I was surfing along minding my business when I came across Self-Stitched September. I accepted that sometimes, yes, that I am a joiner and spontaneously signed up to participate in this online event. I have said that every day in September 2010, I will wear an article of clothing or accessory that I made. I… Continue reading Self-Stitched September
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CSA: Week 1
I joined a CSA this year, something I have thought about in the past. Some friends had done this with Needle-Lane Farms, which I kept wanting to call Pine Needle Farms, and I followed suit. Today I picked up my first delivery. I am very excited. My goal here is not to waste any of… Continue reading CSA: Week 1
T-shirts
Like everyone else you know, I have accumulated far too many t-shirts in the last few years. In my recent attempts to get myself in order I was forced to acknowledge that I just have too many of them. Seriously, I don’t even store them with my other clothes. Well, not exactly. I keep them… Continue reading T-shirts
Home
One of the things I have been working on in the last 7 months is really trying to turn my apartment into “home.” As soon as I type that out it seems contrived and hokey. It is one of those sentences that makes me think, what does that mean?, when I read it elsewhere. I… Continue reading Home
And who thought this was a good idea
I was taking stock of my goals and see which ones still look reasonable. The one that I am thinking (obsessing?) about right now is my goal to try 100 new recipes. This is one that I would be most proud of if I could accomplish it. But I am a wee bit behind. So,… Continue reading And who thought this was a good idea
Moist
Right outside my apartment building is the drain for the parking lot. I hadn’t paid much attention to this in the past having moved in the fall and missed spring rain. Well, let’s just say I am glad that I bought rain boots this year. Let’s also say that this is a serious amount of… Continue reading Moist
BBA Challenge: English Muffins
Recently I was sitting at my table when The Bread Baker’s Apprentice stared back at me. It wondered why I had turned my back on it after such a promising start. It reminded me of the good times we had shared. The answer was that I am determined to go through this book in order,… Continue reading BBA Challenge: English Muffins
I’m In Love With a Poet
And I admit that I have a bit of a problem with my tendency toward hyperbole. But thanks to Barrelhouse, which I recently discovered, I also found the object of my hyperbolic love: Erica Miriam Fabri. Recently, at a meeting of my writing group, one of the writers said (and this is my paraphrasing) that… Continue reading I’m In Love With a Poet
President Monroe
I don’t know what it was about this biography, The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness, but every time I picked it up, something about it made me think, “Oh, James Monroe is so cute.” And then I followed it up with a sigh. This biography made me realize just… Continue reading President Monroe
Breakfast Pizza
Well, it actually turned out to be breakfast pizza, then leftover pizza. And then, with remaining ingredients, I made a very similar dinner pizza. I found the recipe here.