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Transform

by | Apr 6, 2012 | handmade, Happy Hippie, Journal

That tart Joann keeps getting too much of my paycheck, and so I’ve taken to sifting through my local thrift store for craft supplies. Bamboo handles, for example, are easy to cut off one bag: to help transform another:   Spring tote for a girlfriend...

Crusty

by | Apr 5, 2012 | Heirloom Homestead, Kitchen Talk, Recipes

Completely off the paleo track for a moment, I recently had a crust competition to see which pizza dough was better. The prized “no knead” dough that graced the recent cover of Bon Appetit started this nonsense. And while I had the best of intentions for...

A Southern Affair

by | Apr 3, 2012 | Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie

I attended a wedding last weekend in New Orleans for one of my colleagues. Being a polite pain in the ass, she refused to tell me where she’d registered and I was unsure of giving money. While I know everyone loves receiving money, I like giving something...

Breed

by | Mar 28, 2012 | Nelson

People stop me regularly to ask what Nelson’s breed is. Apparently, “Cute” doesn’t cut it. This past weekend I attended an dog agility event with my friend Sheila. There were dogs galore, including this beauty, Pia: If I were going to have...

Kitchen Therapy

by | Mar 26, 2012 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Kitchen Talk

With this much work travel on my schedule, it feels like therapy to have the time to stand in my own kitchen and cook a meal. This week: New Orleans. Next month: Indiana, Texas, and likely Texas again. Thank goodness I’ve got good folk to stay in my home and...