Measured up!
September 29th, 2010
Today’s the big day… Amy, myself and Pam (AMP’d!) are, well, AMP’d for our turn on Pat Sloan’s The Edge Blog Hop!
Turns out… Amy, Pam and I all thought the same thing - size matters. And measuring things with Pat’s new rulers from Sullivan’s goes way beyond our cutting tables! I brag that Astoria has the biggest and the best - so with the help of Cap’Tom Crunch as my measuring device equipment operator specialist - my little town of Astoria really measures up!
This is Pam’s Bridge, aka The Astoria Megler bridge. If you live in North America you’ve probably seen it many a time on your tv in assorted car commercials. Not just great movies are shot here… but so are many car commercials. Currently running in North America is a Toyota Prius commercial - a nice long shot of a Prius traveling on Pam’s Bridge.
I live over yonder. Just follow the trail of thread.
The Astoria Column. I tell everyone who visits Astoria to go visit it. What is it? It doesn’t matter - just go up there and see for yourself. Plus I don’t exactly know what it is. Thank goodness it has a Wikipedia page.
So I guess now would be really off color of me to mention my first time. Quilting. I’ll save that for another post. #somedaysIam12yearsold.
One of Astoria’s most photographed (and loved) landmarks. If you’ve never seen The Goonies… RENT IT TODAY. My favorite movie ever.
One of our secret crops. Not the Botwin’s crop. Our marshmallow crops. THIS is where jet puffed marshmallows are grown. We ARE the marshmallow capitol. Of the world.
Marshmallow fields, forever. It’s almost harvest time. [super-size me] 
Part of the blog hop is to post a recipe. I don’t have recipes… I have take-out menus. Rice Krispie treats are right up my baking alley… but I don’t even have a recipe for that. So instead, I’m going to give a restaurant review of the Bowpicker - home of the world’s best fish n chips.
Open in the late spring - early fall (something like that)… the Bowpicker’s hours are from “11ish to 6ish”. No one really remembers the schedule… it’s just something well all inherently know. It’s like we all have bowpicker-dar. When the Bowpicker opens up after Winter’s end… it spreads like wildfire through Astoria (and parts beyond) that the Bowpicker is open.
The Bowpicker is owned and operated by a super friendly mother-daughter team… and the fresh tuna they use is caught THAT MORNING by the dad. A light breading, super fresh delicious (and hearty) tuna… deep fried heaven. A huge side of steak fries makes for paradise in your mouth. Lots of condiments, plus beverages sold from ice bathed coolers are also available. A few picnic tables dot the Bowpicker’s “mooring” spot - and magnificent views of the Columbia River are free with every meal. If you come into Astoria on the east end of town via Hwy 30/Leif Erickson Drive - look for the Columbia River Maritime Museum at the edge of town - the Bowpicker is just a hair across the street from it at Duane & 17th. While the condiments are good, I prefer my own “tarter sauce” and I BYOTS. It’s similar to the white sauce on San Diego style fish tacos. My crazy dill sauce:
Dill Fish n Chip Sauce
⅔ C. Best Foods Mayo, creamed
¼ C. Apple Cider Vinegar
2 T. dill (I ♥ dill)
Holy [expletive]! I have a recipe!
Now the fun Part! Pat is giving away one huge treasure chest of her new rulers [treasure chest not included]. All you have to do is
1. Leave a comment on this post by not later than 9pm PST on Sunday, October 3rd. How ’bout you’d tell what big/fun/wonderful thing you’d measure in your town.
2. Leave a comment on each of the blog posts from the blog hoppers that have already posted (Pat, Kelly, Amy, Jackie, Julie and Amanda).
3. Leave a comment on Amy and Pam’s blog today. You WON’T want to miss their posts!!!
4. In days the days ahead - visit and comment on Carrie’s, Polly & Laurie’s, Cheryl’s and Michele’s blog hop posts.
5. Cap it all off with a re-visit to Pat’s blog - where a winner (who’s posted a comment on all the blogs and the respective posts) will be drawn for the loot-o-rulers. Watch Pat’s blog for details.
And be sure to give Pat’s Creative Talk Radio a listen on Monday (10/4/10, good buddy). Yeah… like exactly at 1:30pm PST! If you can’t listen to the live stream, you can always podcast the episode through iTunes.
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Farting around with needle & thread and then blogging about it.
Loved your post! You cracked me up about ‘not having a recipe’…just take out menus. You go girl! More time to sew!
September 29th, 2010Dear Monica, you always have such an original way in showing and making things! Great post! I think we’ll have pick up Chinese tonight ;o)
September 29th, 2010MMMM what would I measure in my town - I have no idea. Might have a look on my next morning walk.
Have a lovely day!
I laughed all the way thru your blog so refreshing!!! What would I measure: My quilt shop!!!
September 29th, 2010Oh, I have missed you! More than I even knew!
September 30th, 2010Oh boy- I’m about to head off to bed on my side of the world but now I’m giggling so much after reading your post that I might need to settle myself down with a calming cup of tea. What clever measuring….. just love it. Now my mind is conjuring up all sorts of things I’d measure up……..Ciao
September 30th, 2010You live in a very beautiful area! Would love to eat at the Bowpicker. :-)
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the chance to win these cool rulers!
I live in Lisbon, Portugal and I think I would measure one of the city’s monuments (there are many). Thanks for the chance to win!
September 30th, 2010I think the maker of this ruler is a GENIUS. We have a beautiful man-made waterfall in our park. I love to go there with grandchildren and play in the water in the summer time. Maybe I’d measure that.
September 30th, 2010~a
There should have been a “spew alert” on your post! You crack me up, should not laugh so much at 5 a.m.! LOL Great post and great fun!
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the tour of Astoria. Since I live in Podunk, I can’t think of a thing worth measuring. Your local restaurant sounds yummy and thanks for the tarter sauce recipe.
September 30th, 2010Best read of the day, for sure.
September 30th, 2010Great pics, so funny!!
September 30th, 2010I guess I’d have to measure our Bagnell Dam (located here on Lake of The Ozarks). Thanks for the photos of your neck of the woods - what a PRETTY place!
September 30th, 2010I live near the Hague Netherlands and would measeure the Peace Palace and hope it brings us peace.
September 30th, 2010Love the sauce recipe. You make me laugh!!
September 30th, 2010I just love a gal who is a quilter and who doesn’t cook (and admits it) lOL
September 30th, 2010I live in Colombo Sri Lanka and I would like to measure one of our famous temples!
September 30th, 2010Your measurements are fenomenal.You found a new use for those wonderful rullers. I hope I can win one.
September 30th, 2010Love the tour! Now I am missing those yummy west coast fish tacos!
September 30th, 2010wonderful idea! lovely pictures of your area. I’d measure up my sons, they are growing up so fast! LOL
September 30th, 2010Hi - Thanks for the laughs this morning!
September 30th, 2010I live in Troy, Michigan. We have 900 acres of parks here - I would measure up those! No fish and chip place. :( Thanks for the dill sauce recipe. I love dill too.
hope my comment will measure up, I live near a very small town, pop 45. But there is an old church and an old feed store I could measure, if only I had the rulers, lol!!!
September 30th, 2010Wow…I LOVE these new rulers. Can’t wait to get one and try it out! But deep down inside I know just one ruler will not be enough!
Vanessa in Oklahoma
September 30th, 2010I giggled all the way thru your post, and it really measures up to anything I have ever read!! I think that column looks like an old lighthouse…..hmmm. And - your recipe…………yep, I think I’ve made it before - LOL Thanks, bunches!!
September 30th, 2010Very clever post. I’m hoping to win the rulers.
September 30th, 2010Thanks for such an unusual posting! What a great way to start the day
September 30th, 2010What wouldn’t I measure? There are so many awesome things around our town. The bell tower in Ann Arbor would be fun to measure or the Ypsilanti water tower. It’s all good.
September 30th, 2010Love the pictures. I think it would be a great place for vacation. Hope you will enter my name in your drawing for the rulers.
September 30th, 2010great post!! you’re hilarious.
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the hilarious post. Great way to start the day. I live in Plymouth, MI, named after Plymouth, MA, and we have a piece of the real Plymouth rock in our downtown. I’ll need to go measure that.
September 30th, 2010What beautiful and unique pictures you have posted. Love seeing other parts of the country.
Diane
September 30th, 2010Wait! Pam has her own bridge?! Not fair!
September 30th, 2010Hmmm… well since I am a fairly new Texan I am not sure what I’d measure cuz everything is BIGGER in TX right? I should go down the street and measure the State Capitol building to see if it is really taller than the U.S. Capitol like they say it is… but I NEED rulers!
That’s all… Y’all
I was in Astoria this summer. We were staying at Seaside and on the way back to Salem my son took us over the lovely bridge. So fun to read your post this morning.
September 30th, 2010Nothing to compare in my small midwestern town– a grain elevator?
You win the award for the most creative use of rulers, lol. What a great way to show a town and new rulers. They are really clean (the rulers) aren’t they? Not all the extra lines/marks the rulers I use have. I have got to see a set in person!
September 30th, 2010Enjoyed the tour. Would love to have a ruler! :)
September 30th, 2010Gorgeous pictures…goes great with my morning coffee!
September 30th, 2010Love your post! Great pics!! Thanks for participating!
September 30th, 2010That’s an easy one. Baltimore is home to the first Washington Monument. That’s a natural for measuring.
September 30th, 2010The only thing that I measure for installing the interior trim in my house. I pretty much ripped it all out and had the windows replaced so I have been slowly installing new woodwork that takes a lot of measuring! Rice Krispy treat are one of my favorites! Thank goodness they put the recipe on the box!
September 30th, 2010Fresh tuna, fried–it’s gotta be healthy!
I guess I could measure Grapevine Springs park. It’s one of those “Sam Houston slept here” places. Or maybe more like “Sam Houston camped here”.
September 30th, 2010Hi,
September 30th, 2010I guess I would measure the bolts of fabric that one of quilt shops here has. The owner will certainly “die with the most fabric” . Thanks for the chance to win these great rulers.
Pretty funny stuff there! I would no doubt measure Tammy Tadd Designs Studio. Kinda neat having her in my home town!
September 30th, 2010Loved your blog about Astoria. But you forgot to mention one of my personal favorites, the Peter Iredale, (when I was young I thought it was the Peter Airdale!). I spent many summer days climbing all over it, and back in those days you could actually climb the 600-and-some steps inside the Astor Column, as it was known back then. If memory serves me right it was to commerate John Astor’s founding of Astoria. Thanks for the trip down memory lane when children could roam to their hearts content. Was Goonies the movie with the runaway robot?
September 30th, 2010Holy cow this is GREAT!!! Yes size DOES matter.. and of course I WANT the giant marshmallows… who knew they grew by you!!
and a trip to visit you MUST include the boat…seriously good looking place for food!
September 30th, 2010Great sites, Pam. Love the photography technique of blurring to focus on the main thing. The big thing you would measure in our town is the paper mill - just hold your nose! Or maybe the giant sawdust pile! Of course you could also measure the beautiful hills covered in trees as we are in a bit of a valley on the way towards Manitoulin Island. Thanks for hopping with Pat!
September 30th, 2010What a great laugh on a rainrainrainy day. I’m told there’s a statue of Frank Zappa in Baltimore that I could measure or maybe the Washington Monument … I live 1/2 way between the 2.
September 30th, 2010Love your pictures, how funny with the rulers in the front ….
September 30th, 2010I’ld be more than lucky to be the winner of this clever rulers.
Greetings from Germany
Brigitte
Love the blog, will be checking in regularly
September 30th, 2010Since I live in Chicago, I would totally measure the skyscrapers.
September 30th, 2010interesting comparisons makes for a fun read.
September 30th, 2010Thanks Linda
These rulers….well, they “rule”!
September 30th, 2010I loved the tour of your town, and your comments were just too funny!
I could go for some fresh tuna:)
I’d have to measure the “batman” building in Nashville. It rules the skyline!
Thanks for participating in the hop. Great fun!
September 30th, 2010I love the rulers traveling around the town. Way to cute!
September 30th, 2010You have the prettiest blog. I love that even the comment section is so pretty & colorful. Hoping to win Pat’s rulers!
September 30th, 2010Love the way you presented everything today!
September 30th, 2010Great post I was gaining lots of lbs trying all the recipes in this hop anyway and I love take out too
September 30th, 2010Still wishing to win those rulers
What a great way to start my day today, reading your blog! Cracked me up! Thanks for participating!Now I have to look up where Astoria is…probably should know that already…
September 30th, 2010You are funny! I’m so glad I hopped over. Keep up the good work!
September 30th, 2010almost forgot… I will HAVE to show my daughter, the marshmallow queen, the marshmallow fields!!
September 30th, 2010Wow, what a FUN blog post…love those pics of your town with the ruler. I would measure Jumbo in my town of St. Thomas, ON Canada!!! We have the dubious claim to fame that Jumbo was killed here while visiting our town. They’ve put up a statue of Jumbo….he was having maintenance this year and they primed him pink…very cool. I might need a few of Pat’s rulers to measure him though!!
Your blog will definitely be bookmarked…just bought the magazine with the little bags..I have cupcake fabric! What a great idea for gifties for my grandkids for Christmas.
September 30th, 2010What a beautiful scenic town you live in. What wouldn’t I measure? For starters how many more shelving units I could fit in my sewing room.
September 30th, 2010Love your posts!
There are two things that immediately come to mind when I think of fall in Dallas…Cowboys football and the State Fair of Texas, so I would measure the JumboTron in the new Cowboys Stadium and Big Tex! :)
September 30th, 2010What a fun post! I enjoyed the little tour :)
September 30th, 2010Great post, Monica! You’re always good for a little chuckle. :) Hmm, what would I measure in my town? Well, there’s nothing here! The “town” I live in has nothing, nada, zip worth measuring. We don’t have a police force, a fire department, a mayor- why do I live here? Well, we do have Fort Gillem, but I can’t get on base. So, I would travel to the North Georgia mountains and measure Nora Mill, my favorite place to visit and buy sacks of pancake mix, corn meal and flour. Wanna go?
September 30th, 2010Too funny!!! I’d measure Stone Mountain (from top to bottom). It’s about 5 miles from my home. Thanks for the recipe:)
September 30th, 2010Enjoyed reading your blog today!
September 30th, 2010Love your outlook! And I’m gonna use that recipe! Would love to win those rulers…all my blades are so dull!
September 30th, 2010I live in Long Beach CA.I could measure the distance to Disneyland (oh wait thats Anaheim) or to M&L fabric home to 1000s of bolts of fabric much of it stacked in flat folds (no longer as much fun since the fire department made them lower the stacks from 12 ft to 6 but then again it doesn’t eat your watch anymore…oh wait thats in Anaheim too) or I could measure the distance to the beach thats in Long BEACH! So you see I seriously need the rulers. (I started the day giggling but didn’t spew coffee, I have some control)
September 30th, 2010I’d measure the statue of Wynkyn, Blynkyn, and Nod in my town of Wellsboro, PA. Thanks for the chance!
September 30th, 2010Your post today was entertaining, but silly. Please enter me in the ruler giveaway. Thanks for the recipe.
September 30th, 2010That was really fun and funny to read. As for what to measure in this town…cows long horns..nah too dangerous.
September 30th, 2010ROFL!! Your post should come with a laughter warning! Woke up the kids LOL!
If I had a ruler that big, I’d measure all the books in our wonderful library from end to end … I love our library!
September 30th, 2010Very cool pictures! Love how you “measured” things up :-) I’d probably measure up with Bok Tower here in Central Florida. Yeah, yeah, go look it up ;-D
September 30th, 2010We were in your beautiful town a few years ago when we were on vacation. Went to Seattle, down the coast, over to the Sisters Quilt Show, then back up to Seattle. It was a wonderful vacation. The Northwest has to be a great place to live. I wish we would have known about the Bowpicker. If I remember right we crossed the bridge, went up and saw the column, and ate at Subway!
September 30th, 2010I live in rural Missouri. I guess I could measure one of the combines that is busily shelling corn or maybe a cow or bull!
Have always loved your blog. Keep up the fun.
Ya know. I KNEW there was a reason I read this blog. Marshmallow fields. Who knew???
September 30th, 2010Wow! gorgeous pictures! you did a great job! I don’t think I could have taken any better pictures of the new rulers! lol just picking on you. The fish and chips sound like they are to die for! thanks for a great post!
September 30th, 2010Your post was too funny! I have measured nothing in my town. I think I need to start!
September 30th, 2010What a funny post. You cracked me up. thanks for a great start to my morning (and a chance to win those great rulers!)
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the awesome pix of your town! It looks like a great place to visit. My hubby will drive anywhere for real home made fish and chips. If I was to take a picture in my town, it’d have to be of the giant cornstalk, because Taber is the corn capital of Canada!!! I love the new rulers and would so love to own them!
September 30th, 2010I’d measure the spray from the fountain downtown at the forks of the Thames. Looks like several having a p***ing contest.
September 30th, 2010Oh love the way you measure things. I cant wait to get my hands on one of those rulers. I go thru blades on my cutter so fast and these may help me out with that. Thanks for the great hop.
September 30th, 2010Love an honest gal. I do cook but if I didn’t I would have been tempted to use a receipe from the Internet. What do I measure in this town? Time … the sooner I can get off work, the quicker I can get to my quilting. Happy blog hopping!
September 30th, 2010I’ve never seen The Goonies before - will have to rent it. I loved your clever pictures with the rulers.
September 30th, 2010How funny that you picture the ruler in your town. must be the Trouble Pat speaks of… I’ve seen “Goonies” and crossed the BIG bridge there. Hope to get my grubby hands on those rulers.
September 30th, 2010I love your take out menus instead of recipes. When I bring home some takeout and everyone says how good it is , I say, “I bought it myself!”
Your scenery pictures are great. It looks like a really pretty place to live.
September 30th, 2010Thanks.
I think I’d measure my fabric stash….it sure is MY favorite landmark!
September 30th, 2010Loved the blog. I would measure Mount Rushmore. It’s about 50 miles from here.
September 30th, 2010I would definitely not measure up anything outside just all the beautiful fabric I have inside - to do hope I win. I absolutely loved your blog. You are so funny.
September 30th, 2010I’d measure the distance from Wrigley Field to a World Series Win. It’s Infinity! *L*
I’ve driven on your bridge - it’s kinda scary.
September 30th, 2010I loved this post!! I giggled my way through it!
September 30th, 2010here I’d have to measure the manhole cover we’re re-laying in our drive - we’ve measured and measured and it’s not going well!!
Gill
This is hilarious! I love the way you think! Thanks for the great post.
September 30th, 2010I guess I would measure the length of our cute little downtown in Bethel, CT.
September 30th, 2010I live by Deford, the middle of nowhere. There is not much in the very small town. But a good friend of mine lives in the old church which they remodeled into a huge home. I could measure that for her. Then measure the current church building. Then my parents house….
September 30th, 2010Love today’s post! I want those rulers!
September 30th, 2010I would just love to win these rulers!!! Thanks for the chance to win!
September 30th, 2010What a fun site. I loved all the pictures. Sounds like you gals have lots of fun.
September 30th, 2010I sure hope I can win.
Lyn
I always wondered where marshmallows come from…But where do you find a box of Rice Crispies large enough to go with one of those bad boys?
September 30th, 2010Great post and pictures - thank you again for sharing Monica!! Can’t wait to see your “first” - I’m sure it’ll be very pretty and creative!
What would I measure here in Scarborough? From my window I can see the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River - it looks a lot like Pam’s bridge.
Or, since Scarborough is a hamlet and in between Briarcliff and Ossining, I can measure the most “infamous” landmark in Ossining - Sing Sing Prison. Dubious honor at best.
September 30th, 2010What a fun post. You do realize someone will actually believe the wrapped bales are marshmallows and you will start a new round of rumors on the internet. I will need to look at measuring things in a whole new way.
September 30th, 2010I would probably measure the mountains! :)
September 30th, 2010So sorry, but I had to comment… you can’t possibly be the marshmallow capitol because we are!! They are all over the landscape, it is unbelievable. Wait, maybe it really is an invasion of extra terrestrial sorts?
September 30th, 2010Hi, loved reading your post on this grey, rainy day in CT. Made me laugh. Especially the giant marshmallows! So glad I decided to join in this blog hop. Now what can I measure in my town?
September 30th, 2010Ohhh how I miss the Oregon coast. I lived in Seaside as a teenager…in fact we moved there right after The Goonies was filmed.
September 30th, 2010I hate to tell you, but I think Pam outdid your marshmallow fields shot with her funny video!!!
September 30th, 2010I think I would measure our town’s water tower with our slogan of “The Friendly Village” on it. I need to win the rulers first, though!
September 30th, 2010Part 2 - After reading Pam’s post, I wanted to share my Marshmallow Story with you too - there are marshmallow fields out here in the East too!
On the way to Vermont, my quilting friend and I were on the lookout for sights of interest. As we passed a cow farm, with hay bales all rolled up in white platic, I said, “Look Carrie - a Marshmallow Field!” She whipped her head around so fast and said, “Where?” I almost went off the road because I was laughing so hard.
September 30th, 2010You crack me up!
I live in Battle Creek home of Kellogg cereal, so I would probably have to measure the huge Tony the Tiger statue.
Happy quilting to you Ms. Zombie!
p.s. i keep seeing all these glittery skulls and zombies all over the stores for halloween and it makes me think of you. I think you need a pink one (at target) for your sewing room.
September 30th, 2010Too funny! Love the way you used the rulers in the pictures.
September 30th, 2010Love your blog - always good for a chuckle. Thanks for a terrific giveaway. I live outside Chicago so maybe I can measure the Sears Tower.
September 30th, 2010Fun post and from a unique perspective! Thanks for the lightheartedness to begin my day. Guess I could measure the distance from my house to the Canadian border….so picturesqe and a river runs through it….lots of smuggling use to go on around here ;)
September 30th, 2010Really need rulers.
September 30th, 2010The sauce recipe sounds delicious.
Love the pics. No major landmarks to measure around here, but we do have marshmallow fields right now too.
September 30th, 2010I actually need a recipe for homemade tartar sauce so thank you! I would measure my chestnut tree on my new front lawn which is huge and awe inspiring… Or maybe the CN tower!
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the laughs. The rulers do measure up!
Near Wash. DC there is plenty to measure….but will it add up?
September 30th, 2010Delightful post. Living in Colorado I’d measure the ski slopes.
September 30th, 2010You crack me up!
Great idea on these rulers. I will be on the hunt for them (if I don’t win any)
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the recipe. I’m going to have to try that sauce. Different from the normal mayo with pickle relish that is the norm here.
I live in Vancouver, B.C. Canada, would of course have to measure the Lion’s Gate bridge! Thanks for the chance to win the rulers, Sharonj.
September 30th, 2010Love the post and the restaurant review! I would measure Mt. Hood. We have a fab view right out our front windows!
September 30th, 2010Your are too funny!!! I love your jet puffed marshmallows fields. I’m a city girl….how far do I have to drive to find a marshmallow field if I live in Canton MI? You made my day. I think I’ll go to the basement and measure my fabric stash. Boy!!!!!! do I have a lot of measuring to do. Holiday Happy has found a space and I’ll be adding more…..
Thanks bunches…..as a new blogger I’m having the time of my life. I have to thank my BFF MamaSpark for introducing me to blogland. Learning lots and meeting new friends.
September 30th, 2010Loved reading your blog today. Creative demonstration of the rulers and a great food review. Thanks for hopping!
September 30th, 2010Those rulers look awesome. I’m eyeing the 16.5″ square, especially! We have a big carrilon tower in our downtown area - I would measure that :)
September 30th, 2010I ♥ that bridge. And the marshmallow fields. and you.
September 30th, 2010love the photos! — too funny!
September 30th, 2010If I remember my NW history correctly all these years later, the Astor Column was to commerate John Astor’s founding of Astoria. Is the Peter Iredale still out there? I have many fond memories of playing on it as a child. Years ago you could actually climb the stairs on the inside of the Astor Column, 653, it seems. I’ve done it several times.
I think I’d measure how many feet above the Columbia Vista House is. Another beautiful spot in Oregon. Or maybe how many steps it is to the top of Beacon Rock. (Been there, done that, not doing it again! I’ll send someone else up with the ruler!)
It’s cool to discover someone from “our” part of the country!
September 30th, 2010You are a HOOT! I LOVED your blog. Marshmallow field indeed. LOL What would I measure in my town…well, since I live in the home of the famed Masters Golf Tournament I would of course take those rulers out to the National golf course and measure the yardages from tee to hole! LOL Thank you for the laughs and thanks for helping with the blog hop and sharing the rulers.
September 30th, 2010Great measurements ans fantistic ruller. Great giaway.Thank you.
September 30th, 2010What a beautiful set of pictures, I love the view! I’d love to just drive through the Northwest someday and take it all in. Ok I’d measure some of the outrageously (it feels like) tall buildings on my college campus because let me tell you those stairs are killer!
September 30th, 2010Loved the new look at those awesome rulers I need to win. :)
September 30th, 2010Loved your method of measuring the big things. But have to say that marshmallow fields are not just specific to your area…they exist in rural Canada too!!! If I win those rulers, I think I’ll have fun measuring too. LOL
September 30th, 2010We have only two businesses in town, both bars, so that is what I would measure. lol Thanks for the contest try!
September 30th, 2010Your pictures are terrific. I would measure the bridge crossing the Tennessee River in northern Alabama.
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the great tour
September 30th, 2010I would measure my sewing room and make some changes. THe pictures are beautiful.
September 30th, 2010Marshmallow fields?? Love it! Wish I had some near me. Now I’m hungry for Rice Krispie bars. Love the rulers!
September 30th, 2010Funny post- not telling the 5 y/o about the ‘marshmallow” field, he’ll want to move there lol. Im sure we can find some here, I live in Southern Illinois- Im sure there are tons :-)
September 30th, 2010Love the giant marshmellows!!! Please enter me to win
September 30th, 2010I can’t tell you about a town, because we are out in the wide open spaces. Nearest town is 15 miles. We have beautiful view of the Loup River Valley. Fields of ripe corn and soy beans. Its harvest time so see lots of field equipment moving. We have deer and coyotes walking through our yard as well as wild turkeys.
September 30th, 2010And hey, I will try your recipe, it does sound good. grin
What to measure… Maybe some Mayan ruins?
September 30th, 2010Thanks!!
love your post, it was so fun to read!
September 30th, 2010What a beautiful place you live in. I love the movie “The Goonies” too-great story! Thanks for the blog.
September 30th, 2010Fun post.
September 30th, 2010Thanks for all of the fun things you do and share.
Regena
Marshmallow fields sound difficult to mow.
September 30th, 2010What a great measuring trip! Pretty area. I would measure the height of the old grain elevator in town at the feed store or the circumference of the water wheel at the cider mill. Makes me want to go out and take some pictures. Thanks for sharing.
September 30th, 2010Geez, you managed to hit everything with that ruler…Prius, Weeds, Goonies, lol! And FYI, Best Foods mayo = Hellmans for the Midwestern folks
September 30th, 2010I think I would measure air planes. Dayton is the home of Wright Patt airforce base. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway!
September 30th, 2010funny post - I think I would measure the people standing in line at our local drive-thru for ice cream!
September 30th, 2010Hey that was great an making me want Fish an Chips,an great way to show the Cutting Edge Rulers, thanks, see ya from from landlocked Utah
September 30th, 2010I love the marshmallow crop. :-) We have a few fields of them here in Minnesota, too. Let’s see, what would I measure?Well, right now, the thing that is being measured here in town is the heighth of flood waters, but I think I would use Pat’s longest ruler to measure the distance to Toody’s Sweets (on Main Street) for an ice cream cone!
September 30th, 2010Love this post :)
September 30th, 2010Love all your measuring! I would measure the tall pine tree in my back yard that my son climbs to the very top of! Thanks for the chance to win!
September 30th, 2010Your post cracked me up, and now I really want to visit Astoria. It looks so beautiful there. I’d measure the maple tree in my neighbor’s with its gorgeous fall colors, then measure the HUGE pile of leaves all raked up after the wind blows them all into my yard. Neighbors tree = more work for me.
September 30th, 2010Hmm… Astoria…That sounds familiar. Oh I just looked it up on mapquest and it’s where my Mom (who lives in Oregon) goes on vacation. I haven’t been there yet. It’s a long ways from San Diego. (I’m much closer to San Diego) So I guess I better try this tartar sauce recipe since you seem to know your fishy towns and your tartar sauces! :-)
September 30th, 2010With the new ruler I would run down and measure our Shoe Repair. The building is in the shape of a HUGE shoe. So darn cute. And it has hours like your fish place. I guess if you have a cool building you get to have cool hours.
Definitely an original post. Very creative of you. Neat way to use the rulers. Winona
September 30th, 2010Love your post and the pictures, gotta have those rulers. I live on the praires, so miles of flat land.
September 30th, 2010I toured around your blog, love it, I’m coming back.
This is a great Hop. I am enjoying the tour of your town. I would measure the trains that run through my backyard (literally). Take care and God bless, Cory
September 30th, 2010Creative photos and post! Hmmmm…I know what I “need” to be measuring now, and that’s getting to work on measuring up on all my quilting projects. I think I would have to say the Whistle Stop Cafe in Juliette, GA…cute place filmed in the movie, Fried Green Tomatoes….or maybe the Sweet Home Quilt shop in Conyers, GA, love that store.
September 30th, 2010Love your sense of humor!! And loved the reference to the Botwin’s crop - I’m a big fan, too. :) Thanks for the giggle and a chance to win Pat’s rulers.
September 30th, 2010I love the Goonies. That Astoria column is amazing. Love how you used the Edge.
September 30th, 2010I’d measure the World’s Largest Painting on an Easel, a reproduction of a Van Gogh painting.
September 30th, 2010I had to laugh at all those things you were measuring. So cute. Gosh, about all I’d have to measure in my tiny town is the piles of sand in the ‘pit’ near the man-made lake created by digging out the sand. My town is actually the Sand Capitol of the U.S. Marshmallows are much more fun. LOL
I just love the sound of these rulers. GREAT IDEA.
September 30th, 2010I would measure Mt. Rushmore as it’s very near where I live. If I was back in college I would measure the Campanile, since it’s so tall and awesome on the SDSU campus. I loved climbing up it.
September 30th, 2010I’m going straight to Netflix and check out Goonies!
September 30th, 2010Cute post! Thanks for the giveaway chance.
September 30th, 2010Your town is very pretty. Thank you for being part of this great give a way. I hope I win.
September 30th, 2010Astoria looks beautiful! There’s not a lot to measure in my town–maybe I’d measure the length of walking paths here. Guess I better look around better when I go out. ;)
September 30th, 2010I live near reservoir that is know for it’s big fish, so I’d measure either the reservoir, or a BIG fish!
September 30th, 2010I want a giant marshmallow! And a giant stick, and a giant campfire, and a giant Hershey bar, and two giant graham crackers.
September 30th, 2010Too hysterical! Makes me want to run out and measure my city (probably the Mission first), but I better start in my office since I’m working. Thanks for the chance to win the rulers.
September 30th, 2010You’ve convinced me that these rulers can measure anything accurately.
September 30th, 2010Of course your twist on scenery and food cracked me up, as usual! I’d measure our pier, which is allegedly the longest wooden pier in California. Yep, right here in Ventura.
Thanks for the chance to win!
P.S. I hate dill, but love tuna!
September 30th, 2010OMG I just love your post! Way too fun! Wish I was on that coast just to eat at your favorite stop! And I love your little Halloween bags so much send this site off to my daughter. She’s usually sitting right next to me in the studio, but is elsewhere today & your site is not to be missed. Thanks for shring & blogging!
September 30th, 2010Dill sauce sound great. Seems like a recipe to me. The rulers look wonderful. Sure would be fun to win….
September 30th, 2010Greetings from the OTHER Astoria - in NYC! I guess I would measure the Empire State Building - it’s the biggest thing around here!
September 30th, 2010As usual, thanks for the laugh & getting my day off to a good start! What would I measure on my quirky island? The cabins at Cama Beach.
September 30th, 2010I think I would measure the Golden Gate Bridge, or maybe the ferry building or ooooh the palace of fine arts. Living in San Francisco I have a ton of fun things to choose from
September 30th, 2010THANKS FOR THE RULER-IMAGERY!
September 30th, 2010THANKS FOR SHARING!
Oh!! The possibilities of the measuring I could do here in Vegas! I NEED those rulers!! Wish I could be in Oregon now with the beautiful change of seasons, we don’t get those here!!
September 30th, 2010AMAZING BLOG YOU HAVE. AND LOVE THE RULERS. I HOPE I’M IN THE RUNNING! :)
September 30th, 2010You post was so cute, I would love to give bowpickers a try it sounds so good.
September 30th, 2010From the other coast - I would measure the Bourne Bridge, the railroad bridge that raises and lowers to let the train cross the canal and of course the Cape Cod Canal.
September 30th, 2010Loved your post and your blog is a must read.
I love the way you displayed Sullivan Rulers! My maiden name was Sullivan so hope that brings me some luck.
September 30th, 2010Thanks creative one,
Kathy
I live in Corpus Christi TX, and the biggest things in our city are the Harbor Bridge and the Selena statue. I’d go measure them but it would take me a few weeks. Thanks for the photos of the pillar–beautiful designs on it.
September 30th, 2010marshmallows in the field….cute! Rulers….great. Hope to win.
September 30th, 2010That super long ruler is calling my name! Thanks for the recipe–it does sound really good but I have to think of something else to put it on cuz I hate fish (and I live on a lake-go figure).
September 30th, 2010Karen in Breezy Point
Loved how you showed off that ruler…cool pictures. please count me in on the giveaway ;o)
September 30th, 2010What a fun post! (Clicking “favorites” now so I can find you again!)
September 30th, 2010I have ruler envy! (and your TS sounds like it is right up my alley! Except I’ll use Hellman’s mayo since Best is the West name for it…)
September 30th, 2010Loved your pics of Astoria! Been a long time since I’ve been there. the in-laws used to live there, in a house that is now painted pepto-bismal pink (or it was last we saw it)!
Nothing worth measuring in my town, unless I wanted to measure the yards and yards of fabric in my sewing room…..but, I’m not sure I wanna go there…..
September 30th, 2010Now out heare in New Mexico (said with a cowboy accent) we don’t use them there fancy rulers to measure things we use the tumbleweeds, 4 tumbleweeds make it a fairly big’un…now for the little stuff I use a whole string of scorpions linked together like monkeys in a barrel…fancy rulers pshaw who needs them newfangled things here out west we do it desert style….I’m gonna ride off into the sunset now on my horse named ‘Chevy’ and rustle you up some chiles lol lol…you crack me up, nice to see you ‘back in the saddle’
September 30th, 2010Thanks for sharing the birthplace for marshmallows!!! Would love to win the rulers!
September 30th, 2010I would measure the width of the Platte River which is runs all the way through Nebraska & is the widest, shallowest river in the world. Thanks for the chance to win the rulers.
September 30th, 2010I’d luv to win these. I could measure some of the sites in the Atlanta area. The drawing is on my birthday and it would be a great treat for me to win!
September 30th, 2010OK, I do have to try these rulers!
September 30th, 2010I would measure the width of the river from the view outside my home! Love the hoppin’ Great blog …thanks for the “visit” :-)
September 30th, 2010You are just too much fun—the world needs more people like you…..
September 30th, 2010I would love to have a new set of extra long rrulers to measure the Wachovia Building (If you’re familiar with Winston-Salem, NC, then you know exactly what I mean)!
September 30th, 2010Great photos. I like the tour of your area
September 30th, 2010thanks
You are funny! Glad I joined this hop so I could ‘discover’ your blog!
September 30th, 2010I would measure the vegetables from my kitchen garden. Can’t wait to find out the winner.
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the heads up on the fish and chips place! As far a measuring something, you reminded me I have to measure my newly turned 3 yr old. I know, I’m a bad mommy. Please send me to time out with a a quilting magazine in hand!!
September 30th, 2010Thank you for participating in this giveaway tour!
That would be one BIG batch of rice krispy treats made with giant (haybale) marshmallows! Extra fiber too.
September 30th, 2010Where I love we are known for our Big Red Wagon and I would love to measure that! Happy Blog Hoppin’ to ya!
September 30th, 2010I’m so glad Astoria measured up! I have to say, I did wonder about marshmallows and where they came from - who knew? Do the farmers breed miniatures (for cocoa) or are they babies (oh nooooo!). Is Astoria where the StaPuff Marshmallow Man came from? Is there a fall marshallow harvest festival? So many questions, Monica!
September 30th, 2010those are great funny pictures
September 30th, 2010thanks alot for the awsome giveaway!
I have been to Astoria and up that column. I have a son who lives in Seattle, long way from NY! We saw sea lions near the supermarket–hundreds of them. The Columbia river area is beautiful.
September 30th, 2010Very fun post! I love rice krispie treats too! Must go see that bridge. What a beautiful spot of the world.
September 30th, 2010Astoria is so beautiful. You may have just changed vacation plans next year for our family. Thank you for measuring everything for us.
Wendy
September 30th, 2010Great post!
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the chance to win!!
I am really liking the 37 inch one and hope I win a set.
September 30th, 2010You know, the Goonies is one of my all-time favorites, too! Thanks for the tour-fun blog!
September 30th, 2010I love how you worked the rulers into all your pictures! Very creative, and I want to wander through more of your blog now!
September 30th, 2010No, it’s MY FAVORITE movie…or one of. My husband and I almost got divorced because he said The Goonies is one of those movies you love as a kid and realize as an adult is stupid. I responded, “NO YOU’RE STUPID!”
September 30th, 2010I’d like to measure up all our quilt shops in town, or just use that as an excuse to go visit them :)
September 30th, 2010Awesome post; loved the marshmellow fields for ever :-D
September 30th, 2010cute! I wish I coudl go to the marshmellow fields. I’d love to help harvest and preserve those crops. There are a ton of things in my town I don’t knwo about and travelers ask me about when they stop in for coffee. I flub my way through =)
September 30th, 2010You crack me up! I guess I’d measure the width of the Ohio River..its the biggest thing near our little town!
September 30th, 2010Where you live is so beautiful. And I’ve seen the Goonies. A very creative post!!
September 30th, 2010Love your post and the rulers.
Billie
September 30th, 2010That’s why they call you the Happy Zombie, you see the fun in the neatest, weirdest places. We don’t have anything as exotic as a fish and chips boat, but since we are a bedroom community of the Twin Cities, maybe I’ll measure our bedroom and it’s contents.(Snicker, snicker!)
September 30th, 2010Another fun post, thanks so much. I loved your comment about not having any recipes.
September 30th, 2010I loved your post! I always wondered where marshmallows came from! Haha
September 30th, 2010These rulers will be great to use-what a wonderful collection of sizes. Every quilter loves new notions!
September 30th, 2010Thanks very much.
My town is very small, I am not sure what I would measure. I will have to give that some thought. I am still hopping along on this giveaway.
September 30th, 2010I HAVE been to the Astoria Column, it’s beautiful country up that way. Thanks for the chance to win!
September 30th, 2010I love how you “measured” the sites of your community. I need those rulers so I can measure fabric and make pretties.
September 30th, 2010Hi You should of been sitting on one of
September 30th, 2010those marshmellows for the pic, hee hee
funnomunal ruler presentation!! do these
new rulers leave any kind of fairy dust
while they are sharpening? and do the
edges of the blades eventually wear down
and break? love your blog, I could measure the river that runs through my
city. I will buy and use the rulers even
if I don’t win…..XX00
What a fun post! You broke all the rules and I loved it!
September 30th, 2010If I could, I would measure my way out of NC back home to Virginia. I think with these rulers I just might make it home again. Thanks for a chance to win these wonderful rulers!
September 30th, 2010What a fun post! I would measure our famous Oak Tree….it’s been around for hundreds of years.
September 30th, 2010I would measure the beautiful giant cedar tree outside my window. Thanks for the chance to win the rulers, they look awesome!
September 30th, 2010Those are some pretty big rulers. I think I might have to buy a new house to keep them in.
September 30th, 2010What big/fun/wonderful thing would I measure in my town? Wow, it depends on who I’d be sending that big/fun/wonderful measurement to. I live in Atlanta, GA - so I have The Fox Theater (one of my favorites), the World of Coca-Cola, the Westin Peachtree Hotel, Turner Field the “Home of the Braves”. I’m just surrounded by so many wonderful things.
September 30th, 2010I live in Spokane, WA so there are a couple of things I’d like to measure: the clock tower and the giant Radio Flyer wagon. Both can be found downtown in Riverfront Park.
September 30th, 2010I’d try to measure The Giant Golf Ball when it comes to Pearl Harbor for repairs. That thing is huge!! Are you familiar with this radar monstrosity that floats in to town almost annually?
September 30th, 2010Loved your comments and would like to visit there someday. Please enter me in the ruler drawing. Phyllis
September 30th, 2010I’d measure the largest pumpkin at the upcoming Pumpkin Show. It’s usually around 1,000+ pounds!!
September 30th, 2010I would have to ‘measure’ all of the fabulous quilt shops in my area.
September 30th, 2010I’d measure the distance from my fabric table to my fabric so see if there was space for more fabric
September 30th, 2010I’d measure my stash… if I had the nerve!! LOL
Love the bridge pic!
September 30th, 2010What a quaint little town you live in I love the wilderness pic and the column had to look that one up.
September 30th, 2010I would love to eat at Bow Pickers. Sounds like my type of place. Really showed those rulers off in a unique lovely way.
September 30th, 2010Loved your post — it cracked me up! I want some of those marshmallows — but I also want some of those rulers. You’ve certainly broaden one’s horizons!!!
September 30th, 2010Thanks.
I love the pics with the rulers in them!
Deb S.
September 30th, 2010I love Astoria! Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.
September 30th, 2010Oh, Astoria! What a great place in the U.S. to be. And it’s so much fun to visit SW Washington from there and drive up the coast. Woohoo! It all brings back such pleasant memories. Driving down the coast of Oregon is unbelievable, too. I need to come visit soon. Please include me in your giveaway and thanks for the wonderful blog hop. Thankful~Threads ~Kathleen
September 30th, 2010Thank you hosting the AMP’d up blog hop. I would measure the tallest structure in town, which are the feed bins near the feed store. Thanks for the recipe - it would be a good use for the fresh dill from our garden.
September 30th, 2010great tour - love the restaurant.
September 30th, 2010I would love to measure up and win the rulers!
September 30th, 2010What would I measure? In NY, the Empire State Building, or Jone’s Beach. In PA? the Mountain Laural, and the long slide at Great Wolfe, and my favorite coasters at Knoebel’s. Cute idea. !
September 30th, 2010Great way to show off those rulers! Very unique.
I love your halloween bags…
September 30th, 2010Wonderful blog! I’m sure the rulers would be big enough to measure our Columbus Antique Mall- the largest Antique Mall in Wisconsin!
September 30th, 2010Very fun post!~ love the giant marshmallows!! LOL The rulers look very interesting! Thanks for the fun!
September 30th, 2010Hi! I was on a cruise ship this past May and we stopped where your bridge is - I loved that bridge!! How neat is it! I would measure my sewing desk :)
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the chance to win…
JoAnn
I’ve never had fish and chips made from tuna. Your fry sauce sounds good.
September 30th, 2010Love the marshmallow story. I think I would measure Terminal Tower in down town Cleveland
September 30th, 2010From one Astorian to another–this is a great post! Would you believe that I have never eaten at the Bowpicker!!! I just always forget about it. I do love it when out-of-towners refer to it as the “Bo-picker”. I always correct the pronounciation but never admit that I’ve never been there!
September 30th, 2010I love that bridge. Have used it on occasion coming home from the Sisters quilt show. I live on southern Vancouver Island (Victoria). We have marshmallows in our fields as well, but unfortunately, can’t lay claim to marshmallow capital of the world. I have quilting friend who also has only take-out menus. She keeps them in her oven! Thanks for the chance to win the rulers. They’re awesome.
September 30th, 2010Your dill sauce looks yummy. I would really like to win these rulers. So fingers crossed.
September 30th, 2010I’m loving the fun pictures, Monica!
September 30th, 2010Still giggling. And yes Goonies is a good show - brought back a few memories. And simple recipes are always the best.
September 30th, 2010Dill sauce! My husband hates dill. He doesn’t know it’s the secret ingredient in my hamburgers, if he did he’d probably never eat my cooking again!
September 30th, 2010haha, this is funny, and ummmm, i cannot mention what i measured in my town ;o}
September 30th, 2010kidding!!! i would love to win a set of rulers
Love the marshmallows. Since we have so many pumpkins in our town this time of the year maybe I could go measure one of them.
September 30th, 2010The Goonies is one of the best movies ever made, it amazes me when people haven’t seen it. I could measure the African Queen, the boat from the movie, or maybe the Seven Mile Bridge.
September 30th, 2010I enjoyed your post! I live in a very rural area of Georgia, did I say rural? I think that I would measure the peanut fields. :) Thanks for the giveaway.
September 30th, 2010This post cracked me up… I would love to measure the “shoe” home of hte Ohio State Buckeyes….or maybe just the building I live in…. LOVE the rulers
September 30th, 2010Love your pictures! Looks beautiful. I like the way you included the rulers in each shot.
September 30th, 2010I would measure Bridgewater Plaza. A nice shopping area one side of the main bridge that crosses our lake.
Oh my goodness you really made me laugh. Especially about growing marshmallow. Just what exactly were those things anyways. Do you want to know what the biggest bug measures around here. It’s a Palo Verde beetle. They can be 4-6 inches probably bigger - yuck
September 30th, 2010That’s funny not having a recipe to share! lol
September 30th, 2010My what a great idea…I would love to measure the Golden Gate Bridge since I live just a hour away…Thanks for the chance to win….Mary
September 30th, 2010Since the tallest building in my town is the hospital at a whopping 2 stories high, I guess that it would have to be the hospital.=)
September 30th, 2010I love the way you measured everything with those rulers…how clever!! I would have to measure waterfalls…apparently our city is the city of waterfalls, we do have lots…all different sizes, lots to measure!
September 30th, 2010what a fun post
September 30th, 2010well I live in a pretty small town and don’t really know what to measure except the height of my flat
Thanks for the many laughs. I think your town measures up just lovely :)
September 30th, 2010LOVED your blog post……how original!
September 30th, 2010I guess if I were measuring something in my hometown it would be the courthouse..tallest building in town.
I would love to win these rulers….PLRASE throw my name into the give away hat!! thanks yOu!
September 30th, 2010Paulette
Great post! Thanks for the chance to win the rulers and measure things around me.
September 30th, 2010Oh so THIS is where The Happy Zombie is! Finally found you. You have a lot of blog/buttons on your pages. Do you visit themAll?
September 30th, 2010Love your post. what would I measure in my town? The distance of the walking path at the park near me. I’m sure it isn’t a mile around as I was told. How many rulers would I need to do that?
September 30th, 2010Somehow I think that today’s rulers need to be calibrated! How can a giant marshmallow be the same size as a house???
Pick me!!!
September 30th, 2010this is going to sound really bad, but i’m absolutely terrible at measuring fabric accurately, which is probably why i never follow a quilt pattern and always made up my own. thanks for the giveaway, i’d love to get a set of those rulers!
September 30th, 2010Thanks for a great post! Those rulers look great
SheilaC
September 30th, 2010Funny post. Love the no recipe thang.
September 30th, 2010cute post! Great giveaway! I’d measure the OLD Liberty Theatre in our downtown (”downtown” consists of 3 streets) ;D
September 30th, 2010You are too funny girl! Love your blog and I know how I will use those rulers if I win…who knows….it might happen LOL.
September 30th, 2010Thanks for being a stop on the blog hop. I would measure my grandnieces’ heights with the rulers. Know they would enjoy the attention. Self sharpening rulers - innovative idea.
September 30th, 2010Love your blog! I would measure my stash!
September 30th, 2010I really want to visit Astoria now - I never knew it existed before
September 30th, 2010I love your site and also the GIANT marshmellows. :-) Can you imagine the s’mores you could make with those! Wow-your scenery is so pretty. I live in a small town and we have absolutely N-O-T-H-I-N-G to measure but it is kind of a pretty town, just nothing spectacular.
September 30th, 2010I laughed so hard at your post DH wondered what was up! Love the “marshmallow” fields!
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the laughs!
What a fun blog you have! I had to read a few previous posts and recognized your lawn chair quilt from the Moda Bake Shop! Cool! If I could measure something in my town, that would be the Hot and Cold water towers. Yes, really! I’d like to visit your town to try the fresh tuna. Thanks for reviewing the Edge Rulers.
September 30th, 2010Hope a wildfire doesn’t hit your marshmallow fields. Oh the tragedy that would be. Loved the post:)
September 30th, 2010My town has a giant “ear of corn” water tower - I’m sure that it must need measuring!!
September 30th, 2010Thanks for the photos of Astoria! My great-grandparents were married in Astoria, in 1892. They lived in Ilwaco, WA…I guess Astoria was the place to go?? Someday I’d love to visit that whole area.
September 30th, 2010You live in such a beautiful area!
September 30th, 2010I love dill. This is a cool giveaway I appreciate the chance to win.
September 30th, 2010thanks for the tour! I guess I would have to measure the Washington Monument.
September 30th, 2010You have a wonderful sense of humour - just what I needed tonight after a rough day! Hmmm, not much I can think of measuring around here, except maybe, how much more fabric I can hide in my sewing room LOL. Thanks for sharing!!
September 30th, 2010Wow - gotta come see this part of the country! And gotta come back and read some more of this blog! Sure hope to win some rulers, too!! Thanks for sharing!
September 30th, 2010ROFL at your marshmellow field comment. I’ve been to Astoria and climbed the column (sp) Loved your area.
September 30th, 2010Those rulers sounds really awesome.
September 30th, 2010nice way to show the rulers. loved the pictures.
September 30th, 2010What a clever idea to think about measuring things in your town! You live in a beautiful place. Thanks for the fun and inspiration!
September 30th, 2010I live in Huntsville, Alabama, and we are called the Rocket City because of NASA. W have a space museum with a real shuttle and a rocket - that would be huge to measure!
September 30th, 2010That’s an interesting question. I would measure the Bayshore which supposedly has the longest sidewalk in the US. I’m not so sure!!!
September 30th, 2010What an interesting view of these new rulers with the Astoria countryside :-)
September 30th, 2010I especially like the giant marshmallows ~ The dill sauce sounds like one I will have to try.
Thanks for sharing
Debbie in WA
The town of Buffalo lies between two lakes - the lake I live on and Buffalo Lake. I would use one of my new rulers that I win to measure the exact distance between the two lakes!
September 30th, 2010Such an entertaining post! I really got a kick out of your marshmallow field. There really isn’t much right here where I’m at. I live in the lightning capitol of the world (Gulf Side of Florida).
September 30th, 2010I LOVE the Goonies! Take-out is my favorite recipe, too!
September 30th, 2010Cool post, thanks for sharing those “marshmallow” fields, I got a giggle out of that! There is really not much of note in my town, but I would go to Wycheproof where my parents live and measure Mt Wycheproof, it is the smallest registered mountain in the world at 43m tall :)
September 30th, 2010I would love to win - thanks for the chance to win.
September 30th, 2010How fun. Measuring my town would be quite boring unless you want to measure the terra cotta pipes or the ceder planks at the two industrial business we have. I just live in a small town with out much to do :).
September 30th, 2010I live in a wonderful little town with a downtown square that has the county court house with shops all around the opposite sides of the street from the court house. Today they planned Holloween on the Square. The shop owners all dress up and hand out candy. On the grounds around the courthouse they hold games and activities for the kids. I would use a square up ruler to find out how square that old town square really is!
September 30th, 2010That restaurant looks so fun - Wish I were within Fish and Chips range to try it out!
September 30th, 2010Please enter me in the ruler giveaway!
The restaurant sounds delish! I would measure the hospital.
September 30th, 2010I really enjoyed your blog! Thanks for the chance to win the rulers.
September 30th, 2010We have a huge rusty old watering can at the entrance to our town that’s watering a garden of flowers. I’d measure how tall that thing is. I’d love to win those rulers.
September 30th, 2010In my town it’s homecoming week. Guess I’d measure how long the parade is or the football field . Thanks for all the fun you gals are creating on the blog hop. It has been really fun.
janita
abbas@mahaska.org
September 30th, 2010What a great day for pictures in Astoria….I am yearning to get out to Seaside for a weekend! I want to measure Seaman at the Seaside turn around.
September 30th, 2010Fun post, love the way you showed off the rulers.
September 30th, 2010Woo, you are way funny! I truly enjoyed your post, your photos, and I hope you don’t mind that I clicked you as a contact @ Flicker (loved the super-size marshmallows & car plate that I’d say ‘no thanks to’ too).
September 30th, 2010Off the top of my noggin one of my fav places in my part of NC is a ramp between beltlines. As the skinny ramp climbs among & higher than the treetops I’d hold the longest “edge” ruler long-side-up to were the road meets the horizon, visually adding another lane. Ahem, did I say this would be between the treetops? :)
No doubt about it - I would have to measure the Yellow Brick Road that is famous in our small town. People from all over the world have purchased yellow bricks with their names engraved upon them. These bricks are layed in the sidewalks all around the main streets in our town. Lots of people stop to peruse the bricks and see who has been immortalized in the Yellow Brick Road!!
September 30th, 2010Wow! Astoria sounds like a really nice place to be from! Let’s see, if I had one of those rulers (and let’s face it, it will only be a matter of time before I do!) and could measure something in my town, I think I would go down to the Old Methodist columns which have been standing ever since the old (and very beautiful) church burned in 1969.
September 30th, 2010we have a lovely old water tower in my town, I would measure that…I enjoyed your blog, and love those little bags!!!
September 30th, 2010Those rulers were sure worth owning :) Thanks for organising this giveaway.
September 30th, 2010Great blog post!!! Enjoying the blog hop and other uses for the ruler, :>)
September 30th, 2010Size does matter! Love your examples of showing sizes! Fun blog! Oh, and I like your style of cooking!
September 30th, 2010Hmmm…what would I measure? There is a statue of a cow with a dog/fox standing on his back–maybe I’d measure that. Or the Space Needle–although that’s requires a drive downtown.
September 30th, 2010I’ll look for the Fish N Chops place next time I’m driving through Astoria. I wish that would be soon–on my way to Cannon Beach or something! Thanks!
i’d love to win some rulers… i’m keeping my fingers crossed…
September 30th, 2010What a great idea to go around and measure things with the rulers. Love it. Also, Goonies is one of our favorite movies at our house. DH even has a Sloth t-shirt!
October 1st, 2010thanks for wonderful post … :)
October 1st, 2010Your blog made me laugh and gave me a smile for the rest of the day! Love the marshmallows!! Have a great day
October 1st, 2010This really is a fun giveaway–like a food fest blog hop. Love the new use of rulers. I will admist Marshamallows are one of my favorites…good to know you grown mega mallows in Astoria! My rulers are old and tired and these new and clever.
October 1st, 2010I’ll have to measure my kids because they just discovered yardsticks and are measuring everything in sight.
October 1st, 2010The last thing I measured in my town was the distance from my house to the school to see if the kids were in the bus area :)
October 1st, 2010I’m feeling lucky today. What did I measure in my town? Well, my town is very, very small and nothing interesting to measure except field corn, chickens and cows. So, I went to nearby Batavia and measured the circumference of the collider ring at Fermilab National Laboratory. How about that??
October 1st, 2010Wow, great photos! I like the rules even more now after seeing your photos! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
October 1st, 2010Fun photos! I’d start by measuring the new house we’re building - lots to measure there! Then maybe some beautiful fall leaves.
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Love the measuring… must give it a try sometime. Love the look of the rulers, too. Great recipe for tartare sauce. I tend to be a bit inventive, and go by the taste. Smiles from Queensland Gloria
October 1st, 2010Great Post! Loved visiting! And those rulers are to die for:)
October 1st, 2010I love your blog! Thanks for having this contest, it helped me find you.
October 1st, 2010I would measure the James Brown statue downtown Augusta,GA!!! (Couldn’t think of anything else!)
October 1st, 2010First of all… I LOVE your blog. I stumbled upon it from I’m not sure where and I have camped out here. It’s motivated me to get back in to quilting!! I just need to find a good place to buy fabrics (moda’s and yours!).
Anyhoo.. I’m thinking those new rulers would be a great help for my quilting endeavors. I could probably measure the Ogeechee River… or the line at Paula Deen’s restaurant… or the ships that come up the Savannah River!
October 1st, 2010Great Post! I love the tower !
October 1st, 2010What a fun post! Living in San Antonio, Tx…it’s a natural that I’d have to measure the Alamo, and probably one of the barges on the Riverwalk and surely the gate at Sea World…whew!
I know you only asked for one, but there’s sew much to see in our great tourist city.
Thanks.
October 1st, 2010Thanks for the tour of Astoria, I lived down the coast from you for years and have never been there, beautiful place!
October 1st, 2010So much about your blog that I really love! I will be bookmarking and coming back here for sure. I got so wrapped up in the blog I almost forgot I needed to make this comment to be eligible to win! Those bags in your next blog are too cute! I am going to be trying that pattern out for sure. How lucky you are to live in Oregon…I visited there once about 5 years ago and decided that I was really supposed to be living there but someone made a mistake in my life. Maybe one day I will get myself up there. Sorry for the long comment…but your blog ROCKS! Can’t wait to read more. :)
October 1st, 2010Thanks for the tour! How long is that bridge? I’ve got one near me that’s 13 km - exciting the first few crossings, but then… :)
October 1st, 2010Love the tour, love the rulers!
October 1st, 2010Oh my goodness You really did a good job of your blog post and the recipe!! Of course the rulers would be great too
October 1st, 2010Fun photos. I would measure a big coffee pot in my downtown area.
October 1st, 2010I like the marshmallow fields. How are they harvested?
October 1st, 2010You are a HOOT! Loved your tour and especially the marshmallow farm! Makes me want to come visit Oregon!
October 1st, 2010I’d measure Mt. Yonah. I see it every time I drive to town…except on cloudy days when it disappears.
October 1st, 2010I’ve been up and down and up and down the Astoria tower, but those days are over and I may have to do something else when visiting Astoria……..I have a 2 hr. trip from my home in Scappoose to your town. I’ve never seen the marshmallow fields in 45 years of traveling to Astoria! What a surprise! I’m going to consult Wikapedia for sure!
October 1st, 2010Would love to win the rulers. I would love to visit Astoria also. I looks like a great place. I love the ocean.
October 1st, 2010I’m just a hop, skip and jump down the Oregon coast from you, so how about if I measure the Cape Arago lighthouse for you? Lots of lovely things to measure around here, that’s for sure!
October 1st, 2010Thanks for the tour and giveaway!
October 1st, 2010Your blog is a bright spot in my day, today! I’m going to have to add it to my daily reads!
October 1st, 2010What would I measure in my town? Hmmm…the lines at the local Walgreen’s pharmacy maybe (I live in a retirement community).
I loved the tour!
October 1st, 2010Astoria is very pretty. I need to visit places with green once in a while. Maybe the Luxor!? Altitude or the slant height? Anything on the Strip on Vegas would be fun! Let me win some rulers and we will go on tour. :)
October 1st, 2010love your tour and love your blog. your pictures were fabulous!
October 1st, 2010Thank you for doing such a great giveaway!
October 1st, 2010Please let me win those rulers - I sooo badly need some! :)
October 1st, 2010Love the post. Love the rulers.
October 1st, 2010Love the measuring adventures you three have been up to! And the giant marshmallows, too, too funny. :-)
Cynthia
October 1st, 2010Living in Las Vegas I could measure the world…the pryamids, a castle, New Yorks skyline, Ancient Roman Palace, the Eiffel tower…oh the list goes on and on!
October 1st, 2010Very cute!!! Love all of the great pictures.
October 1st, 2010Do you think if they rolled your marshmellows in coconut they’d be called “haystacks?” You are absolutely funny, funny, funny and I thank you for that! If (when) I when the rulers, I’ll have to measure our UofM Grizzly Bear.
October 1st, 2010I looove the Goonies, I have seen it about 50 times. so glad I’m not the only goonie fanatic.
October 2nd, 2010I loved your post. So clever.
October 2nd, 2010I’d measure my grandkids as they are doubling in height before my very eyes!
October 2nd, 2010Love dill! Will have to try your recipe…and love fish too growing up in a Seafood Business Family.
Those rulers look awesome. I’d love to be owner of a complete set of rulers instead of my hodge-podge collection. Easy to read markings and that self-sharpening edge for the rotary cutter who can beat that! What a great idea!
I love your pictures!
October 2nd, 2010Loved on the pictures! :)
October 2nd, 2010I have always loved following your site. Such great projects.
October 2nd, 2010I love your blog - it is very cheerful and fun!! Thanks for the chance to win those awesome rulers - they are revolutionary!
October 2nd, 2010Loved your stories and the measuring of things really neat ! I need to add you to my followers! I would also love the rulers !
October 2nd, 2010updating my I so all match on this hop
October 2nd, 2010I have missed you! new computer and new bookmarks will keep me laughing again..
October 2nd, 2010I love your blog and have followed it for awhile. Thanks for taking the time to do such a great job.
October 2nd, 2010Cute post…love the photos. I have enjoyed the blog hop and those rulers…let me just say that they could improve my quilting greatly!!
October 2nd, 2010I’d love to measure my favorite submarine sandwich!
October 2nd, 2010oh Monica, you crack me up! Marshmallow fields? LOL!! Now really, what are those things? Wrapped hay bails? Hahah! Too cute!
What would I measure? I would measure my list of the blogs that I follow. Not sure if one of those rulers is big enough, but i’d love to give it a go! LOL!
xo
October 2nd, 2010I just love the marshmallows growing wild there. I’ll bet the who town smals good.
October 2nd, 2010This has been a good blog hop and I cxan’t wait to try the rulers.
Lois
This is quite the loot of rulers!! Just like Christmas, even more so if I was to win the loot.
October 2nd, 2010I think I’d have to measure up Mt. Rainier
October 2nd, 2010Love the Goonies. But, boy was that a long time ago! Love to win these rulers too :)
October 2nd, 2010I don’t live in a town, but I’d measure the rice fields or the harvester! :)
October 2nd, 2010We have a really tall flagpole with a really big flag. It would definitely take the big, long ruler to measure it.
October 2nd, 2010Those fish & chips have to be fabulous. My fish & chips here come from Long John Silvers…guess they are OK but bet not as good as Bowpickers. fun reading your blog.
October 2nd, 2010I think I’d have to measure the statue of Mr. Peanut in downtown Suffolk at the Planter’s plant. I hope I win rules to do that!
October 2nd, 2010I love your recipe ( and the marshmallow fields too VBG) and the rulers look great. Quilters do come up with the neatest tools. Thanks for the opportunity to win the rulers.
October 2nd, 2010Regards,
Anna
The absolute best part of the Goonies is Chunk spilling his guts over all the terrible things he’s ever done. “And then in third grade …” It never gets old. Goonies rule!
October 2nd, 2010Loved your post-can’t stop laughing! I always enjoy Astoria-great place.
October 2nd, 2010That is too funny! Thank you for giving me some ideas for pictures! :-)
October 2nd, 2010Your blog is a hoot!! What a neat way to show off the rulers. Thanks!
October 2nd, 2010Wow! Size does really matter. I am sure these rulers help to cut the correct size. Thanks for the blog hop.
October 2nd, 2010Fantastic ew rulers. I got a chance to see one at our local quilt shop, the owner had some and they look wonderful. I have loved all the web sites to visit.
October 2nd, 2010I’ll go eat take-out with you!!! Who needs recipes anyway!
October 2nd, 2010You are the funniest! Now I have a hankering for marshmallows and rulers. lol :)
October 2nd, 2010What creative pics!
October 2nd, 2010I love pictures, I love rulers, and I love fish and chips. This was great reading for me! Thanks!
October 2nd, 2010Thanks for the info about Astoria. If these rulers can handle measuring a town they must be great for measuring and cutting fabric.
October 2nd, 2010I’ve been to most of those landmarks in Astoria! Somehow, I missed the marshmallow fields, though. Guess we’ll have to go back and look for them…
October 2nd, 2010Thanks for the recipe, sounds great! I love dill, too! And thanks for the chance to win the rulers!
October 2nd, 2010I would love to try the new rulers. Enter me please.
October 2nd, 2010Great pics. Love the marshmellow fields. I think I’d measure the melons in our town.
October 3rd, 2010Love that size does matter! Great rulers and blog hop!
October 3rd, 2010I live fairly close and am pretty excited to have some fish and chips my next trip to Astoria! Love this area! I finally was able to make it to the top of the column and then couldn’t force myself out the door! Way to high. I’ll measure the old apple tree!
October 3rd, 2010Here’s my comment. I love the rulers and fish and chips. I’m with you on the take out menus. I don’t cook. I once conviced a HS peer spagehtti grew on trees in Italy. LOL She believed it.
October 3rd, 2010Love that the rulers were along for the photo shoot. They can certainly get lonely left alone in the sewing room. Here’s hoping they got some inspiration during the trip. FYI - love your blog. I’ve been a subscriber for quite sometime.
October 3rd, 2010Thanks for the chance to win!
October 3rd, 2010Would love to win those neat rulers. Enjoyed your blog. Thanks for the chance to win them.
October 3rd, 2010YAY! Thanks for the chance to win!! I’ve been having so much fun with this giveaway!
October 3rd, 2010Bowpickers sounds fabulous. Thanks for a fun post and a chance to win!!!
October 3rd, 2010It’s been many years since Steve and I made our trip through Astoria. We loved the bridge and went to the column. However I didn’t have the right shoes on and decided to stop climbing the circular stairs. Oh but now I wish that I had known about the fabulous sounding Bowpicker. Will definitely have to check that out if we’re ever in the area again. We’re always on the lookout for small mom & pop delicious eateries. :-)
October 4th, 2010Monica, I’m with you on the Rice Krispie bars. In fact, recently I bought graham crackers and Hershey bars to get a free bag of marshmallows. But I knew I had Rice Krispie bards at home, so I didn’t need to use them for S’Mores.
I think these rulers would be wonderful for me. The no slip part as well as the sharpening part. I have arthritis in both hands, and in addition my left hand is in a splint for three more months, hoping nature will heal what is maybe a cracked wrist bone (fell 4/1) so keeping enough pressure on the ruler to keep it from slipping is a challenge sometimes. I have little bits of stick on sandpaper on the bottom of the edges of my most used rulers. So see if you can influence the magic random number generator to pop up my number(s). I’m out of characters or I’d
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October 6th, 2010Very creative post!
October 13th, 2010I love seeing how your town “measures up.”