Olga's Post-Thanksgiving Day Report: Phew....I'm STUFFED!

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Cookin' with Olga - Again!

Since I'm somewhere between here & there right now...

PLEASE ENJOY A SECOND HELPING OF

LAST YEAR'S DELICIOUS THANKSGIVING POST:

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Today will be my first attempt at cooking a turkey!

(a 23 pounder!) 10:00 AM

Step one:

Rinse and pat dry.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Pose for picture.
Lookin' good!

(I wonder how this turkey compares to Maxi Mounds?!)11:00 AM

Step two:

Apply foil version of myself to buttered turkey breast.

So far, so good!

12:30 PM

Step 3:

Baste with butter...

She's looking pretty yummy, don't ya think?!

2:00 PM

Step 4:

Nothing to do now but hang out...

and keep a close eye on things in the ol' oven...2:15 PM

Step 4a

... so how about a little nip?!
...or two?

4:30 PM

Step 5:
Waa-laa!

My Aruba Chaperon helps me reveal
Turkey ala Olga!
5:00 PM

And as we sat down to our delicious Thanksgiving feast,

I felt very grateful to be a Traveling Bra ~

and NOT a turkey!
6:00PM

Phew - I'm STUFFED!

Time to loosen up the ol' straps, kick back on the couch and....

...hey wait! Did somebody say PIE?!?

Thanksgiving is...TOMORROW?!?!?

Due to the fact that I have procrastinated and left everything to the last minute, today I am re-posting my Turkey Ala Olga recipe from last year.

Gobble gobble!

Here is a new way to prepare your

Thanksgiving Turkey.
Your dinner will be the talk of the TOWN!!
Sure to bring smiles from your guests!
You should try this!

1. Cut out aluminum foil in desired shapes.

2. Arrange the turkey in the roasting pan, position the foil carefully.

(See picture below for details.)

3. Roast according to your own recipe and serve.

4. Watch your guests' faces as you present The Bird...

Turkey ala Olga

PS: Please email me your photos if you do this! Thanks!

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REMINDER!....if you'd like to contribute to Fuel My Blog's soon-to-be published GLOBAL COOKBOOK...please send a recipe and a picture depicting a dish from your neck-of-the-woods to Fuel My Blog before

November 30th.

Me?...oh my recipe is for

Almond (from Chico) Chicken (from Petaluma) Breasts (duh!)

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Ta-Ta (for now!) Norway!

For our final adventure together, my amazing Norwegian Chaperon,

Renny took me on a cruise to Germany!

We departed out of the Oslo Fjord

aboard a luxury ship aptly named Magic...

Taa-daaaaa!!! We toured around Kiel, Germany for a while...and met a nice little fellow sitting in front of Rathaus (the town hall)...but he didn't have much to say...which was fine with me 'cuz I don't speak German. However, Renny has LOTS more to say, so be sure to pop over there and learn more about our trip!

Back aboard the good ship Magic...as we cruised back to Oslo for my final night with Renny and his lovely wife Diane...I felt myself get a little misty-cupped recalling all of the wonderful sites I've seen here in Norway; The Royal Castle, Vigeland Sculpture Park, The New Oslo Opera House, the Norway Maritime Museum, and this trip to Germany! And of course, being a guest in Renny's home, where I learned to make Norwegian Seafood Delight, was the icing on the cake! It's been a wonderful adventure and I could not have asked for more!

Well, except....maybe...

for a glimpse of the Elusive Norwegian Beaver!

Hmmm...

Maybe they really ARE just an old wives-tale?

Maybe they don't REALLY exist after all?!?

Maybe.

I Heart Big Al's!

Whilst I'm traveling to Germany with RennyBA this weekend (!!!)

I thought I'd pull out a few more pictures from my hometown

Chico Scrapbook to share with ya'll...

Big Al's Drive In

is a Chico, California landmark...

A true blast from the past...Big Al's still serves burgers and fries in a little red plastic baskets lined with white paper...and the onion rings are to DIE for! They offer about a gazillion different flavors of real milkshakes that are "triple thick" and require a spoon...(my personal favorite being Mocha Chip...oh how I love fishing all those little bitty chips out from the bottom of the cup!)

...but what I really love is the big ol' BIG AL'S sign out front!

How could anyone top that?!?

'Cept me, of course!

(Click here to read a humorous "Investigative Report" about Who Is Big Al?)

Happy Birthday to One of The Girls....

...One of The Girls from The Reunion is having a special birthday today!

Click here to see what I made for her...and wish her a happy birthday too!

BH Inaugural Trunk Show

I just took a few pictures at our trunk show last Thursday, November 13. My mom, Helene, our store’s name sake, was the resident picture taker for our family so I am challenged in the picture taking area. Oftentimes I don’t eve remember to take them.

In the photo on the left is Yudie, a pre-K teacher, in the shirt she wore to the trunk show. A beautiful color tee – in fact a very similar color to the teal sleeveless shell. Note it is an unstructured knit, a common article of comfort in our society. But not so flattering on ladies with a full bust. I ask you, where is her waist?

In the photo on the right is Yudie in the longsleeve Bratique Helene shirt. Yudie is so expressive and charismatic, truly a jewel of a woman. She put the shirt on and started spouting out the one-liners. I ran to get my pen & paper. This was the best: “I don’t even have on Spanx and I feel this good.”

On a side note: while at church on Sunday I glanced behind me and saw this lady with a great front silhouette (she was seated so I could only see the front profile). And then I realized it was Yudie in her new shirt. What a testimony to her comfort & confidence in the shirt: she bought it on Thursday eve and wore it on Sunday morn. That’s awesome!!!

This is Jill on the left. She is wearing a cute blue top, but look at what it does to her shape. The bustline looks so big and her posture saggy.

The photo of Jill on the right has not been re-touched at all. Please I am not that good. Jill’s quote: “I can’t believe I can put a shirt on off the rack and it fit me this good. It makes you feel like you want to have better posture.” Mom would be so proud.

Jill is wearing a black brassiere, thus the darts really stand out. Please wear a skin tone color bra when wearing this great white shirt.

And finally is a picture of my dear friend Gina and I, she came to support us and partake of the delicious food and yummy libations. This is my clean-up outfit (bra included), so I'm not looking my cutest. Next time I'll try to take more pictures.

Someone's in the Kitchen With Renny...

Oh - It's ME!
(hee-hee)

OK...I've got all the ingredients for our Norwegian Fish Casserole:

Fillets of cod

Onion,

Lemon,

Leek,

fresh parsley,

basic,

cream,

white wine...

But

Renny's got the recipe...

So please click HERE to see what we cooked up together!

ALSO....if you'd like to contribute to Fuel My Blog's soon-to-be published

GLOBAL COOKBOOK...please send a recipe and a picture depicting a dish from your neck-of-the-woods to Fuel My Blog before November 30th.

Me?...oh my recipe is for

Almond (from Chico) Chicken (from Petaluma) Breasts (duh!)

PEA ESS: The winner of my bag of almonds is AWAKE IN ROCHESTER!!! She had the right answer to my quiz (previous post) which is: Those streets spell out C-H-I-C-O (from east to west; Chestnut, Hazel, Ivy, Cherry, Orange!)

It's QUIZ TIME!

I've got a big bag of sweet, crunchy, healthy, and oh-so-tasty sugar snap peas my-hometown grown almonds for the correct answer in my comments (if more than ONE person answers correctly, I will draw names from a hat! A nice hat!)
UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS TO AWAKE IN ROCHESTER for answering CORRECTLY (see comments)A big bag of nuts are comin' your way! Woo-hoo!!!

All We Are Saying...Is Give Peas a Chance!

An Ode To Sugar Snap Peas

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which has been moved to My Blog Overfloweth Page!

Ten Cent Tipsy Has Found His Name & Shipped Out!

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Olga Steers the Bark Lingård & Clear of Polar Bears!

Phew! I've been one very busy bra lately!

After I'd been up all night long posting pictures of Smooshed Boobies,

my energetic Norwegian Chaperon Renny woke me up early saying,

"Come on Olga! Let's go see the Oslo Maritime Museum!"

To which I mumbled something like, "dreaming...can't...wake...up..."

And he said, "I'll let you steer the ship (the Bark Lingård), Olga...."

"Woo-hoo!!! LET'S GO!!!"

(Maybe I'll meet some sailors!)

There was a lot to see at the Oslo Martime Museum...

including the inside of some grand old ships...

(But so far, no sailors...)

What's cookin' Renny?

(Hmmm, no sailors in the galley either!)

ooohh...that bed looks mighty inviting to a tired ol' bra like me....

(I wonder if the sailors sleep here?!)

YIKES! Polar bears at the Oslo Maritime Museum, but NO SAILORS?!?

(I just don't get it...)

Eventually, my little "sailor obsesseion" wore poor Renny down

so we took a break to reflect upon Fram, Gjøa and Maud - three old ships with very interesting histories (and probably really cute sailors!) which Renny can tell a hundred times better than me, so please click HERE to visit Renny's fantastic blog!

(And I'm still hoping to get a glimpse of a sailor...)

FINALLY! The Smooshed Boobies Are Revealed!

Please visit SMOOSH YOUR BOOBIES! to see the ENTIRE GALLERY of Smooshed Boobies-Prints! Thanks for your support!

Last Call for Smooshed Boobies-Prints! (Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign/Art Project)

Tomorrow, Sunday November 9th, is the last day to

email me or Claire your Smooshed Boobies-Print!

(Doodle by, Claire)

Joe, the Plumber

will be helping to judge and award PRIZES to the most

outstanding Smooshed Boobies-Prints

ALL of which will be displayed for your viewing enjoyment at

Smoosh Your Boobies! on November 10th !

Many thanks to those who have already sent us your Smooshings...

and as for the rest of ya...come ON!...start Smooshing! Click here for details.

And thanks for your support!

Laaaaaaaaaaa! Olga Visits the Oslo Opera House

After taking me to see Oslo's Royal Castle and

The Vigeland Sculpture Park
RennyBA, his lovely wife, Diane and good friend, Tor

decided to expose me to yet another Norwegian cultural delight....

the Oslo Opera House!

This awesome, award-winning building is located on the Bjørvika Peninsula

overlooking Oslo Fjord.

(Speedy!...I got to see a fjord! But still no beavers yet.)Where else but in Norway can you WALK on the roof of the Opera House?!

And find a big black bodacious bra hanging out with such NICE folks?!?

Truly, the Oslo Opera House is beautiful on the outside....and on the inside

...and I'm gonna let RennyBA tell you more about it because

not only does he know a WHOLE LOT ME THAN ME

...he also has a really nice hat!

Please click here to go to RennyBA's Terella.

Dona Nobis Pacem

It's Blog Blast For Peace time again! Thank you Mimi for organizing this!

Deadline to

Submit your Smooshed Boobies-Prints

extended to November 9th!

An Ode To The Old Git On The Occasion Of His 60th Birthday

DaddyP, DaddyP

you mean so very much to me.

You make me shiver, you make shake,

and you made my straps almost break.

You took me on a little stroll
and served me tea and sausage rolls.

You filled my cups with rocks and dirt

and acted like such a flirt.

You made me stretch and get all dirty,

then hooked me up with your llama Gerty.

You lost my eyes and now I'm blind

But I can adjust, I don't really mind

In fact, all I really want to do

is send a hug and kiss to you

And tell you today,

as you are one year older,

that it is my honor

to be your Boulder Holder!

Happy Birthday DaddyP!

love,

Olga, et al.

HEY - It's Grumpy Bear's birthday too!

CHECK IT OUT at Dear Teddy!

AND...this post in it's original form has been moved to

My Blog Overfloweth Page ~ click HERE to read it!

Post Election Wrap Up with Joe, the Plumber!?

Now that the election is over...

the BIG QUESTION on EVERYBODY'S MIND IS...

What is The Mayor of Petaluma JOE, THE PLUMBER

gonna do now?!?!?

Click HERE to find out!

Happy Birthday RennyBA!

Today is my Norwegian Chaperon, RennyBA's BIRTHDAY,

so please visit his blog and wish him Gratulerer med dagen!

I Have A Couple Of Points...

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My Blog Overfloweth page!