Accidental worm farmer
Last year I purchased some worm castings at the Olympia Farmers Market. It took me a while to use the whole bag and was very surprised to find my very…
Productivity Workshop
I love productivity books. I currently have a huge stack on my desk because I taught a class this week. Recently, I have become more interested in doing the work…
Now I can draw
I probably have said “I can’t draw” a hundred times. So we took a class. Turns out that if you take a 5-day class and draw 8-10 hours a day,…
The shadow hunter universe
Robert picked up the first four Mortal Instruments books by Cassandra Clare, in the sale section at the library. Little did we know that we fell into an extensive, 27-book…
Monet’s village
I had a small piece of this fabric which I call Monet’s village. I carefully cut the fabric to maximize its use and was able to get backings for one…
Canyon smalls and Canyon #2
I liked the colors of last month’s canyon quilt so much that it deserved a reprise in Canyon #2 and Canyon smalls. The small versions were a special request. I…
Ode to Hemmer
Spoiler alert if you aren’t caught up on season one of Strange New Worlds. If you’ve been watching the latest Star Trek series, you have met Hemmer, the Blind Andorian…
Manatee #1
I acquired a piece of manatee fabric some time ago. Just a quarter yard, 18 inches by 22 inches. The print is large, so it didn’t lend itself to strips.…
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?*
I love poetry but not books full of it. The books overwhelm me, like too much of a good thing. But I have fallen in love with poetry via Twitter.…
Two new recipes: Ramen and Memphis dry-rub mushrooms
I love ramen, but there’s no instant ramen I know of that has a vegetarian spice packet. We started buying this brown rice ramen from Costco a while back and…