Last week, we went to visit Connie and Neal. They are our BFF’s, and we missed/miss them terribly. At least they moved to a beautiful place to visit instead of, like, Alabama or something. Our trip in a nutshell: Beer. Wine. Food. Beer. Wine. Oh, and sushi. Day 1: We flew into Oakland. Connie picked us… Continue reading Northern Cali Vacay
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Aloha!
(*gasp* A new blog post?!?) Matt and I traveled someplace totally lame and boring last week. Hawaii. Specifically, Molokai. I know, I know. Ugh. Well, actually, the whole story about our adventure getting there is very “ugh”. Short version: insanely long security lines at Sky Harbor -> missed flight -> new flight to Kona (big… Continue reading Aloha!
A year ago …
Exactly 365 days ago, we were in China. Specifically in Jianjiagang. Meanwhile, back home, Beebop was suffering from major migraines. Communication back home was not often, and so we didn’t know what was going on. I think we found out she was getting an MRI towards the end of our trip. I think we got home… Continue reading A year ago …
Roman Holiday: Day 1
A loooooong day of travel. Tuscon to Denver. Four hour layover. Denver to Munich. Three hour layover. Munich to Rome. About 24 hours of total travel time. Our layover in Frankfurt: Very tired. But on to Rome. We arrived at the airport. Retrieved our luggage. Bought a bus ticket to get to Rome. Waited for… Continue reading Roman Holiday: Day 1
Make-it Fridays. Or Mondays. Whatever.
This name I borrowed from my awesome friend with electric blue hair, Amanda Roberts, owner of Geek Details. She holds weekly gatherings where it’s an open invitation for people to come over and make things. I think they started at Make-it Mondays, and then she switched it to Fridays (scroll down a bit on her page… Continue reading Make-it Fridays. Or Mondays. Whatever.
Google Reader, You’ll Be the Death of Me
One of my favorite things to do on my mornings off is to make a cup of coffee (I use the Peruvian from Adventure Coffee Roasting and the amazing, everyone-who-drinks-coffee-must-have Aeropress) and read my feeds on google reader. My list of subscriptions is pretty long, and they all have to do with cooking, crafting, or sewing.… Continue reading Google Reader, You’ll Be the Death of Me
Guessing Game
We get to travel somewhere in May. Somewhere overseas. For a month. Phil will be the sound man for a jazz group, which means all his expenses paid and then some. Here’s your clue. Ready? I made it super hard… … Continue reading Guessing Game
Kitchen Efficienizing (Part 2 cont’d)
So there’s been a lull in the kitchen work, but never fear! I’m back on track! I (finally) finished the backsplash. I have a tendency to start things and not finish them. I finally got sick of looking at the partly done backsplash. The main thing that was keeping me was the cutting. I had… Continue reading Kitchen Efficienizing (Part 2 cont’d)
“Help Jenny With Her Garden” Party!
Last Saturday, six friends came over to help me build a new garden in the front yard. They were bribed with food and booze did it out of the goodness of their hearts. Why was I building yet another garden? Because we finally figured out the problem with my stunted veggie production. The location! Here is… Continue reading “Help Jenny With Her Garden” Party!
Bountiful and Bountifail (Garden) Part 8
I know, I know. You’re thinking, “How much more can she have in her garden?!”. Well, I’m close to the end, but still not done :) Pretty, don’t you think? I love the different shades of green, and the shape of the leaves, and the way the yellow pops out at you. But I am… Continue reading Bountiful and Bountifail (Garden) Part 8