Brent is out of town this week at OrganCon, so more woodturning time for me. I didn't even stop for supper last night ( Read more... )

I've been trying to do as much woodturning as possible in preparation for applying to Strange Folk. I have also been doing a lot of photography and website stuff (badger and mushroom websiteI took Friday off because I had plans to go to the International Wood Collector's Society picnic out at a sawmill near Grafton on Saturday. I didn't end up ( Read more... )

My salwar kameez for the AJ wedding spectacular arrived today. The seller only had a size 40 as their biggest size but I decided to take a chance on it. I have a 43" bust, so that was a pretty risky move ( Read more... )

I need more time to read and/or listen to books. I am currently more than obsessed with Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. I finished the first book in the trilogy on Wednesday I'm about 1/4 of the way through the second book and I keep looking up spoilers online because it's driving me nuts not knowing what's going to happen ( Read more... )

We went furniture shopping to look for new living room furniture this past weekend. The yellow sofas are in terribly sad shape, with cat scratches, a gray tinge, and busted zippers on two of the cushions. I think they have lasted pretty well considering they're 12 years old, but it's time for new ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I've posted. In the meantime, here are some things I've been doing.

• Went to Texas for a week to visit family and came back with a carload full of clocks and crystal. I need to have a party to use the fancy fruit dish. The house is very noisy with two clocks that chime the hour and tick loudly.
• I'm working through the 2012 ( Read more... )

I made a very good from scratch pie crust last night when I went down to make quiche and realized we didn't have any of the pre-made kind. It took a bit longer than I'd prefer, but it turned out wonderfully flaky and delicious.

Thank you Mark Bittman.

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I'm off from now til Jan 2. Yay.

Not going to spend a lot of time writing now, but I did want to post that I'm terribly excited about some baking for the upcoming weekend. I'll be making a buche de noel with meringue mushrooms, and peanut brittle. Delightful holiday treats.

It's up to Brent to find a Père Noël figurine for the log.

I just finished Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. Robin recommended it earlier this summer and it took me a while to get past all the library books I had on hold so I could get to it ( Read more... )