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September 2006
Local Woman Suffocated By Her Own Mail
I'm pretty sure it multiplies in the night. I know it walks around the room. I have proof. But I'm not at liberty to tell... Read more »Ambitions Redefined
When I was seventeen my life ambitions were drastically different than they are today, in fact, my ambitions have continually evolved over the years... Read more »Tagged by Songbird
Four jobs that I've had:1. Shipping manager for Weston Wear2. Swatcher/design asst. at Mulberry Neckwear3. Housewife4. Owner of Dustpan AlleyFour movies I watch over and... Read more »Home Canned Pears
(with a twist of genius)These pears are so good I wish my entire pantry was filled with them. I can best describe them as delicately... Read more »The Sins Of My Ambition
(Or: How my house got ugly while I canned everything under the sun.)I want to say that this mess only occurs during my weeks of... Read more »The Hood River "Fruit Loop"
On the road with Farm-girl Greta and Farm-girl Mathilda(The following wonderful pictures were taken by Lisa)The first stop of two is Rasmussen's Farm where an... Read more »St. Vincent de Paul
I went to St. Vincent De Paul today looking for the proverbial "treasures" amongst the detritus of lives pared down, of lives ending, of... Read more »A Colorful Life
The canning and preserving whirlwind is not yet finished. Tomorrow Lisa and I take the kids to the "Fruit Loop" near the Hood River... Read more »Ratatouille For Freezing: It's Either Now, Or Next Year!
I know it's a little over the top, but Lisa and I couldn't help but make festive little still lifes with these farm fresh vegetables.... Read more »Eccentric Ecclectic, Art Deco, or Midcentury Modern...Does A Girl Have To Choose?
Can we all please look at this picture for an extra five seconds because it took fully TEN tries to convince Blogger that it was... Read more »The Squash Is In
I grew Delicata and Butternut. A couple of them got to be a decent size.But look at this tiny one...do you think there's even one... Read more »The Back Is Not So Broke
(Now That I am a person with a "bad back" I know a lot of tricks for making it better fast) Philip is taking a... Read more »MY BACK IS OUT.
(I guess this is the price I paid for cutting out 18 women's aprons and 9 men's aprons last night. Bent over fabric for six... Read more »Harvest Time
The dahlias are all starting to show themselves. I could find out what their names are if I wasn't so damn lazy. But I am.... Read more »Will Dying Make Me A Hero?
I know that today is an emotional one for a lot of Americans. For everyone who lost someone five years ago in the terrorist... Read more »Seattle Travel Notes
It's a serious policy of mine to never enter a skyscraper whose base is considerably smaller than the rest of it. Nice architectural design for... Read more »Always Make A Strong First Impression
This is a view of the city from the look-out area near Pike's Place Farmer's MarketI dressed nicely enough in the morning before heading off... Read more »Dustpan Alley Store and Website News
Product testing is an important part of every designer/manufacturer's job. Here we see the soft bone toy for dogs being enjoyed by Chick. This toy... Read more »In Other News...
Chickens used to be jungle birds long before man decided to team up with them in such domestic persuits as cock-fighting, making Coq-Au-Vin, and stealing... Read more »Anatomy Of "The Nine Dollar Sandwich"
The perfect sandwich starts with a variety of summer vegetables grilled the exact amount of time it takes them to become succulent, but not mushy.... Read more »Sunlight And Abundance At The Williamson Ranch
(The Antidote to "The Hotel" and the Unfortunate dreams I had last night.)This is Ozark, the true king of the ranch. If you try to... Read more »The Hotel
I cannot tell you how I came to be here, but I will tell you that I don't need to explore this hotel to... Read more »Ant
I am an ant,with a job. The job to nest,and nest,and shed featherswhere I sleep,like a bird. And shed feathersto warm my babewho can't... Read more »The Pickling Show
This is the farm we visited to pick a bunch of pickling cucumbers. This farm is about six miles outside of McMinnville on Highway 18.... Read more »« August 2006 | Main | October 2006 »