
He made this little metal clip so that the thermometer can hang on the edge of the utensil canister and not get lost.

He made this little metal clip so that the thermometer can hang on the edge of the utensil canister and not get lost.

On to the next color. I’m a yarn-making machine.

If I had nothing to do for the rest of my life but bike on this rail trail, I’d be happy.

Been spinning my copper.

Pink, you say, OMG, Tytania since when do you dye pink? OK, this wasn’t the color I was expecting. But so what? There’s room for every color.

by Geraldine Brooks
This was a really dull book. Through all the different strands of plot, I kept wondering why I should care, who I should be rooting for, and what exactly was at stake. That was really the issue – nothing really seemed to be at stake.
by Julia Quinn
I watch this TV series for the dresses and the jewelry. This was my first time reading one of the novels. Jane Austen it’s not. My biggest complaint is the pages and pages devoted to conversations where the same point is kind of made over and over. E.g. “Penelope you are very clever!”… “Penelope/Colin how could you invade my privacy!” – pages and pages. Leaves less room for actual action. And the book is over 400 pages.

The red is old Pro Chem “Paprika.” I’ve been on Greener Shades for years and haven’t used my old Pro Chem stuff in ages. I’ve got some good colors there to use up.
Lots and lots and lots of delicious cold beer. Here’s just one of a couple dozen beer shots. Beer ALWAYS comes in a glass specific to that beer.

And food. Fries with everything.


This is a sign that hung outside a barber shop. I don’t remember what time period it dates from. But it had some rhyme in Flemish that translated to something like “come in and we’ll take off your hair.” I wish I’d done a better job of capturing the sheep’s expression, which looked very annoyed.