I joined Vimeo and posted a silly little video Chris took with the new camera. It’s really of nothing. Just the cat on my lap, but I love the shallow depth of field you get with the 50mm lens. And I love how the sound of the TV in the background and the way it…
Month: November 2009
Magoo the terrible
Mr. Magoo got an early Christmas present from me this weekend while I was visiting at the farm. His mama was looking for a fun new hat for him and of course the viking hats are super cute and super popular, so I made one special for him that was a bit bigger than the…
Enjoying the break but feeling off my game
I don’t know what is up with me. I think I’m pretty chilled out — I’ve been enjoying a nice week off (aside from the two meetings I had to go to at work on Tuesday and Wednesday, which were for a very good reason). But I’ve also been incredibly lazy and unmotivated, which is…
Squishy Sharp Centre
Hello Interweb, I’m still here! I’ve just been kinda busy. Work is all consuming these days, but, there is light at the end of the tunnel! Yesterday I put in about 17 hours at the office, starting at 5:30 in the morning and going until about 10:30 at night, all in the name of OCAD….
Thai Red Curry Shrimp
This is one of my old standby dishes. It’s always so satisfying and makes for great leftovers. You can also make it with chicken, or even beef strips. Served up on Basmati rice, it’s a nice quick and easy meal. Thai Red Curry Shrimp (or Chicken) 1 tbsp of high temperature frying oil, such as…
2009 Veggie Garden Review in Pictures
Well… yesterday, the first day of November, I harvested the very last of my veggies, the single head of radicchio that didn’t bolt in the spring, the teeny parsnips and the skinny leeks. We grilled the leeks and the radicchio and dressed them simply with a little balsamic, lemon, olive oil and salt and pepper,…
On to the next holiday season
This year Chris and I did a little more Halloween decoration than usual. I had bought a couple of beautiful pumpkins a week ago, and made the mistake of leaving them out on the porch to be admired. Well apparently a couple fuzzy little black creatures enjoyed admiring them too. So I had to go…