my new blog

Lens & Needle everyone! Nothing fancy, just simple and fresh.


I will be keeping this blog up until I figure out how to transfer my posts from here to there.

For all of you that have links to me on your blogs, I would appreciate it if you would change the link to http://lensandneedle.typepad.com/lens-and-needle/

And for all you Blogger bloggers, you can comment on my new blog, no Typepad account needed. I hope to see you there!!!

blogging for bliss, typepad, and peach pie

My Mom bought Tara Freys new book "Blogging for Bliss". As I read about blissful blogging, and blissful bloggers, I started to think about why I blog. I (mostly) started this blog so that I had a place to share my budding love for photography. As my readership grew, blogging became a wonderful way to "visit" with new friends. I discovered new blogs, and new people. Blogging was fun! I loved reading the encouraging comments you left about my pictures. I loved it when someone new would leave a comment! Then summer came, and I was less focused on blogging. It became somewhat of a chore, even though I still loved it. Then I came across this new book, all about blogging for Bliss.

After much thought, I have decided to switch blog hosts'. Typepad will be my new home! I am working on the layout/design right now, so I will post a link when it's looking better. I am super excited; I just love the look of most Typepad blogs. They are so clean and fresh! While you're waiting... how 'bout some Peach Pie?

That's what I thought.

French Peach Pie

adapted from Betty Crocker's Cookbook

one round of pie crust (box works just fine)

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup flour

1/4 mounding teaspoon cinnamon

5 cups sliced fresh peaches

1 tablespoon lemon juice

for french crust

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup firm butter

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

Mix crust ingredients with pastry cutter. Set aside.

Mix sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Mix in peaches and lemon juice. Turn into pastry lined pie plate. Sprinkle crumb crust on top.

Bake at 425 degrees for about 35 minutes, or until it bubbles in the middle.

Enjoy!

Thank You!

To all of you invisible friends,

Who stop by,

Leaving an encouraging word,

Or a simple hello.

Thank you.

And if you don't say anything,

Please do!

I would love to "meet" you.

Love, Me

okay,

i changed the black background. :)

still playing with colors though.

hmm...

I am trying to find a new blog theme/color scheme I like, so I might change it around a bit. I like the black/pink, but Mom says my photos look better on the white. What do you think? I would love your input! Just leave a comment. :)

my 100th post and the poor cookies

Yay! This is my one hundredth post! Now on to the poor cookies...

They were found this morning, at the scene of the crime. Their noses had been eaten, and they had been stabbed with a Phillips head screwdriver.

Their fellow reindeer looked on, unharmed.

The perpetrator 'fesses up.

A Blog Award!

Clare at I Have Loved the Rain passed this award along to me. Thanks Clare!

The concept behind the award being that the blog creators have shown an uncanny knack for seeing silver linings and making the best of bad situations (i.e., lemonade from lemons).
Now I am going to pass this along to a few more bloggers...

my Mom

and

simply

interesting...

I saw this blog readability test and thought I would try it and see what happened. Well, I guess you need to be a genius to read my blog. :)

updated to add: the link. Sorry about that Andi!

my blog name

Okay, so you might think my blog name, A Bowery Hollow, is a little odd. I think it's pretty. But whatever. :) I have a friend whom I write letters too, and she writes me back (sometimes! JK.). The mail people,if they even notice, probably think we are insane. We write all sorts of fun stuff on the envelope, and call each other by ridiculous, funny names. "Ashley of Bowery Hollow" is one I made for myself, and I called my friend "Emmy of Buttercup Dale". So that is what my blog name is all about.