Float house made by Brad Pitt

Float house made by Brad Pitt

first floating house permitted in the United States for Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans designed and built by Morphosis and UCLA Architecture and Urban Design graduate students.The FLOAT House is a new model for flood-safe, affordable and sustainable housing that is designed to float securely with rising water levels.
Read more here:

http://morphopedia.com/projects/float-house

Quote by~Robert Louis Stevenson
"The most beautiful adventures are not those we go to seek."

Facts
$25 million is spent each year on lap dances in Las Vegas.
In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
Womens' hearts beat faster than mens'.
Some species of fish have voices!
Frogs cannot swallow without blinking.

Tip
Spray a little furniture polish on the bottom of your brooms bristles.
It'll make it easier to sweep stuff up, and dirt, pet hair and other junk.

Recipe
LIBBY'S GREAT PUMPKIN COOKIE

4 c. unsifted all-purpose flour

2 c. quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked

2 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. salt

1 1/2 c. butter, softened

2 c. firmly packed brown sugar

1 c. granulated sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 (16 oz.) can Libby's Solid Pack Pumpkin

1 c. real semi-sweet chocolate morsels

Assorted icings or peanut butterAssorted candies, raisins or nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, oats, soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.Cream butter; gradually add sugars, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Alternate additions of dry ingredients and pumpkin, mixing well after each addition. Stir in morsels.For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet; spread into pumpkin shape using a thin metal spatula. Add a bit more dough to form stem. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes until cookies are firm and lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets; cool on racks. Decorate, using icing or peanut butter to affix assorted candies, raisins or nuts. Yield: about 32 large cookies. Variation: Substitute 1 cup raisins for morsels.
NOTE: Dough may be frozen in air tight container. Thaw in refrigerator; bake as directed.

Crafts & Tutorials
Zipper pins tutorial
http://kudzukween.blogspot.com/

Key windchimes
http://craftygardenerca.blogspot.com/search/label/winchimes

Mod podge fall wreath tutorial
http://gingerbreadsnowflakes.com/node/103

12 Days of Yule dishcloths
http://fiberneed.blogspot.com/2007/01/12-days-of-yule-dishcloths.html

Knitted Turkey dishcloth pattern
http://www.knittingknonsense.com/turkeycloth.html

Candy Corn cloth knitted
http://www.knittingknonsense.com/candycorn_illusion.html

Toddler Hooded fleece recon Tutorial
http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/10/hooded-fleece-recon/

Spooky Spinners & patterns
http://allsorts.typepad.com/owlsorts/2009/10/wooooooo-spooky-spinners.html

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Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing !
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