Alpine Coaster

Now doesn't this look like fun?  It's an Alpine Coaster!

 

Jaw dropping, high-speed, brakeless journey down the mountain. Austrian downhill coaster is nevertheless terrifying." The coaster located Mieders , Austria , starts at the top of a mountain, reachable by a cable car. It's pretty simple: single pipe, single person, single giant sloping, winding hill. But through hundreds of pine trees whizzing past you on tight bank curves and it gets a bit scarier. Oh, there's no brakes!!!

 

 

I wonder how many Raviolis could ride this coaster?  It sure looks like fun.  Love to all of you.

Dog Christmas

Hello my ravs.  It's been a few weeks as Grandma-ma has been very busy getting ready for Christmas.  Here is a sweet little video of a dog an his Christmas.

 

 What a sweet baby, he reminds me of Squirt!

Love to all of you, Grandma-ma

How to Annoy a Frog

Hello my raviolis. Everyone loves video games and I think this frog sorta enjoyed it.  Let's watch, shall we?

And that, my friends, is Mother Nature setting things right. Love to all of you. Grandma-ma

Funny Friday photos

Hello raviolis.  Today I have funny photos to share.

 

Your eyes are drawn to the penguins and what they are doing but do you see the happy little seal sneaking a photo op in the corner?  This funny little guy was not supposed to be in the picture but he popped up just as the wildlife photographer hit the button.

 

 Look how clever this costume is for this German Shepherd pup.  this is the biggest spider you will ever see. I how many trick or treaters or neighborhood cats  he scares away.

This is a real fish and it is called a Blobfish.  It lives at deep depths in the ocean where the pressure is several dozen times higher than at sea level, which would make gas bladders inefficient for maintaining buoyancy.   Instead, the flesh of the blobfish is primarily a gelatinous mass with a density slightly less than water; this allows the fish to float above the sea floor without expending energy on swimming.   It looks like a fleshly old man doesn't it? 

 So, which broom shall we ride today?

How funny is this tiger?  Yup, somebody painted their dog to look like a Halloween tiger.  This picture makes me laugh.  So, tell grandma-ma which of these pictures is your favorite.  I think my favorite is the sneaky little seal popping into the photo or the tiger dog.  

I can't seem to decide.  How about you?

 

Word of the Week Wednesday

Hello my raviolis.  It's been a while since we did word of the week Wednesday, but today's word is nothing short of what you will see in the below video...Amazing.

Yes, today's word is amazing.

Amazing is defined as being to affect with great wonder; astonish and surprise.

 

Watch as you see the ocean tide return to the sea under the blocks of ice.  What follows is magical.

It is truly amazing and another wonder of nature.  Grandma-ma has to admit that she would venture into this short lived world.  Would you?

Ghostly fruit cups

Hello My Raviolis.  Don't these look tasty?  Nothing like fruit  cups that have a spooky look to them.   These are super easy to make.  You will need a package  of Peeps Ghosts, some whipped cream, two cups of pineapple  and two cups of mandarin oranges.  You can use canned, just  be sure to drain as much of the liquid it sits in from the fruit.   Fresh fruit really is best and has the most flavor. Fill glasses half full of your fruit, top with some whipped cream and add a Peep Ghostie in the center.  Yummy.  Let's eat!

Monkey Face Orchid

 Hello my raviolis.  Today I want to share with you a very interesting flower.  It is an orchid that looks like a monkey face.  Nature is so grand in all of her cleverness and these wonderful orchids come from the south-eastern Ecuadorian and Peruvian cloud forests.

 Its scientific name is Dracula simia.  "Simia" stands for "simian" and this remarkable orchid bears more than a passing resemblance to a monkey’s face. The Dracula (genus) part of its name refers to the strange characteristic of the two long spurs of the sepals, reminiscent of the fangs of a certain Transylvanian count of film and fiction fame.

Wouldn't it be fun to see these in real life?  They say they blossoms smell like oranges.  What fun to see a monkey face in a flower that smells like oranges.  Have a wonderful day my raviolis. Grandma-ma loves you.

Clockwork - K'nex Ball Machine

How cool is this? Grandma-ma loves this kind of scientific creativity. It is full of color and light and movement and all very well thought out. As you watch this vid, think of ways you would make the balls travel.

 

The builder, Austin Granger, says this is his fifth major K'nex ball machine, and the largest and most complex K'nex structure he has made to date. It took 8 months to build, has over 40,000 pieces, over 450 feet of track, 21 different paths, 8 motors, 5 lifts, and a one-of-a-kind computer-controlled crane, as well as two computer-controlled illuminated K'nex balls.

He filled is room with this structure.   Wouldn't it be fun to go to sleep at night watching the balls move around and around?  I hope you enjoy watching this as much as I did. Grandma-ma loves you.

Cinderella's Carriage Pumpkin

Isn't this beautiful, my raviolis?  What a fun way to decorate for Halloween and turn your pumpkins into Cinderalla's coach.

 

 

This first coach is easy to make. Have mom or dad help you with the cutting out of the door and windows.  Then you can decorate with pretty jewels from your local craft or dollar store. Add a crown and Cinderella and you have a pumpkin coach.

 

This is a much fancier version and takes a little more time to complete.

 You’ll Need

3 ornate metal belt buckles - go to Goodwill to find cheap belts for these buckles.
1 pumpkin, about 12 inches tall
Pencil or marker

Knife
Craft glue
1 ornate lamp finial - dollar store or hardware store
Cordless drill fitted with ¼-inch bit
4 gourds, about 4 inches tall
2 quarter-inch dowel rods, cut to the approximate diameter of your pumpkin
4 ornate drawer pulls - dollar store
Heavy-gauge florist’s wire

1. Trace the inside of each belt buckle on the pumpkin with a pencil and cut to create openings for two windows and a door.  Glue the hardware over the openings. Remove or cut down the stem until
it’s even with the flesh of the pumpkin, and twist the finial into the  top.

2. To create wheels, drill a hole through the center  of each gourd. Insert one dowel rod into the holes of two gourds to  create an axle, and secure with glue. Repeat to create a second set of  wheels. Finish off all four wheels by inserting a drawer pull into the outside hole of each gourd for hubcaps.

3. Line up the two sets of wheels next to each other  at about the same width as your pumpkin. Then wrap wire from one dowel rod to the other to fasten the axles together and to create a webbing
for the pumpkin carriage to sit on.

4. Gently place your carriage on the wire.

 

If you create a pumpkin coach this Halloween season, please send grandma-ma a photo so she can put it up on your blog.  Love Grandma-ma

Baby Bunny

Okay my ravs...here is a cute and very sugary sweet little video that will have you humming and singing the silly song that is accompanied with it. But that is okay, because these are baby bunnies.

Source: youtube.com via Marsha on Pinterest

We love baby bunnies and I especially love you, my raviolis. Love Grandma-ma