My Simple Little Craft

I realize that my crafts won't really be anything compared to Edda's crafts....however, I had fun making this mobile....

and Karston seems to like it as much as he would have liked any that I could have bought for him. At first I was hesitant to make my own, since it wouldn't spin around, but the breeze from the swamp cooler and the ceiling fan spin it around! All together it only cost $8 (Shiny cardstock, and new fishing line). So I suppose I can give myself a mark for provident living! I did get lazy at the end, and as you can see I didn't thread any string through the center of the top circle, and now it bends in the middle. I may or may not care enough to go back and fix it in the future. If I had to bet on it, I would say I won't be caring enough to do anything about it.

August Dessert Recipe

Because I'm going to have a lot of Zucchini, I decided to go with a Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe:

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Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 cups grated zucchini
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add the eggs and oil, mix well. Fold in the nuts and zucchini until they are evenly distributed. Pour into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool cake completely before frosting with your favorite frosting.