Posted in life on September 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve talked about Mighty Leaf teas here more than once, so you can imagine my delight when they sent me two of their new teas to sample.
Organic Detox Infusion is composed of a mysterious blend of herbs, which the package promises include basil and mint. Indeed, the aroma and taste of this tea speak [...]
Posted in life on September 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Summer is officially over–and in a week I’ll be heading to the Caribbean for a much-anticipated vacation. It seemed that the right thing to do, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of my first dinner party in this town, was to throw another, Caribbean-themed party. Right on!
Passionfruit, dragonfruit, another unknown fruit that nobody tried
Papaya, starfruit, mango
The [...]
Posted in life on September 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Knitting! Knitting knitting knitting knitting knitting!
Cascade 220! 220 220 220 220 220!
Brooklyntweed! Brooklyntweed Brooklyntweed Brooklyntweed Brooklyntweed Brooklyntweed!
Habitat! Habitat habitat habitat habitat habitat!
It must be Fall, if such cabley goodness is dropping off my needles. Ohhhh, it needs a tweed jacket and mittens and a huge cup of steaming hot coffee, doesn’t it? I think it [...]
Posted in life on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jared Flood is a rare bird in the world of knitting–he’s a man, and he knits. He also designs. He also has heavenly taste in yarn and design, and he also takes super-pretty pictures. He’s also relatively prolific. All of these things together make him, in my mind, probably the top knitting blogger who is [...]
Posted in life on September 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today I’m packing leftovers from my “Mexican Mess”. There’s chicken and black beans and rice, flavored with all kinds of wonderful stuff including two varieties of chili powder. There’s peppers and onions cooked until they caramelize. There’s a garden-fresh tomato. There’s sour cream, and cheese, and homemade guacamole (mmm!). The least wonderful thing here [...]
Posted in life on September 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
For a long time, I had two cake stands. One had a dome, and was occasionally used to display cakes or, in one of my more creative and reckless moments, as a centerpiece stuffed with glass Christmas ornaments. The other didn’t have a dome, and sits by my stove and keeps my cooking oils and [...]
Posted in life on September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m still here! Really!
Life has just been happening, you know. Lots of un-photogenic stuff and lots of helping other people do their stuff–and I feel a bit weird about photographing other people’s stuff. Anyway, here’s a pile of dish cloths that I’ve been crocheting out of cotton yarn. Aren’t they awfully cheerful?
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