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I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited to watch an inauguration. I wish I could have been there on such a momentous occasion but I figured the next best thing was watching it with people I loved. We stayed home from work today and watched the entire ceremony from start to finish. While I…

It’s been an interesting winter. My usually successful crop of spinach has been devastated by the Davis version of Ratatouille. They have also been snacking on the occasional greens and my broccoli raab seedlings. However, they won’t touch the invincible chard. If you don’t believe me, notice the rather large holes under the fence. These…

My sister was gracious enough to send me a picture of the aprons I made for Christmas. The one on the far right was the first and most difficult to make. I had bought a pattern but I really couldn’t make heads or tails of it. Which is why I abandoned that pattern and moved…

I hope all of you have a great New Year’s Eve! I am anxious to start 2009!

We are getting back into the swing of things after last week’s holiday extravaganza. I spent the three days prior to Christmas learning how to sew and making aprons for my mom and three of my sisters. Only to forget to take any pictures. They came out pretty good but Martha Stewart has nothing to…

I think this is my favorite house on the block. This entire court goes a little Christmas crazy every year. But I think this one sets the tone and everyone else is just trying to keep up. They have even added more items since I took this picture. I am far behind in my homemade…

I thought these two promotional videos for “tomorrow’s” kitchens pretty amusing. While I am still waiting for my push button automated kitchen, it’s interesting to see the things we common use (microwaves, thermostats) being mentioned as futuristic. I also like how in the first video, her cake comes out of the oven complete with lit…

We have been completely without rain for over a month. Instead we have deep foggy weather that leaves everything damp. It’s almost like we are living in a cloud. This morning was probably the worst I’ve seen with every surface dripping from the condensation. I had thought it might of rained but no it was…