Star Trek Costume
Happy Halloween! For once I actually have a cool costume ready to go. I’ve always wanted my own Star Trek TOS uniform, so I decided to “make it so”. [more]
Projects
Homemade Mozzarella
I don’t know about you, but tomatoes are happening RIGHT NOW. Every day there are more to pick, and still so many greens ones on the vines. They are starting to pile [more]
Peach Pie @ Oregon State Fair
Last spring I hatched an idea to enter a pie in the Multnomah County Fair. It was, in part, inspired by my grandma. At her funeral I learned something I never knew about [more]
Summer Vacation
It’s time for a little summer vacation, so I’m spending this week “off the grid” for a little relaxation. Ok… not entirely off the grid. I [more]
Portland Summer Reading List
I love a good summer reading list. And this time of year, I want to read something fun. Page-turners, adventure stories, inspiring stories and how-to books. But seeing as [more]
Project: Strawberry Jam
Everybody in Portland loves the summers. They’re the reason we all stick around through the other nine months of grey skies and rain. I think you may even be able [more]
Beginning Painting @ PNCA
One of my goals for 2013 is to take a painting class. It was also one of my goals for 2012, but it never happened, so I decided to get to this right away and signed up for [more]
Poetry Posts
Is this an “only in Portland” thing? Poetry poles. It’s kind of like an analog blog. Anyhow, the only way to write about this is in verse. Enjoy my [more]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day. I wish you love. I hope everyone can spend some time today with the people (and animals) you love and doing something you love. I was [more]
Valentine Heart Cookies
I love Valentine’s Day. I’ve always loved it, not for the romance but for the decorations. The cards, candy and cookies all shaped like hearts make me really [more]