I've thought that these tiny houses were very cool for awhile. The man who stated the company gives you a tour of his tiny house. It's great to be able to see what one actually looks like inside.

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Living in southern California has prompted me to think about water in a whole new way from what I have been used to in the water-abundant Pacific Northwest. I now think about drought and how I am going to keep my plants watered living in a desert. What does it mean to me to live in a city that ships most of its water hundreds of miles away from ( Read more... )

So goodbush hates to take walks. Hates it with a passion. But I finally figured out how to get her to go on walks with me! I go for a walk and she borrows her brother's skateboard and practices skateboarding. No complaining, just big grins! We catch little snippets of conversation as she alternately zooms by me or waits for me to catch up ( Read more... )

Didn't really work. I'd like to try it again, tweak it, see what changes.

Planting planting planting and planting some more. We're about 3/4 of the way through planting our garden. The first half is coming up nicely, we already have garlic and onion sprouts, chamomile, and basil. Still waiting for the carrots, sage, and chives to come up. Yesterday we planted turnips, fennel, radishes, and lettuce and decided to stop ( Read more... )

I have discovered a deep new-found respect for Gloria Steinem. This is hands-down absolutely the best paper I've read about the election to date. I don't know whether I will vote for Clinton or Obama in the California primary (although I better decide soon!), but I certainly would vote for Steinem if she were running after reading this article. You ( Read more... )

... there are lots of lovely things including a friendly corner store that hearkens back to a bygone age. There is your typical corner store stuff - canned food, candy, soda, booze, etc. There are also wonderful 7 day candles (and little half-sized 3.5 day candles). There is a rack filled with sewing supplies. And there are some fresh fruits and ( Read more... )

Wow. Just, wow. It's been really hard these past couple of days hearing about all of the violence in Kenya. Today, a Kenyan newspaper made the first comment that compared this nightmare to the genocide in Rwanda. I keep waiting and hoping and praying that the violence will subside. Who knows? Maybe it will, or maybe it will explode ( Read more... )

( Cut for pictures (for real this time!) )

Awhile ago, I checked out the Confetti Cakes book from the library with a burning ambition.

( The results please )