journal

Dear journal,

I'm so sorry I haven't been writing to you guys for the last week! It's just that I have a lot of things to do in so little time! So now, I'll put it all together in one big entry.

           First, we went white water rafting with my whole family, including my aunt's and uncles. We went down little rocky edges. Faith and I were in the front of our raft and we both almost fell of! We didn't though. But our unlucky uncle, grandpa, and one of my grandmothers did. There okay though so it's good. We got soaking wet and cold, but it was okay. By the end of the ride we were probably just a droplet of water. Luckily they had showers. We washed ourself of, but even then I was determined to take another shower at home.Then we ate the buffet they set out for us

           Secondly, we went to this village in bali called Sidemen (sound it like sideeemen) where we visited a temple, which explains if your bad in this life, you will go to a place that is not heaven (sorry, don't want to say the bad word) and they will do incredibly bad things to you. It has pictures of gore which the devils do. It is quite dreadful, and I did not like to see it after a while. Then we went into a museum which tells the story of when the balinese fought the dutch when the dutch conquered Indonesia. Puputan, was the battle. There was also a moment when the royal family offeres there life and get hanged. Ya that was kind of a bummer.

            Third, we went to this hotel in Ubud, Bali Honeymoon home stay. Just to make it clear, it is not for just people on there honeymoon. They have little homes and you even get to have a front yard. For dinner, you eat at this awesome restaurant called Casa Luna. I think I ordered 4 dishes, just because it's so tasty. We went swimming 2 times and explored the local market. 

             Fourth, we went to the mountains of Bali. It was so beautiful and green. Clove and chocolate trees lined the streets. When we stopped to eat we got a good view of of the mountains. Dad showed us the tallest tree in the world. Faith and I pressed flowers into a book mom got us. Faith also tried to Identify a few plants from this book she is crazy about called "Obat Asli the healing herbs of Bali".

   

That is all. It's our last day. To be honest, all I want to do is cry my eyes out. I'm even surprised I lasted till 8:15 which is the time.

sincerely

Sita     

Dear journal,
Today, I went to Ubud, Bali with my dad, sister, mom and grandpa. We had to walk a mile to get to this restaurant. Even though it was hot, the walk was very cool. Next to us was a river and a forest. There was a lot of lizards too. When we got to the restaurant, we had drinks to cool of and some really good fried rice. But then we had to walk back.
A while lat er when we got to the house, we went shopping for gifts for people. We were going to go to Tiara but my belly hurt so we went home.
sincerely,
sita

Dear journal,
Today we went to a resort in a island "Lembongan Island". It was great! We did so many things. First, we had go on a  boat ride that was really long. But it wasn't all to bad! They served us pastries, coffee and tea. When we got to the island, I went snorkeling with my uncle, my sister, and my dad. We saw many different fish, seaweed and coral.  When we went back in, we dried of on the shore. My sister and I went to a pool they had there. It was salt water! We must have stayed there for hours. Then I went to have lunch with the rest of my family. It was really good. Filled with all sorts of spices and more. Then we went on a viewer. We also saw may fish there, swimming throughout the coral. When we got back, my sister and I went swimming some more in both places. Then went back, wishing we could repeat this day over.
Sincerely,
Sita.

Dear journal, 

It's our second day. Today we went to many places with my whole family. First we went to a restaurant near the beach. It's a buffet. The food is superb. The nice spicy taste that makes bali's food unique. Next we go swimming in the beach. I swam with my sister and we played weird games that I rather not talk about, since my sister and I made them and we don't want anyone to know and copy us. Okay so then I made quite a show on the sand doing back flips and more. Then I went to Tiara Dewata, which is a place where you can do fun activities. We went on the bumper cars, in the ball pit and on the trampoline. On the trampoline we did flips and not trying to brag, but most people were staring at us in amaze. We were so tired and sweaty.

Sincerely,

sita

Dear Journal,

It's the first day in Bali and it is hhhhhhhhhooooottttttttttt. We just have gotten of the airplane or should I said we finally got of the airplane and it is 90 degrees fahrenheit! We start to get of the plane. First we go through a baggage check. Then we get our bag which is to heavy to be a carry on item and go outside. There, I see my grandma staring at me with bright eyes. I run into her arms. We talk in Indonesian and head to the car, which is driven by my mom's uncle. After the long drive home, we finally are at the wonderful house I spent my really young years in. Everyone is there. Smiling. Joy is in the air. It is hard to explain!

sincerely,

sita

My Trip

Hi,

Right now, I am on a trip to Bali, Indonesia! Sorry I didn't tell you guys before. We have stopped in New York, Tokyo, and Taiwan. Now, tomorrow we will go to Bali from Taiwan! I am visiting my grandparents, my aunt and my uncle! I'll be keeping a journal on my blog! Talk to you soon

Sincerely,

Sita Mcguire

Acorn flour

Hey,

It's been a week since I've wrote a blog post. Sorry, I guess it's just the start of school. So continuing on the acorn recipes, here's a new recipe for you. It's easy, and I'll take you through every step!

Ingredients

Acorns

water

Things you'll need-

coffee grinder

pot for boiling

Now, the first 2 things are a little tricky. First, you have to find your acorns. Acorns are very different, depending on the kind. Some acorns take so long to prepare. In the Northeast, we use geen acorns for our dishes, but in states like California you might have to use light browns. Experiment and research. When you find your acorns, make sure they don't have any hue bites or worms, because it's gross. Crack them open with stomping on it, using a hammer, a sharp knife, or a rock. 

Once you've got a good amount of acorns, it's time to get all the tannic acid out of it. Put your acorns in water. Boil the water on the stove. Keep boiling until the water is clear instead of brown or dark red. There are many ways to do this, but this I find is easier and takes the least amount of time.

Next, I grabbed newspaper and laid the acorns in the sun for 2 hours. Make sure to find a sunny spot. 

After that put it in the oven for 15 minutes on 170 degrees until toasty.

Were almost finish! Grab a handful of your acorns and put them into the grinder until in little bits and DO NOT WAIT UNTIL FLOURY!!! 

Put them in the oven for 5 more minutes  on a low heat. Once done, grind them in your coffee grinder until it is a flour.

That's it!

I'll be back with my acorn cake experiment soon. 

Leave a comment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

Acorn Paste recipe

Hi guys,

In my last post, which is how to make acorn pancakes, it said I would teach you how to make acorn paste, which is a recipe I made up. So here it is! It had a earthy taste, and tasted a lot like peanut butter. Here it is!!!!!!!

you will need -

masher

blender

tablespoon

sugar 

a cup of tannic acid free acorns 

3 rasberries

bread

Procedure

Get your cup of acorns. If you want to know how to get the Tannic acid out of them, go to my recipe on how to make acorn pancakes, and it will tell you what to do. It will tell you also about collecting the acorns and more about the acorns I used. Mash the acorn with a masher until it gets to be a paste. If it just isn't working, I strongly think it will be wise to put in a blender. Put a Tablespoon of water with it too. Blend it until it's a thick paste once that is done, put it in a bowl. Put a tablespoon of sugar and mix it with a spoon. put the mixture on a piece of bread. Sprinkle a pinch of sugar on the piece of bread. Lay your rasberries on the piece of bread.

Enjoy!

Thank you guys! Good luck!  

Acorn pancakes

Hi Guys,

It's the last day of summer and I decided to put this up because I'm sure your wondering about any recipe's you can do which is natural. I've decided to do this recipe because the way I make it is probably the easiest way to do it, so lets get cooking!

The first thing you'll need is 3/4 - 1 cup of acorn meal. You'll most likely have to go outside and get your acorns because there are not any at the super market. Get ONLY GREEN ACORNS. Most brown ones have wholes in them and have worms. Then open the shell. I live in the Northeast, and my acorns shells are soft and easy to open. All I have to do is stomp on it, and it comes right of. If you live in California, I've heard that most people have to use hammers. Experiment, and I hope the best of luck!

Once you've got your acorns you have to get all the tannic acid. If you don't, you can get stomach aces and I think diarrhea. The way to do this is to boil the acorns in water on the stove. The water will be dark red. Keep boiling until the water is clear. With my acorns it only takes about 5-7 times, but it can be very different, depending on where you live. Right now you have a choice. You can make acorn flour or grind it into tiny chunks, which is what I do because I like my pancakes a little chewy. But if you want to make flour, go online and see. I'm sure there many recipe's. Anyway, heres my way on how to make the small chunks.

 Once that is done, dry the acorns in the sun or throughly in a dish towel. Then mash the acorns until they are mushy. Next put them in a coffee grinder. Grind until the acorns are in very small chunks.

That's it. Now lets make the pancakes! You can put them in a pancake mix, and mix them in with your pancakes or if you don't have any you can make actual pancakes. Here's the recipe I use when I have no mix. I got this from ''evergreenknits.blogspot.com'' and didn't use all the ingredients, so please look at the blog. Anyway here's what I did with the recipe . . .

2 1/4 cup flour

3/4 cup of acorn meal

3 1/2 tps of baking powder

2 tsp of salt

3 tblp of sugar

2 beaten eggs

1 tblp of melted butter

1 1/4 cup of milk

3/4 tps of vanilla

 

Mix the ingredients and cook them on a griddle until they're brown on both sides

I hope this is useful, and you try it. Right now I'm making acorn cake. I hope it works out so I can share the recipe with you. I have one more recipe with acorns called acorn paste, which is one I made up entirely. I'll post that soon. Be sure to check out faiths blog, because shell be posting a recipe with acorns to.

Bye, and I hope you have some luck with this recipe!!!!!

Sita

  

Medical plants

Hi,

I'm very interested in herbal medicines. I look and found these things and they may surprise you. Though, you may get a little, lets say, disgusted

Fern-

All ferns are good for treating stinging nettles. Just rub it in your hand , and the juices will help with your problem. Though the best fern is lady fern, because it is soft and delicate. They are found where there is a lot of rainfall.

Catnip-

Catnip is good for treating many things like colds. It can also stop fevers. It can also help stop little things like bleeding and stomach aches.

Sage-

Sage helps cramps, Digesten, Diarrhea, fights colds, helps swelling and cuts and burns. IT may also bring color to hair.

Blackberries-

these berries stems and roots can help Dysentery and Diarrhea. It is also anti-Inflammatory and astrogent. It can also help cuts and Inflammation in the mouth.

    

Red Clover

This helps colds and is a detoxifier and blood cleanser.

Oregano

This can help digesting and is a anti-fungal, antibacterial, and disinfectant.

Shampoo (for the girls not boys)

Hi guys,

I hope you all had a great summer.

I had no problems except for that my hair has got more dry, mainly the tips. I decided to take a look at my shampoo and I was I was surprise to find that my shampoo had salt and bad chemicals that can make your hair AND scalp. My mom was also spending 10$ on shampoo when it didn't work well. So I decided to make my own and looked online. I found a video called ''how to make 100% natural shampoo (for dry hair)" and the channel was called "MizzezJackson". I made few changes to help, but feel free to look at the video for more information. Here's the recipe . . .

You will need

Oils, such as Olive oil, coconut oil, or vegetable oil

Dr, Bronners  pure castille soap

old shampoo bottle or plastic water bottle

water

before you shower, if you have very dry hair, I suggest putting a little olive oil on your hair, and put it on your scalp.

Instructions:

Since I used a 16 ounce bottle, I put four ounces of the castille soup. Do a fourth of your bottle. Pour 1 to 2 ounces of your oil. Then fill the rest of the bottle with water.

  

This will help make your hair more moist and help stop dryness.         

Soccer Video Sept 25 #2

2 Goals - closing in on 100

4_26_2012 Win

Here are three goals from todays's game - two of mine and one by Bailey!

Theme from Star Wars - John Williams

South Shore Folk Music Club

South Shore Folk Music Club
Hi.
This is a important piece of information, so listen up!!!!!!!!
Yesterday (March 6, 2012) my sister and I entered a contest for singing. We both had to sing a ballad, which is a song that is about 100 years old or older and that tells a story. We did the song ''The Gypsy Rover'' which is about a royal girl who  falls in love with a gypsy. My sister and I sang it as a partnership, and we got 1st place, so we got $100. It takes a lot of work, because if you're not prepared, that can lower you're chance of winning a prize. But even if you don't get the prize, you would still get $25 for participation and all you're hard work. If you know any young kids that would be interested in doing this, please go to the South Shore Music Club at the Beal house, Rte 106, Kingston, MA. Here is some more information-
The contest Organizers: Karen Haffner and Lynn Feingold
The judges: Joseph Beals, George Cronin, Jeanne Ryer
Categories:
Solo Performer (No Instrument) - $50
Solo Performer with instrument - $50
Group, No Instruments - $100
Group With Instrument(s) - $10
Sincerely,
Sita McGuire

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet-

Hi.

It's been a while, but to all Shakespeare lovers, there is a series called ''The Pelican Shakespeare'' that has all the  wonderful Shakespeare plays. From tragedies, to comedies, to history, and last but not least to entertainment is all on the pages of the books in this series. What's really cool is that it has Shakespeares' original writing in play form, so you can feel his wonderful writing pound in your head as you read these books! For everyone's information I just finished reading Romeo and Juliet for a book project in my school. It took a while (4 days, which is long for me) but it was worth it!!!!!

             Just to make sure you know, William Shakespeare was a European play-write, who now is the most famous play-right in the world. Along with being a play-write, he also made words (such as amazement), and phrases (one being ''Knock, Knock, who's there?''. His most known plays are the tragic ''Romeo and Juliet'', the crazy ''Midsummer Night's Dream'', the spooky ''Hamlet'', and the scary ''Macbeth'' (also known as the ''Scottish Play''That's some important things about William Shakespeare.

              So, like I said, I read ''Romeo an Juliet''. The tragic tale is about to star-crossed lovers that are apart because of there families disliking each other. They try to make things right, but when there is misunderstanding, things start to fall and they both pass. It's a beautiful way of writing, but when I read it, there was water in my eye's.

              If you are interested in this book series, you can find them at a bookstore, or maybe even a library (I doubt it though). I found ''Romeo and Juliet'' (along with others) at the''Bunch of Grapes'' bookstore in Martha's Vineyard (if you want to know the exact address, I'll put it up on my blog for you to see). Other book's in this series include, ''Twelfth Night'', ''As You Like It'', ''Macbeth'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Othello'', and much more. 

I hope you find this interesting.   

Sincerely yours,

 Sita McGuire.

   

  

Jan 5 2012 Soccer game - 3 goals