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On Jenny Craig and we’re down 69.8 lbs & 64 lbs

Hey.... down 69.8 lbs for me....looookin' good!Well, we went in for our weekly ‘weigh in’ at Jenny Craig and although I have only dropped only a pound in the last two weeks, I have lost 69.8 lbs in total since the beginning of December!

Laura has also done an excellent job…. dropping 64 lbs on a much smaller frame. However, this is the weight that she has lived most of her life … and I think she’s feeling good to be back in familiar territory.

‘Evil’ daughter Karen has been sending wonderful pictures of food and fun from South Africa and all I can say is… yummy!

My daughter Kristin is no better, she is constantly telling me how yummy her Starbucks Chocolate Coffee grande’ carmel latte’ expresso with creamy foamy delicioso whatever is. I really don’t need to know this. She uses some sort of toffee bar as a swizzle stick! sheeeesh!

In any event, laura and I have dropped a long way in the direction of our final goal weight and it feels great!

Have a yummy day!

Roger Freberg

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Birthday “Gooseducken”!

why couldn't it be... eat as much as YOU want?

In our family, and for very special occasions, we will often fix one of these bird-within-a-bird meals! Karla had requested a chicken within a duck within a goose for her birthday…. hmmm… I don’t think this is on my diet.

It’s not all that hard to prepare once you’ve done it a few times. First you debone completely the chicken and duck… I also remove the skin. Secondly you debone the goose leaving the wings, leg and skin. Spread out & season the meat and add the stuffing between each layer of bird. Wrap.

I used a different type of stuffing for each bird… more or less what is typical… but always with a twist.

This is a delicious meal… but as they say… “some assembly required”.

Happy Birthday, Karla!

Dad

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Happy Birthday Karla!

Karla the bossy foxHappy Birthday Karla!

Karla’s birthday is today… and everyone has worked very hard to ensure that Karla’s Birthday is something special. After all, Karla made long and complete lists. hmmmm

The feast will begin with a “Goose-ducken”… something like a Turducken or an Ostriducken… but with a goose. Karla loves these bird within a bird type meals.

A traditional birthday cake and a day of ‘shopping’ has been planned… so a pretty nice day has been planned.

Karla can be a little ‘bossy’… she wanted to write my blog… but naaaaah!

To Karla’s credit, she has done a wonderful job for the family with her art and animations for our various sites… and it has given us a lot of smiles and laughs over the years.

Happy Birthday, Karla,

Love,

Dad

 

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Fragrance 101 — Perfume for Beginners

Aaaaah... the joys of fragrance, it's transports us somewhere very specialFirst, I claim no rare  expertise … I am just a fan with a long time interest in fragrances. Nevertheless, recently, I was ‘asked’ by my wife to discuss the sense of ‘smell’ in her “Sensation & Perception” class.

The problem — for me — was not in teaching as I have taught university classes before . The challenge was to take a mountain of information and distill (no pun intended) it all into something that the students would find interesting and — possibly — enjoyable.

Taking a subject you love and creating a spark then a flame of interest is always a challenge…. especially among young American males, of which a few were in attendance.

The world of fragrance is one of analogy… and it was with the use of analogy that I put together a brief — at least to me — presentation within 2 hours.

To do it right, I thought we needed a demonstration. I located aromatherapy jars containing various mysteries and paired them with 4 of Guerlain’s wonders and asked the students to discover which came from which. After all, you can’t shove some perfume under someone’s nose and ask them what’s in it… you must provide a reference point. This is where aromatherapy essentials come in.

Which contained Ylang Yang? Sandalwood? Jasmine? I was surprised how well they did. Top marks all around.

It is important to put perfume in context of societal norms of the times. How did fragrances develop through history culminating in the Designer fragrances of today? 

Lastly and most importantly, I was able to acquire samples of a few current products for the students to take home… some Armani for men and some Juicy Couture for women … and for the most adventurous and fortunate some of Frederick Malle’s collection to explore.

I enjoyed myself…

Here are a few links for fun!

Karen Freberg’s Links on Perfume!
the American Society of Perfumers
Fifi Award!
Grasse’s Perfume Museum
House of Guerlain
Luca Turin’s Guide!

Roger Freberg