I had my first mammogram last week. They warned me this was common, and not to panic, but they found something in the mammogram and they needed to take a closer look. I needed to come in for another mammogram, a ct scan and possibly an ultrasound. Let me tell you, I was scared. I…

It’s been an action packed week, so here are some highlights. I’m making cider. It’s so easy, it’s addictive. I started a gallon batch after we went to the Fruit Loop and then wanted to start more. So Juniper and I drove out to Oregon Heritage Farms and bought two more gallons. They are bubbling…

Do not buy anything from The Portland Pioneer Square AT&T store (Activate Cellular) across from the Apple store. They lie to customers in order to sell more stuff. On May 24th, 2012 I went into the AT&T store (Activate Cellular) in Pioneer Square with my toddler in tow and a very loved and beat up…

We picked up our local pig from the butcher and enjoyed some pork chops and bacon this weekend. I’ve had great pork chops before, but probably never bacon of this caliber. Holy moly it was good. The bacon fat was totally different than store bought bacon. I threw out our old bacon fat and started…

One more article released out into the wild.

This week is Juniper’s second week in daycare. She’s going twice a week for 5ish hours a day. Last week I let myself off the hook. I got my hair cut and went to stores I can’t go to with her. I worked on other deadlines. This week I begin. I can’t let other deadlines…

We had a very lovely birthday weekend. Starting on Friday with some fun adventures on Mississippi Ave. We got fries at Bar Bar and ice cream at Lovely’s 50/50. Saturday morning we put Mississippi in daycare for the night and headed to the Fruit Loop in Hood River for some fruit fun. It was the…

There’s something magical about spicy ground pork and veggies. In my book, if there’s hot sauce, ground pork, and veggies involved, you’ve got yourself a bowl full of deliciousness. If you don’t have eggplant, I also love this with chard or bok choy. Ingredients 1 small eggplant, cut into chunks 1 small zucchini, cut into…

Ingredients: 4 eggs 1/4 cup milk about 5 small mozzarella balls about 5 small tomatoes 8 basil leaves 1 sprig of oregano parmigiano reggiano salt and pepper preheat oven to 375° Combine eggs, herbs, milk, salt and pepper pour into a lightly oiled 10″ or 12″ le creuset frying pan or cast iron pan slice…

I’m going gluten free. Today is day four and I already feel better. It’s been pretty delicious so far too. caprese salad with garden tomatoes, fresh brown turkey figs Brown rice, beans, fresh garden tomatoes, grilled chicken, asparagus, grilled zucchini Skirt steak with wild mushrooms and carmelized onions, potatoes with butter and parsley, romano beans

It’s live! My first article for Red Tricycle. This one is tip on taking a family vacation in Long Beach Peninsula, Washington.

An instantaneous experience is an impossibility, check biologically and physiologically. An experience is a product, capsule one might almost say a by-product of continuous and cumulative interaction of an organic self with the world. There is no other foundation upon which esthetic theory and criticism can build. Page 229 of Art as Experience by John…

A brainstorming exercise Unuseful maps You are nowhere Linear with feedback loops Broken narrative seemingly never ending No bearings Endless ocean Fog and mist Struggling to find one’s location Compass A Forest Don’t go into the woods at night Wandering Trail of breadcrumbs or strings **** Corn Field An Ocean A Cave Tunnels Darkness, Pitch…

Thanks Hildreth for sharing!

Can’t remember what this is. I know it’s a shade perennial.