And now it’s really cold. And I’m behind because it’s already the next week, and I have travel to tell you about. I’ll get on that Real Soon Now. Anyways, the weather prediction was for 8 inches of heavy wet snow on Tuesday, so on Monday evening they decided to close school. Then things were … [Read more…]
I was just sure I must’ve written something with this title before; looks like it was hashtag winterblahs in 2014, and winter blahs in 2013. Nothing on the newer blog for winter blahs, but I found Still January from 2018. Anyways, I’m feeling frozen and not in a good way – sluggish, like my metabolism … [Read more…]
So ever since the garage job started the first week of August the overhanging question was would it be done in time for us to move all the stuff from the Chicago apartment into it at the end of October. And no, unfortunately, I did not meet my goal of taking daily progress pics, sorry … [Read more…]
We shoveled about 4 inches of snow twice already today, and it looks like there’s maybe another 2-3 in the driveway since our last shovel, which was about 3:30 – it almost 8:00 PM now. Since Valentine’s Day was Thursday, seems like a lot of people extended the holiday into the weekend, and so did … [Read more…]
Thursday night I went to see Michael Nesmith at the Neptune Theater. The announcement said with Scott McCaughey and Ben Gibbard, and I didn’t know exactly how it was going to work. It turned out to be a short solo acoustic opening set by McCaughey, followed by Nesmith performing, seated with a 12-string guitar and a … [Read more…]
I am testing two recipes for Food52, and they both remind me of other recipes of mine. The first one, tested (and eaten) on Saturday night, is Buttermilk and Rye Sticky Toffee Puddings (for two!) Which reminds me of Pumpkin Sticky Pudding, that I made a few times for School Woods dinners, with one notable … [Read more…]
[portfolio_slideshow pagerpos=disabled showcaps=true] Usually, I really like the week between Christmas and New Year’s – I’m off, I can do stuff like set up a new blog, or go to museum shows, or at least sort out bills and papers. This year, I had a cold and the UW semester went ridiculously late – the … [Read more…]