I found a copy of the ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture at an Estate sale a couple weeks ago. It’s a 1974 copy, 35th edition. The first edition was published in 1889 or thereabouts.

My encaustic audiophile series was chosen by the Portlandia art department to go sit in their prop closet. So this means maybe my work will end up being featured in a Portlandia Season 2 episode! How exciting is that? Considering how hard it’s been to get any work done since this crazy little creature was…

Wow, Juniper is a little tornado. She’s 10 months old and on the move like you wouldn’t believe. Days and weeks are sucked up like nothing. Naps are down to one a day and many of them are spent in my lap or they don’t happen at all. My latest tactic is to try and…

Women who had gestational diabetes face ugly statistics regarding Type II diabetes. Something like 50% will develop Type II diabetes within 5-10 years. I didn’t even know about gestational diabetes before getting pregnant, but I did know I was at a higher risk for developing Type II diabetes. So during my pregnancy I figured out…

Pea green and pear soup Anniversary steak Pasta w arugula pecan pesto and kale Pizza night with the Cooks Green Meatloaf, salad and buttermilk biscuit Rapini and mushroom pasta in chicken broth Beef tacos and arugula salad Green Meatloaf and Salad Greens from our garden Bi Bem Bop with Chard from our garden Baked chicken,…

This cold spring soup is phenomenal. I had something similar at Lovely’s 50/50 in Portland last spring, right after I’d gotten pea greens in my CSA and didn’t know what to do with them. From now on, I will seek them out. My 9 month old baby loves this soup too. Ingredients: 1 bunch Pea…

Here’s a quick one. I used Sylvetta Arugula and Dâ??Avignon radishes from my CSA veggies for this week. I have this great pear cinnamon balsamic that I found at Bennesere in Portland which is a little sweeter and less acidic than regular vinegar. I think it works much better than regular acidic balsamic but regular…

I’m growing lots of kale and spinach in my garden so I’m always looking for ways to add it to things. This recipe is a pretty traditional meatloaf with greens added. This would work great with any kind of greens. You can always use just one kind of green, or add a mix, as long…

What can I say, I’m bummed out. The New American Paintings deadline is approaching and yet again, I have not enough work to submit for it. Ugg, I actually don’t want to talk about it now that I’m here in front of my computer. I thought I did. I’m going to look at my New…

Really? Would someone do this to a good bird?

Happy mother’s day to me indeed. So delicious. Crazy delicious. Delivery or pick up in Portland. You need to call a couple days in advance to place order. Miss Zumstein

I got a Groupon for an intro to fusing class at Aquila glass here in North Portland. It was a good excuse to leave the house and leave daddy in charge of Juniper for the day. The class was three hours and we got to make 6 items out of glass remnants. It was super…

We were so excited to move into our own house and get ourselves a deep freezer, we ended up getting a little too stocked up. So for the last two months or so, we’re trying to get through all our stocked up meats and veggies. Lots of this stuff is a result of our freezer…

I ran across Jenna Robertson’s collage art made from recycled sweaters at Albina Press SE and had to get my hands on one of her squid collages. I took the opportunity to talk to her a bit about her work as I was picking up my new piece from her beautiful, charming Portland bungalow. Jenna…