– How good does that pizza look? It was really, really good. I made it on a whim, using Bisquick + salt + garlic powder + oregano + thyme + milk to make the crust, which I rolled out reeeeally ...
I think my camera might be stuck on the ‘dramatic lighting’ setting, don’t you? Seriously, what’s up with the moody atmosphere, sandwich? (Okay, the sun had just gone behind s...
– Don’t you wish I’d update more? I wish I would update more. (I guess you wish that if I’m lucky. You might have just given up on me.) I’ll tell you this: Being sick an...
– Blah. I was going to write a new post last night, but I’ve been sick the past few days — a horrible, congested, cloudy sort of sick. And then I got one of those awful, mysteriousl...
– As you probably know (because I like to mention it), I’m a fairly accomplished sandwich maker. I’m judging this based on the fact that other people’s (delis’) sandwich...
– I’d noticed Beany sitting on the radiator several times lately, so I put a rug on top for her. Booty used to love lying up there, too, but this is the first time Beany’s used it f...
This is my new favorite photo of Henny. We went up to the cabin this week, for some cold air and solitude. My parents’ dogs have lots of half-chewed toys up there, which Henny helped herself to...
– I made another batch of cheater granola, this time with some packets of berry instant oatmeal that I wasn’t crazy about. For a time, I was really into these packets as a quick snack, bu...
Rob and I went to my parents’ cabin this past weekend. It’s been unseasonably warm here, and there’s hardly any snow on the ground. Luckily, the view was still pretty, and I canR...
Birdy, despite sometimes seeming a little shortchanged in the smarts department, has a pretty good memory. For example, she knows now that there’s a mouse in the iPad, so now she’s always...
Two awesome things I accomplished in 2011: I finished reading 42 books and I didn’t buy any new clothes (mostly). There were a few exceptions with that second goal, including the proviso that I...
It’s the first day of 2012, but I have one last 2011 book post to give you, so here it goes. In December, I finished six books: Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics, Ormond Aebi’s T...
Ah, the end of the year. I’ve been tidying and cleaning these past few days, trying to get things organized after my birthday/Christmas, so the house will be nice for 2012 (or the first few day...
– Whew. I hope you had some nice holidays, if you chose to celebrate any of them. Along with lots of presents, I also came home with a pineapple and other leftover produce from the Christmas Ev...
Look at my cake! I thought I would try something that wasn’t a layer cake this year, and I’m so glad I did. I love the idea of rolled cakes, but store-bought versions always seem to disap...
-- Happy Thanksgiving Eve! I made two batches of (differently spiced) seitan sausages to bring to my uncles tomorrow. I always use this recipe from Susan, and its gotten good reactions from vegetaria...
I was thinking the other day about all the stuff that Henny has learned in the last year, especially the stuff that I havent actively taught her (like sit and down). When I got her she was pretty muc...
-- Ive been running my grandma (my dads mom) on more errands lately, and she always does her grocery shopping at Byerlys, which is fancier than the supermarket I usually go to. They have a really ama...
Winter-Time Paper Farm! Ahh! Finally, after almost two years of intending to create another paper house pattern download, Ive done it. I knew I didnt want to just make more houses, so I decided on a ...
Three things that Henny has done/learned in the past couple of days: -- She figured out what Do you want to come up here? means when Im sitting (working) on the guest bed. She cant get up on her own,...
YOUGUYSYOUGUYSYOUGUYS! Do you know how excited I am about my new Christmas tree? YES, YOU DO, BECAUSE OF ALL THE CAPS. As an early birthday/Christmas gift, my mom gave me a gift card so I could buy t...
-- My grandma and I were having lunch several weeks ago, when I mentioned that I really like old linens. So when I took her to the hairdressers the next week, shed pulled together a big bag of stuff ...
This was an A+ weekend. Good stuff, all around. Friday evening, after Id returned to my house and gone to the supermarket, I made a cheesecake. Because my mom is the cheesecake queen, Ive only tried ...
-- I will admit that this is a pretty good view to look out at in the morning. I mean, not that a Minneapolis alleyway isnt also the kind of picturesque setting that inspires lofty goals, but theres ...
Heres Henny in her Halloween costume. I had a few ideas, but I wound up going with the easiest option. (For the record, my two favorite other ideas were A Bigger Dog or a grey cat, so shed fit in wit...
Something horrible* happened -- I ran out of Kashi GoLean. Its what I eat for breakfast every morning, and Im actually a little obsessive about buying it; I usually buy some whenever Im at the superm...
Whats up with being sick? Im really lucky in that I dont get colds very often -- the last time was over a year ago. Its because I dont work in an office of people, I suppose (blech, people!), but I w...
Yesterday was Hennys one-year anniversary of coming to live with me. She had been rescued from a puppy mill over Labor Day weekend 2010, after three years of life as a breeder. I have no idea what he...
-- I get pangs of longing for Germany all the time, but never as much as I do this time of year. The Frankfurt Book Fair was last week, and I wasnt able to attend, but I think my body (or maybe just ...
Oh, all right, Ill post an update on this here blog thing. I dont think Ive been up to very much lately, though. I spent my weekend reading and prepping the south side of the house for painting. Here...
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