This is one of the two tables I’ve been wanting to refinish that are currently listed over there in the sidebar. I got this little guy off of Craigslist when we first bought our San Diego house and it has…
Parmesan Risotto
My first taste of risotto came in the cooking school I got to go to a couple of years ago. Prior to that it had existed in my imagination alongside crepe suzette and duck a l’orange as foods that only…
Bathroom Stand
This project has been living in my head ever since we bought our San Diego house. Actually seeing it to fruition has been like getting that superhuman energy boost after you kick a bad cold. A few years ago my…
Even more framing
Before I leave the framing discussion behind for good, I should probably show off these last few additions. For some reason my studio ended up having the most artwork of anywhere in my house, so I really wasn’t planning on…
Mondrian quilt in very slow progress
I’m still not feeling like working on much, but I’m trying to force myself past it. I’ve had this quilt top finished for months and sitting on top of my dresser, so I thought just getting it to the next…
Mango Sticky Rice
I’ve written before about my obsession with Mango Sticky Rice from our local Thai place. I would have, on occasion, ordered two servings at a time and called it dinner. But that would just be gluttonous. A couple of months…
Hibernation
This time every year I totally lose my crafting mojo. All the rush and excitement of Christmas just wear me out and I have the hardest time letting it go. When I could bring myself to make something over the…
2011 Year of Pleasures #2
I just got a great big box of craft supplies delivered to my door! Long term readers may remember that this time every year I make the Christmas cards I’ll be sending out in December. It may be the smartest…
Pucker Pillow
I finally got around to adding the last set of new pillows on my living room couch, and since I was having such trouble coming up with what color to do them in, I decided to make them a neutral…
On the 12th day of Christmas
My true love gave to me…. Twelve lords a leapin’ Eleven ladies dancing Ten pipers piping Nine drummers drumming Eight maids a milkin’ Seven swans a swimmin’ Six geese a layin’ Five golden rings Four calling birds Three french hens…