Category Archives: General

Hallelujah, my mother came back today (though one of the first things she said to me when my father was out of earshot was, “I want to go to Japan again”). Here she is unloading all her crap: She brought … Continue reading →

Well, he’s pretty far gone already, but right now he’s completely freaked out because he thought my mother was going to be gone for another week, but she’s coming home in 2 days. Pump up the meds! Today I met … Continue reading →

Today we took an excursion to Edelweiss, a German deli in SE Portland. It’s a small place, but it is crammed full of German foods. Check out this display of chocolate: And this is not even all the chocolate they … Continue reading →

It’s a little hard organizing my thoughts into any sort of coherent fashion when I’m faced with this: I probably shouldn’t even show that photo, since it shows how crazy this household is. My insane brother watches TV on his … Continue reading →

Made it to Portland! Already things are off to a pretty productive start. This morning I went out for a run on my favorite running path, and at one point I thought, hmm, wouldn’t it be funny if I ran … Continue reading →

Thanks for all your kind comments regarding the peppermint candy sweater. I decided to be brave and tried it on this morning. I made monkey arms, but other than that, the body seems to fit okay. I am impatient so … Continue reading →

I used the new daisy chain method I learned from the proprietor of the bead shop, and though I still need oodles more practice, I did manage to produce this: I’m not really very good at crafting little tiny, detailed … Continue reading →

I cruised the toy aisle at Target the other day, and lo and behold, here is the glorious Peeps Maker! It was a bit distracting, because there was also an Icee machine, a McFlurry machine, and some other food-related items, … Continue reading →

Saturday the entire day was spent pulling weeds, shoveling dirt, and moving rocks from one pile to another. The tips of my fingers became so sore that it hurt to type. Sunday I spent the entire day trying to do … Continue reading →

Well, I attempted to make a seed bead necklace yesterday, and I think I may have been a bit too ambitious. I tried to make little daisies (I think it’s called a daisy chain in beading parlance), and I clearly … Continue reading →