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So I was in my backyard, and this cute little lizard was just hanging out in a little aloe vera plant. I got some really cool pics of this tiny little lizard who was nice enough to pose for me a few times.

There are many ways to really save on gas. Here is a really efficient one.

Get a hybrid Vespa Scooter. hah!

I have always wanted a scooter to buzz around town on, but I would be too scared my clumsy self would get hurt. Even worse, there are people out there who drive like crap.

But a hybrid Vespa scooter must use hardly any gas at all! Amazing.

We are vegetarians here, so when cooking I need to use non meat bases to make tasty meals. So I use a lot of garlic, and really don’t like having smelly garlic fingers all the time, so I got one of these garlic peelers.

I never knew how these things worked, not a clue, until I had one in my hand. Its very simple. The tube is very gripping and rubbery, and you basically stick a clove of garlic inside and then roll the tube between your hand and the counter. The oil in the garlic loosens the skin, and voila off it comes. Very easily, no stinky garlic fingertips. It washes easily, and I will never be without one of these things again!

I made a special page with a big image of my Oxo Garlic Peeler, and added it to my brand new Kitchen Gadgets page, where I will be adding more of my favorite kitchen things as I can.

Here is another tasty local food, Brown’s Velvet Ice Cream. They have this one flavor, Creole Cream Cheese, which they were out of at the store but is absolutely delicious if you are a cheesecake fan. So we got cookies ‘n cream instead.

I almost think I want another ice cream cone!

and yes, there is nothing vegetarian about this ice cream. Cheating time.

Its the beginning of the week again, and time to do some laundry. The VOL Cajun festival is finally over so we can get back to quiet neighborhood time again around here. Yay.

Last night we watched the world according to Garp, such a classic movie. It was a little chilly today, but I still managed to fit in a little gardening. I made garlic potatoes for brunch, which I took pictures of and plan on making some recipe pages about, but didn’t make enough time today. Tiana came to visit today, and is leaving to work on a cruise train through Alaska til October. And so tomorrow it will be lots of pictures time!

So we found this lundby doll house in the back of our closet that must have belonged to some long lost friend of the family of the home’s previous owners. I opened it up, and could tell it had been played with a bit, but was still very cool as far as doll houses go. It had electric wires and little light fixtures, and a power plug which told me it lit up and had definitely made a little girl happy.

but its time had come, and ebay it went… but I did take some cool pictures of it, and the shots of the empty rooms look almost creepy. Click the image below for the entire gallery of the Lundby Doll House.