Warcraft with Trixie
I couldn’t help taking these pictures of my adorable cat, Trixie, helping Rob play Warcraft. Grrrrrrr.
Embroidered Dish Towel
I embroidered this hand towel for one of my fellow Leo’s Birthday Present. I’m not sure exactly, but I think it needs a pair!
Porcini Baby Bella Rice
Erin’s new recipe for Porcini Baby Bella Rice is awesome! Generally Porcini mushrooms are used in risotto, but here’s a more flexible, lighter version using jasmine rice and white truffle oil. (Makes 4-6 servings)
Vintage iPhone Wallpapers
One of the first things I did when I bought my Blackberry Pearl was created a whole series of wallpapers made from pictures of actual vintage wallpaper. (You can see these wallpapers by clicking here.) Well, I upgraded to the iPhone on Saturday. And once again, I created a whole series of vintage wallpapers to help anyone coordinate their iPhone […]
Savannah for Birthdays
This past weekend, I travelled south to Savannah to have a Leo Birthday celebration with Claire McKay (August 4), Erin (Aug 11), Erin’s Mom (Taurus), Lisa (Aquarius), Grace (Aquarius), and me (Aug 1). We had a fabulous time. For dinner we went to Garibaldi’s AND IT WAS AWESOME! After dinner we went to a club and did a lot of […]
Kansas He-Man Pot Roast
I don’t like to do much cooking in the summer that doesn’t involve a grill. However, this pot roast uses a slow cooker and is easy to make. If you don’t think of it as the perfect summer food, let this be a prelude to the autumn that lies before us.
Now Collecting…Franciscan Radiance
I love going thrifting on a Saturday morning. Junk stores, thrift shops, yard sales, and flea markets hold the promise of treasure, and most of the fun is had during the hunt. Up until now, my main collections have been owls and tacky landscapes. Alas, my apartment is full of both of these items, and until Rob and I actually […]
Imperial Moth Friend
Rob and I met this very showy lady this past weekend. She was there, beside our door, Saturday morning and she didn’t leave until Saturday night. Very impressive look. More information about the Imperial Moth, aka Eacles imperialis, can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eacles_imperialis
Camping at Taw Caw
This past weekend, Erin, Jesse, Duke (the German Shepherd), Rob, and I went camping at Taw Caw Campground at Lake Marion. Although initially we were worried about the weather, the heat, and bugs; all our worries proved to be unfounded. We had a blast camping at Taw Caw. We were the only tent campers there, but we had a campsite […]
Found Object #7 – Leucothans: Unknown Marine Animals
I wrote this paper for Marine Biology class; it was turned in on 5-20-94, according to the cover. That would have made me a 15 year old sophomore. After re-reading the paper, I surmised that the topic was our favorite marine animal. For some reason, I didn’t go with an actual existent marine animal, and instead made up one. That […]
Kitchen Silliness
Last night while Kalli and I were waiting on dinner, we made this awesome installation on the kitchen bar. We used paper towels, loquat seeds, a dog treat, green post-its, potato chips, dark chocolate hershey’s kisses, and the ant that was on top of my wedding cake (in lieu of the glass ant that got thrown away). It’s a pretty […]
Found Object #6 – Chinese Barf Bag
During my first year at Duke, one of my dear friends (David) took a trip to China with a Duke vocal group. He brought me back these souvenirs: Barf bag from Air China, my own personal little red book, and some Chinese currency. He also crocheted me my favorite hat ever on the airplane trip over there. I wore that […]
LOL Cats
I caught Texas & Trixie posing some this weekend. But I can’t think of any captions….Well I can, but they all start and end with “OH. HAI.” Anyone have any ideas?