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July 2007
Nine Very Old Eggs
Remember how I mentioned that you have to age your hen's eggs if you want to hard boil them because if they are too fresh... Read more »Color Theory
White is a sterile field in which my brain is stunned into cold suspension. In white it shivers and tries to remember what it was... Read more »Beets: How I Love Thee
Indeed, I love beets. I've been wanting to pickle them for a few years but first had to find a good recipe for them (not... Read more »37 half pints+10 pints= 5 cranky kids
(I am surprisingly good at math)On Tuesday of this week I went to pick silvanberries with the two Lisas and all of our children combined... Read more »How I Don't Love Remodeling Work
and other true factsThe priming is under way at last. Philip kindly volunteered to start it last night. I didn't TSP or sand the paneling... Read more »In Spite Of Weeds
(Plus late nights watching hospital dramas)In spite of weeds having completely taken over my yard in seven foot tall patches of blinding arrogance, things are... Read more »The Very First Pickle
Want to freak out the Master Canners of America? All you have to do is whisper in their ears:"Ingredient Substitution"and they will flutter around in... Read more »The First Carrot
(And all kinds of talk about faith and karma and other heavy topics.)This morning I came in with more beets (all small in size), one... Read more »Out, damn spot!!!
(my whole life is the damn spot right now)Unlike me, my garden is really putting out now. Although the lettuce is almost gone (well, actually... Read more »Design Studio: progress report
Here's what my studio looked like at 4:47 pm. Most of the things that used to litter the floor have been removed. Now, I don't... Read more »Summer Rain
It's raining here which is wonderful and unexpected (to me). It smells delicious out there and all my thirsty starved rhodies are feeling the love.... Read more »Untouched Specimen
Now that the apron project is almost behind me... (I thought I was going to be able to say "completely" behind me, but I just... Read more »An Honest Meal
(sort of)Except for the fact that right after taking this photo I heaped on about a cup of Parmesan cheese. A little dusting is so... Read more »Smith's Blueberry Flats
Blueberry season is here in earnest and I missed it last year so this year I am not letting it slip past me. I took... Read more »The Big Tease
This is the only detail I plan to show of the apron project I've been working on for Lark Books. Although I've been given permission... Read more »IMAX: A GREAT BIG WASTE
(and other dubious points of interest)My mom bought tickets to see the new Harry Potter movie for her and Max. She bought the tickets to... Read more »Quilting In The Wee Hours
These are the first beets I've gotten from my garden in six years! And not for want of trying either. There's something about this area... Read more »An Inferno Not Unlike Hell Itself
These are beautiful beets I bought at the farmer's market. Some of them were kind of bitter though. Golden beets and Chioggias.I almost always take... Read more »A lot of random thoughts
Fava beans, yellow zucchini, and pasta with fresh herbs.My back is in a very fragile state right now which makes me angry with my body.... Read more »Happy Zombie's Hens
Lisa E. and I had a very important mission yesterday: to adopt Monica's three hens for reasons we aren't allowed to reveal just in case... Read more »It's A Jungle Out There
Here's me doing my best impression of a Bavarian Bar Maid bringing out the baked goods which I obviously enjoy quite a lot myself. The... Read more »Sour Cherry Jam
(drawing winner announced at bottom of this post!)Sour cherries are smaller than sweet varieties. They will pucker your lips if you eat them off the... Read more »The Story Of Four Two Cherry Pickers
We picked about thirty pounds of cherries from Egger's Acres yesterday. And when I say "we" I mean Lisa E. and I. Not our shiny... Read more »« June 2007 | Main | August 2007 »