Portland Farmers Market, October 2006
Well we know where we’re going
But we don’t know where we’ve been
And we know what we’re knowing
But we can’t say what we’ve seen
And we’re not little children
And we know what we want
And the future is certain
Give us time to work it out.
–Talking Heads, Road to Nowhere
So many changes, so much to [...]

im in ur hous paintin’ ur wallz
So, you’ve probably noticed things have been a little sparce around these parts. Crazy stuff going on, from captors with computer troubles to household disasters to — would you believe — sabotage of the internets?
I kid you not.
And I wasn’t even the saboteur. [...]

(or Belly Timber’s new adventures in Portland, a three part introduction)

1. In which we leap off a tall cliff without a safety net.
On the final weekend of July, this past summer, we did something rather extraordinary that I never thought we’d pull off: we catered a wedding.
It was our gift to our dear friends, this [...]

(or Belly Timber’s new adventures in Portland, a three part introduction)

2. In which MizD goes crazy with the crafty thing.
Freshman year of high school, I had an English teacher I couldn’t stand. I’ll call her Ms. Rhubarb. Ms. Rhubarb was new to our school and had her own peculiar way of seeing things. This way [...]

Mercy goodness.
Where the heck were we all weekend?
Seems our hosting service experienced what we like to call a “surprise.” SQL databases belly up, mail server down, two days of laborious rebuilding and here we are, at long last, back, and, and…
What’s this?
The last post is from November 2nd?
Aww, crap.
Ahem. Brief announcement: [...]

I know, I know, stuffing the turkey could kill ya. Take it up with the in-laws. We tried.
On this Thanksgiving, we are grateful to be back in our own little house, grateful to be back in the big city, grateful to be around good friends, and — when we have a spare moment [...]

(Now we are three!)
At the waggy tail end of a full day, our pupper celebrates her third birthday with home made doggie biscuits. A pound of chicken liver, an egg, a half cup of corn meal, garlic powder, parsley, and enough flour to make a rollable dough, and here are the happy results:

That’s right. [...]