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Tuesday Tinker - ManicManx

If you go to ManicManx's shop you will see an "On vacation" sign and none of her wonderful jackets, coats and vests. I'm here to tell you that this is not true - she's at a show! and shows are fun but they are too much work to be "vacations". She should be back by this time next week.

Go to her shop and click on the button that lets Etsy alert you when ManicManx is back. You won't be sorry.

Sunday Supplement - On Location with our Next Tuesday Tinker

Our Freethinker Etsy Team is made of of lots of wonderful people, all very different, with all kinds of different views, hobbies, senses of humors, and beliefs.   But the one thing we all love is a good poem or story from ManicManx.  The Freethinkers Team calls her MM, the world calls her Kristi Smart, we all call her funny!   This Sunday she has graced us with one of her poems about her beloved cat Henry:

I woke up this morning with a feeling of dread.
I found Henry’s rectum was glued to my head.

It wasn’t his usual choice of repose.
The artful arrangement, his torso, my nose.

I wont be surprised if I break out in a sty.
Due to new sleeping habits, his anus, my eye.

I hope he goes back to his chest, my ear.
My armpit is willing to snuggle his rear.

The first light of day is now up my cats butt.
In considering trading him in for a mutt.

I love little Henry with all of my heart.
I'm ever so grateful he cant pass a fart.

Kristi Smart

Henry, having a laugh.

We are also lucky enough to have Kristy write for our Recipe Corner, where she always has a wonderful spin on every yummy concoction.   Not only is she a gifted story teller, but a gifted seamstress as well.    To view her eclectic and beautiful hand made coats and vests, visit ManicManx's Etsy Shop. MM, when is your first book of poetry coming out?   Stay tuned.....

The Recipe Corner - Popcorn, Main Course

Popcorn is an economical thing to eat providing you don’t break a tooth on it.  Then it gets expensive. Be careful. Please. 

Cook your popcorn in olive oil. This helps with the illusion that you are eating healthy food.  I pop up a double fistful of popcorn in olive oil and throw into a large shallow bowl. Large and shallow is important for the mixing technique used later on. That and carefully washing your hands.

In the pot you just used, swab out any bits of hull, pour in the amount of olive oil you are going to put on your popcorn (still healthy) and then pour in some more. (oops.)

Crush three giant cloves of garlic into the oil and saute lightly. When the garlic turns lite brown and the house reeks, let it cool a bit. Then pour over popcorn while occasionally digging both hands into popcorn and tossing gently (into the air like the falling autumn leaves. No, no. Don’t do that).

Generously sprinkle Brewers Yeast powder over popcorn till you think you have enough. Yes, we are still keeping with the illusion that we are eating healthy. Then sprinkle in some more.  Yes, folks, Brewers Yeast. It has a very nutty flavor that blends well with the garlic and olive oil. Its available at your local health food store. Give it a try. 

Sprinkle a bit of lawry’s Seasoning Salt. Its got to be Lawry's. I don't know why. The only thing that you could season your popcorn with that would taste better would be a thick cut of rare to medium steak also seasoned with Lawry's. 

You don't have to go too crazy with the salt.  Again. The illusion of health. 

Sprinkle in some Parmesan cheese. That's the protein part of the meal. When you think you have sprinkled in enough, sprinkle in some more. 

Push your sleeves up to your elbows and start dredging up the popcorn, grease and powdery stuff. Get the seasonings nicely distributed and call the neighbors over for a taste test. 

I was going to get a glamorous  fashion shot of the finished product but I turned my back on the neighbors for what I swear was no longer than three seconds. When I turned back this is what I found. The empty bowl is testimony to how good it is. 

Recipe compliments of ManicManx.

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Tuesday Tinker - ManicManx

Manic Manx makes her living with costumes, sort of everyday costumes: fancy things you can ware on a daily basis that stand out. In her words, "It's a joy to design and create a garment. The trimming and embellishment of that garment is the stuff that makes me jump up and down with glee."

Browse her shop and see her other creations.

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT - On location with our next Tuesday Tinker

Manic Manx loves fabric or as she puts it, "My work justifies my passion for collecting pretty fabrics. My living-room has several shelves of this stuff. It comes in handy when I get those fun orders where someone says "I want a coat, make it weird, use purple, fuschia and green. Chances are somewhere on those shelves is the perfect combination of patterns, colors and textures. Its both fun and difficult living so close to the LA fabric district. So easy to come home with more than you can fit on the shelves. That is my barometer. If I cant fit it on the shelve, I have too much. My new years resolution. Sew up half of what I own. "