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brothers from another mother
25 years ago this weekend I went away to college at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. Freshmen got to go a week early, to get acclimated and meet people – Preview Week, they called it. So I loaded up all my worldly possessions into my friend Amy’s ancient Suburban and our moms took us off…
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nineteen
One lazy day in July 1987, I crashed my bike on a gravel alleyway in Ellensburg, embedding some blood and rocks in my knee and hand. This was a convenient excuse to ask my cute new neighbor for some first aid. As they say, one thing led to another – he was my first and…
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end-of-summer
Wrapping up a chaotic August – 2 trips and 2 birthdays, and not much time to spend in the yard. The weather has also been a bit chaotic – some days of hot, but mostly kinda cool. Hence some tomato ripening issues – Luckily some of the smaller ones have had enough sun! This was…
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birth of a quilt
When it comes to big events where a gift is required, I tend to go for handmade things. Collages, stitchery of some sort, quilts. As was the case of a certain recent Bar Mitzvah. When I heard it was a Godzilla theme, I thought “how great if I could find Godzilla fabric and make a…
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little things vs. the big picture
Time is speeding by at an alarming rate, so much going on. There’s been some serious buckling down, trying to get things done while maintaining some semblance of sanity (pretty sure I’m failing at the sane part, given the starting point). So many little details that make up the big deal things. I wonder if…
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where does the time go
Today is August 4th, which is unbelievable to me. Due partly to the fact that our summer has been less summery than usual, even for Seattle. We’ve had one heat wave, and have been wearing sweaters the rest of the time. Every summer starts out with grand plans of fun things to do and eat…
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cherry jubilee
Finally I can check an item off my to-do list! Since last winter when reading David Lebowitz’s blog, I’ve been wanting to make brandied cherries. Alas, fresh cherries are hard to come by in winter. But Saturday at the U District Farmers’ Market I picked up 3 pounds of Bing beauties. Luckily the cherry guy…
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july garden
Well, it seems I have managed to keep a few things growing, despite our forever-lasting spring and wacky hot days last week. Poor plants must be thoroughly confused. There are still a few babies in pots, mainly the ones meant for the shady side that is still weed-infested, and a red contorted filbert that sorely…
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sweetness
Today was jam day. The strawberries have been insanely good so far, so today the Boy Child and I went to the U District Farmers Market and scored these beauties. It’s funny how many people are scared to can/preserve things. It’s really not that hard. I’ve done pickled green green beans, spiked apple butter and…
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first day of REAL summer
Against the wishes of my entire family, who would prefer to spend the first real day of summer glued to a screen of some sort, I dragged them to Green Lake, Jack included. And my new camera, though I must confess to still needing to practice with the manual. At some point I switched the…
foible and folly
a whimsical or extravagant structure built to serve as a conversation piece
foible and folly 