applique, you will be mine
on Nov 20, 2009 in the market sew Remember when I said I was going to start appliqueing all the time? Lies. But I have, however, recently reignited this interest and played around with some appliqued designs for tomorrow's market. I'm in love. So crisp & clean & fun. A s...

acorn squash, processed
on Nov 19, 2009 in cook recipe You'll Need:an acorn squashgarlic (Called for an entire head, we used a few cloves)1 c vegetable stockparsleysalt n pepaNow, just:Cut the squash in half, salt n pepa it and roast in a baking pan, face down for about 45 minutes. Add some water to cov...

sneak peek
on Nov 18, 2009 in the market crochet I'll be offering a limited run of snuggly winter hats for sale, starting this Saturday at the Troy Winter Market and next week on Etsy.

winter tour dates announced
on Nov 16, 2009 in the market Troy Winter Farmer's MarketUncle Sam Atrium, Broadway @ 3rd & 4th StreetsDowntown Troy9am-1pmWe'll be there on...November 21December 19January 16February 13Check out the website for more info and directions and links. We'll be hanging around wi...

ankle huggers
on Nov 10, 2009 in refashion sew You know you love the slightly bent left leg pose that is eerily consistent in both pictures.I used this tutorial by Freshly Picked (found via Darling Dexter) to skinnify some jeans. Which is just perfect because I have been searching for the right...

sweet potato crispy mush
on Nov 4, 2009 in cook recipe As it turns out, sweet potato hash with red onion and tofu isn't really photogenic. I know, I was totally surprised too. Recipe called for smoked tofu and suggested meatless bacon product as a substitute. Couldn't find smoked tofu, refused to buy...

felt leaves & glitter
on Nov 2, 2009 in bake celebrate sew We were trees & these are my tree stumps. It's too bad so many of my pictures were blurry, because in most of them I can be found striking various tree-like poses. I asked the boy if we could say we were Ents from LoTR... you can imagine what t...

a race, this time with more chainsaws & mud
on Oct 31, 2009 in in general Ok I know they're already up on flickr and that I promised no more running posts, but in the spirit of Halloween I couldn't resist telling you more about the most ridiculous and awesome trail run the Doc & I did last weekend.The Hairy Gorilla Hal...

a hat to warm the ears
on Oct 30, 2009 in gift crochet Ah yes, round two of hats for the boy. This time, birthday-style.What we have here is your classic Crocheted Winter Hat With Amazing Ribbing That Almost Makes it Looks Knit Sometimes, Plus Ear Flaps. Much better than I was expecting, given that I j...

update to the hot kitchen mess post below
on Oct 29, 2009 in bake It was a pumpkin cheesecake. A delicious pumpkin swirl cheesecake. With cracks in the top because I opened the oven during the baking process, thusly breaking all cheesecake protocol.