holiday appetizer that’s really simple to make.
Spinach and Yogurt Dip with Caramelized Onion – we served this up at last month’s open house dinner and it went over quite well.
Mussels and Clams with Lemongrass – this is a Thai version of steamed mussels and clams that’s very tasty.
The Best Chicken and Sweet Leek Pie with Flaky Pastry – chicken pie is the ultimate in comfort food, and this chicken pie is the best one I’ve ever tasted!
That’s it for this Saturday’s ramblings. Hey! I wasn’t all that long-winded today, was I? This untidy house is calling to me now to get things into ship-shape order now.
How’s your weekend shaping up?
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I watched the video. The content was good but the music made me feel like I was stuck in an elevator.
.-= rhapsodyinbooks´s last blog ..Review of Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris =-.
LOL I had to go back and play it again so I could listen to the music. I guess I must tune things like that out!
I’m looking forward to the new recipes on your husband’s blog. I have it on my Reader and I check it several times a week. One of these days I’ll leave a comment. The chicken and sweet leek pie sounds especially good. Have fun at your party.
.-= Margot´s last blog ..On Finding Secret Recipes =-.
Margot, the chicken and leek pie is just amazing – it’s a recipe that tastes like it smells, which is unusual for a chicken recipe, I find.
My weekend is shaping up nicely, especially since you are cleaning your house so that you can feed me later! Oh, and someone else is cleaning their house tomorrow so they can feed me too! I could get used to this…
.-= Steve Kubien´s last blog ..Fountain Pen in Thuya Burl =-.
If you find you’re getting too used to it, just let me know. I’ll gently suggest a mid-way-thru-winter dojo cleaning …
Great video
Very interesting how information has changed over the last few years!
.-= Jemi Fraser´s last blog ..Elusive Endings =-.
I am using tags so much differently since I watched that video, Jemi! Although, I still like my bookshelves
Oh, thank you for linking to my list! I agree that it is a fabulous list my readers have put together for me
.-= Dorte H´s last blog ..Anne Holt, "Death in Oslo" revisited. =-.
I’m probably going to play along unofficially, following your list
I’m liking that list of holiday crafts! I’ve been in a real making-things mood lately, and I’m sure I’ll find some good ideas on there.
.-= Memory´s last blog ..The Sunday Salon: Random Recommendations =-.
I’m still scared to take too close a look at that list of holiday crafts, Memory. I think I really need to start the build-up to the holidays, say, in June or something. Then I might find the time to do a few of the things I always never seem to have the time to do for the holidays!
Ooohh! Yummy recipes. That chicken leek pie is making me hungry!
It’s REALLY good – the best chicken pot pie I’ve ever had.