foible and folly

foible and folly

a whimsical or extravagant structure built to serve as a conversation piece

  • village people

    Tonight I am going to spend time with a couple of girls I’ve known for many years, in the sort of way that there is comfort and ease in each others’ company no matter how long it’s been since we’ve been together. No need to put on a show; I’ll probably wear my soft pants […]

    Chris

    February 28, 2014
    bits and pieces
  • the way back

    I posted this status on Facebook a while ago: “Sometimes I still feel like that girl that used to wonder around downtown in the 80’s with a camera, having coffee and a cigarette outside the old Nordstrom. Life was good then.”  It was so easy then. No doubt there were struggles of some sort, but […]

    Chris

    February 20, 2014
    bits and pieces
  • just right

    You guys. We did it. So, yeah. The days of endless projects and prep are over. I survived and lived to tell about it. Thanks for your kind words here and on Facebook about my last post. You guys are the best. And in other news, I just saw the before photos of the kitchen – […]

    Chris

    December 1, 2013
    bits and pieces, home
  • giving thanks

    It will come as no surprise to many of you that I like a good party. I like to go to them and give them. I am particular and controlling and bossy about my parties. I like the planning and the cooking and the eating and the friends who come. In early October, I decided […]

    Chris

    November 26, 2013
    bits and pieces
  • what i want to be when i grow up

    Hi, friends. Been a while. I hope all is well in your world. Nothing of substance to complain about over here, but I will admit to some mysterious aches and pains that have plagued me in recent months. Due in part to overuse and just plain getting old, I’m afraid.  I’ve been for some PT […]

    Chris

    October 12, 2013
    bits and pieces, fit
  • picklelicious

    Thanks to Darrin and Amanda, I found myself in possession of a Mezza Luna Farms box of veggies last week. Among the goodies was a pickling cucumber and a GIGANTIC Japanese cucumber. I do not exaggerate. Clearly, something had to be done.  Something of the briny variety. I used Ted Allen’s Refrigerator Pickle brine times […]

    Chris

    August 12, 2013
    food, garden
    pickles
  • missing

    One day, about six months ago, I was signing The Girl Child up for a two week stint at Camp Colman, where she spent two weeks last year and had a great time. I wanted The Boy Child to go this year, too. He’s never been, and as it was such a great experience and […]

    Chris

    August 1, 2013
    home
    camp
  • a walk in the park

    So far this summer the weather in Seattle has been ridonculous – barely a rainy day in sight. It’s a little spooky, actually. Despite this, my kids have spent an insane amount of time in front of a screen of some sort. Yesterday, I’d had enough. I laid down the law – it was Family […]

    Chris

    July 22, 2013
    misc
    discovery park
  • rhubarb coffee cake

    As is typical for any spring/summer weekend in Seattle before July 5th, it has been pissing down rain for days now. Mother Nature cares not that it’s a 3 day weekend or that people in other parts of the country are enjoying BBQ’s and sunshine on this holiday. Which means that I was left with […]

    Chris

    May 27, 2013
    food
    cake, rhubarb
  • almost but not quite

    I am a shy person. This will come as a shock to some people, I am sure. But they will be the ones who don’t know me well, who don’t see the effort it takes to go outside myself. Some people mistake shy for aloof or intimidating. Really, it is just another layer of defense.  […]

    Chris

    May 7, 2013
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