Journaling, photos, letters home, and other little mementos to remember me by.
The taste of the rye bread brings back this memory; it comes into focus sharper than the tips of the caraway seeds that dot the crust. The counter is long and glass and behind it are coiled links of sausages: liverwurst and blutwurst and knackwurst. The coils are a rainbow of flesh tones, each in […]
As of last weekend (May 10): beets, carrots, red onions, and sugar snap peas all planted. As of yesterday (May 17): cucumber (Marketmore 76) and tomato (three Romas, a Sweet 100 Cherry, a Sungold, and a Grape) seedlings went into the ground. What’s left? Herbs and squash (acorn and butternut) and sorting out one last […]
I survived my first outdoor climbing experience. All photos here on Flickr.
Two-thirds of the beds are built; and the beets, carrots, onions, and peas are planted. Garden on.
Over the past couple weeks and months 1 I have reached that stage and am now laboring over the decision to upgrade to a DSLR camera. It’s mostly (as a I admitted to one friend) “lens lust” but there’s also an amateur artistic element to it. I’m looking for some more control over the pictures (i.e., […]
Via Ecstatic Days, a formula for creating your literary name: (1) Use the first name of your favorite writer as your first name. (2) Use the name of your first pet as your middle name or for your middle initial (if your pet had a separate last name…you’re a freak). (3) Use the first or […]
Thanks out to everyone that came and made this a huge success. Amy was thrilled. All the pictures.
Bring in the spring good and proper: kayaking and grilling with homemade barbecue sauce.
With the first quarter wrapped-up, we should check in and see where I have landed for our personal goals, eh? Back in January, I posted five personal goals to this site. With some varying degrees of success, I have been chipping away at these goals January through March. Let’s see how well I weigh in […]