Big Brother 16 - Joey Goes Home - or Was it Alex?

Big Brother 16 - Joey Goes Home - or Was it Alex, Joey's more masculine alter-ego?  I thought that really funny, wonder why the houseguests didn't laugh?  We know that Nicole (not mah' favorite) didn't know what the other houseguests thought, so God Forbid she laugh, and have a thought of her very own...bleh!  Poor Joey, I really liked her, and it was a good idea to start an all-girl alliance - it was bizarre that the other girls didn't seem it give it any thought... man, don't any of them belong to a union, at the very least?  Banding together is too 'crazy' an option for the women to consider? Even Neanderthal Ned say, 'Dat not good. Why they no unite?' (Neanderthal Ned knows more words than you might'a think he does - lol!)  Ah, well, so Joey's the first houseguest evicted from the Big Brother house.... and she didn't even get to make some money from #TeamAmerica.  I hope she does well in her life, I really like her : )

So Donny was wearing a Harvard T-shirt, tonight... makes you wanna go hmmm, right? haha!  Oh, Donny, are you a crafty one, or just sweet, through and through? lol!

Devin and Amber won the HOH competitions - sure makes you wonder how many people are throwing the competition, since there's a good chance the HOH who is dethroned could be put on the block, so it would be a really tricky decision on whether to want to win the HOH, or not. Maybe Devin will show us a better side, cuz right now, me no likes him, no mores.... yuck. Still good looking, but it was super weird that Devin was initially really attracted to Joey, then he really went after her to make sure he had a unaimous house vote against her?  Didn't that seem a little overly aggressive?  But remember how Amber really liked Devind right from the start, and now Joey can't get in the way of that possible showmance... and speaking of showmances, how hilarious was that whole thing with Caleb and Amber? haha!  I'd feel sorry for Caleb, if he hadn't annoyed me so much, already... so that tells us that Caleb doesn't pick up on social cues from women, since Amber clearly was avoiding him, until he got her to come into his HOH room... and then if Amber DOES like Devin, and now they're actually sharing the HOH room, well.... hmmmm, could be a really good Big Brother After Dark - lol!  But will Devin and Caleb be so tight, if Amber chooses Devin? I no tinks so! lol!

Oooh, and I am loving Julie Chen's outfits, so far - man, Julie Chen is ageless - she is just gorgeous.  I really loved the red dress Julie Chen had on in the first episode, and I loved that blue dress she was wearing, tonight - I'd shorten it, for mah'self, though - lol!

Otay, ah' needs a wee schack!  Maybe you'd like to go have a wee look in yer fridge, too! See you soon : )  Ailsa 

Big Brother 16 - Donny's #LuckyBeardDay : )

Well, I thought you might'a like this swimsuit shot of the Big Brother 16 cast! hahaha!  Or maybe you would just like to look at anyone in their swimsuit?  Iz okay, we cool like that : )

Wow, soo glad that Donny won the Veto Competition, and took himself off the block, but am so not happy with how awful Devin is being... is so hard to even like Devin, any more, even if he is a lot of fun to look at - is painful hearing him talk against Donny, and was soo sweet when Donny says to Devin, it's okay if you don't trust me, I trust you.... what kind of sweetness is that?  Did you see Devin's heart melt a little?  Grow a little?  And even Paola is starting to have some feelings of empathy for others... so sad that Paola says she only thought of herself, before - is that common?  Is this a generational thing?  I don't get that... aren't children being raised to care about the needs of others, any more?  I raised my children that way - I thought that was a given, how can you have a nice, civil, society, if we aren't all kind to ourselves and to others?  Hmmm.... the thoughts you have during Big Brother! lol!

I do not like Caleb - is hard, since I've heard about that thing that Caleb might have said something terrible about Obama (not about Obama's policy), and that's horrible.  I can't remember what Caleb said, but I remember cringing when I heard it, and it is hearsay, at this point, but one way or another, Caleb sounds like such a jerk - Joey is 'in trouble', because 'she's so stooopid, trying to set up an all-girls alliance', says annoying Caleb, when he has his own 'all-men alliance'?  What?? Jerk. I dunno, I don't have a good feeling about Caleb. And what was with those idiots when Joey was trying to talk to the girls about the all-girl alliance?  Silence.  Seriously. Have they never seen Big Brother, before, or have no clue how alliances work?  You don't have to love everyone in your alliance, you just have to be true to them, vote other people out.... it's rocket science, fer sures...

I loved that Donny methodically went in and got all his letters - surely you would go through the dictionary, or think up your very own words, and then check the dictionary, so you can learn how to spell words with 8 letters, or even more.... and don't get a word stuck in your head, and try to find the letters - how many of the houseguests had letters missing from their words?? hahahahaah!  What, they've never played Scrabble, mah' fave game in the whole wide world? haha!  I dunno, maybe Donny IS the smartest one in the house.. and Donny WAS wearing a North Caroline State University T-Shirt, and usually, you only wear the university you actually went to, right?  I have a Queen's University T-Shirt in the back of my car, just in case I ever need it - lol!

Anyway, so, clearly, Donny is my favorite, Devin and Caleb my least favorites... and Nicole seems like a mowon...poor kid. Not sure how long she'll last (not long, I hope...).  I do hope that Christine starts playing a better and bigger game - she's too far off in the corner with Nicole, and that won't serve her well. We hardly even got a glimpse of Brittany - she doesn't stand out for me, so maybe we'll see some personality there, eventually... I just like people with a real personality, like Frankie - I really like Frankie, so very glad he didn't end up on the block.

Soo, now we have to wait to see who's gonna be the first houseguest to be evicted from the Big Brother house...ooh, can't wait! lol!  See you soon!  Ailsa : )

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Watermelon Slices - Look Ma, No Rinds! : )

Yum, Watermelon slices!  Who doesn't love Watermelon?  And especially when it's really hot outside, it's lovely to have some nice, cool and crispy watermelon slices.  And not to have to worry about where to put the watermelon rind, if you're at a party, or if you've taken your watermelon to the living room, and now you're all comfy on the couch, and you can't be bothered walking all the way back to the kitchen to throw out your watermelon rinds.... lol!

I don't know why I didn't think of this, before, but we are totally out of space in our fridge, as usual... I make a lot o' fancy things, and they're always taking up a lot of space in the fridge, and then we go and get more fancy stuff that we love, jam that in the fridge... anyway, so this was my Big Solution, and we looove it!  And it made soo many watermelon slices.... and my son still had a giant quarter-of-the-melon slice - funny boy! lol!

So, really, I hadn't thought of cutting it in slices when I started out with this lovely , fresh watermelon, tonight, but then I thought, well, I'll just try it... this is how everything great ever starts for me! haha!  I just cut the watermelon in half, as usual, then cut slices to the rind, then carefully removed the 'meat' of the watermelon... can't think of a better word than that, so hopefully no one is offended by that... but you know what I mean - just carefully remove the fruit, then cut thick slices, then cut each of those thick slices into nice relatively thin slices... is soo great!

And today I'm making Watermelon Popsicles - yum! Fresh and delicious!

Just cut your Watermelon into thick slices, push a popsicle stick into each slice of Watermelon, and pop in the freezer - we had to use a bunch of little pieces of plastic wrap to keep each Watermelon Popsicle separate, so they're easy to take apart, don't stick together into one giant Watermelon Popsicle - lol! Yum!

Just cut both ends of the watermelon off, then removed the peel so you have a nice, easy section to cut into thick slices - and what you don't freeze into popsicles, you can slice any thickness you like - I love the little thin slices of watermelon - light and delicious! #SoGood!

See how easy? Sooo easy! lol!

And then we just save our popsicle sticks, now, wash them and keep them for the next new popsicles we like to make! Yum! Make Your Own Popsicles!

Here's something fun to make, if the person (or you!) happens to love Watermelon, and they might like a Watermelon Cake... you could cover it lightly with some icing of whip cream (think I would be more likely to go with the whip cream... or mix the two, together, right - a very extra-light icing? )

You could just cut the top off of it, too, if you want it to be flat at the top, too : ) 

Brazil Nuts - Yum! 
And then, covered in Dark Chocolate? Yes, please! : )

Oh, did you read that study that suggests that Brazil Nuts have all sorts of amazing Health Benefits? Very cool, right?  Nuts of all varieties - not the ones you might have dated - bah'hahahaha! - but all the regular nuts, cashews, pecans, walnuts... all of them - and the Dried Fruit - yum! So delicious, really good for you and your family - and great prices, too? Yes, please!

Oh, Nuts!

Hey, did you know this is how Brazil Nuts come about? haha! Who knew? Not me! lol! 

That is the coolest, right? And those aren't my pics - although, one day, now, I wanna go check this out, all on mah' own, too! lol! Now I'm curiouser and curiouser! haha!

I cut the Watermelon Rind off right in the bag - makes it super-easy to toss it out, or, better yet, put it in a compost, if you happen to have a compost.. a lot of places have the community members just separate their produce refuse (if you will - lol!), and it's sent directly to a community compost area - good idea, right? They should let people just go and get the good composted soil, whenever they need it, since they're going to all the bother of sending it to the composting place, right? Hmmm... 

 We just cover it lightly, pop it in the fridge, so we can just go in and quickly get a little slice of watermelon - quick and easy, neat and tidy : ) 

Now you and your guests, or children, or anyone you might choose to share your watermelon with (!), can easily have a nice, neat little slice of watermelon, no muss, no fuss, and no mess!  Yahoo!  No one's gonna drip watermelon juice all over your beautiful white carpet - hahaha!  Noo, I joke, you prolly haven't invited anyone over for watermelon parties on your beautiful white carpet - very smart.  Keep it for yourself in the kitchen! lol!

 Yum, right? Deeelish!

Oh, you know what I've been meaning to try, and may be you have the room in your freezer, and you can keep the watermelon long enough to have some set aside,or left over (a miracle, in our house - lol! Everyone loooves Watermelon!)

  Yum!  I got this gorgeous Godiva Chocolate Basket for Christmas, from my lovely children, last year - yum! Remarkably, ! still have sonme left - how did THAT happen?? hahahah! The Chocolate Covered Pretzels are ah'mazing!! Yum!!

Anyway, what if you cut thick slices, in rectangles, push a popsicle stick into the bottom of the Watermelon Popsicle, pop them in the freezer... would that work, I wonder? Might be worth a shot, right? That could be delicious, if it works - lol! You would have to freeze them 'flat', so they don't stick together, or wrap them, individually... or mash the Watermelon, pour it into a popsicle mould? 

I think you could probably pick one up at the Dollar Store, or maybe you have one kicking around, from years ago, when everyone used to make their own popsicles.. we're Scottish, so we called them Ice Lollies - what a cute name, right? hahahaha! That takes me back! lol! And sounds like something you would go and watch - the Ice Lollies, like the Ice Capades... hahahaha! 

Let me know if you try it, and if it works - lol! : )

Now I just need to find the space in my fridge for a giant Macaroni Salad, since I'm obsessed with it, these days - is soo super-crazy-healthy, soo delicious, a nice, no-brainer meal, any time, fat-free, jam packed full o' veggies... is amazing, but I need a LOT o' space in the fridge for that, too... it makes a gigantic bowl of deliciousness... I'll make it, tomorrow, but would be perfect alongside your watermelon slices for a Summer BBQ : )

Enjoy!  Ailsa : )

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You can keep your whole Watermelon, sliced, right in a 9" X 13" pan - that slides right in the fridge, is super easy to just pop in the fridge, grad a slice, any time you like : )

I like a really nice, thin, slice of Watermelon, and now we like little Watermelon 'Sticks' - yum! Just the right amount, easy to eat, not messy - great for you, great for the carpet - lol!