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January 2010

Kitchen Gardening: Garden Fever Has Begun!

The sap is running.  It's not spring yet.  This is midwinter for most of us (except for Simply Belinda and a very few others who... Read more »

Baking For The Picky Bairn

I've been baking lately.  I am  tired of my kid eating so much packaged crap.  (I've been tired of it for a long time)  I... Read more »

Favorite Things: Citrus In The Mail

Gifts wrapped in newspaper always seem more precious to me than those wrapped in fine expensive papers.  It seems like the offerings come on the... Read more »

Tired Trends and the Kitchen Cabinets

Aren't the candy canes a nice touch?  It makes my cupboard look staged.  That was one super scary cabinet full of secrets and guests and... Read more »

My House Is My Mind

There is a fierce wind blowing outside.  I think this whole day has been working up to a gale force push across the valley. ... Read more »

The Weight of Thought and Other Curiosities

Viewed 100 feet from my house:  person rigorously washing their car in the rain.  Pressure hose on giant gas guzzling truck.    Funny thing about rain... Read more »

Burlap: love it or hate it?

Over at Pam's place there was a recent discussion about the increasingly popular use of burlap in crafts.  Many many people commented and nearly every... Read more »

Favorite Things: Washed Up On The Sand

I love the beach.  Not warm beaches.  Not sunny beaches full of bikinis and tropical drinks and "blond" people and big boobs and muscles... Read more »

Alias Marathon

What you know may kill you and what you don't know you know may get you tortured, but what you know you don't know and... Read more »

Favorite Things: The Golden Teapot

I've been giving a lot of thought to the balance of things.  Because I am without a doubt a person who was coded without a... Read more »

Where's My Red Corvette And The Naked Model?

I'm 40 years old today.  The popular thing to do on a fortieth birthday is to prove you are having your midlife crisis (such... Read more »

Putting The Matches Away

Looking for the matches in case there are any other bridges I feel like burning, I realize that I have failed to appreciate the... Read more »

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