31.08.06

It’s BlogDay 2006!

What was it I said yesterday about lounging? Ah, yes. We are in a loungy state of mind these days. And deservedly so (thanks, Cookiecrumb!).
Not that I didn’t have every intention of rising bright and early this morning (that’s 9 am west coast time), and industriously tackling my BlogDay 2006 [...]

10.02.06

Eek, a Meme, Part Two

black butteDang, we need to get out more. Not only do we need to get out more, we need to get out more together. I will note, with much embarrassment, that of all of those vacations, only one took place after Chopper and I met: the trip to Black Butte, which was our honeymoon.

02.02.06

Eek, a Meme, Part One

psycho amber … Meantime, back, waaaay back before we landed in this house, we had a large kitchen and Chopper brewed a batch called Psycho Amber, and I made a label for it, and entered it in a contest, and won us a wort chiller. …

23.09.05

Getting in touch with my inner Meme

zen garden… I have misplaced my Buddha nature.

I’ve looked for it. I mean, it could be in a drawer somewhere, or in the back of the car next to the dog frisbee. Then again, it could be gone for good. In fact, I’m beginning to think The Cat’s eaten it. …

19.08.05

The Childhood Memories Meme

Christmas cookies, english history style … Then — high school it might have been — when, as the youngest of seven and with everyone else out of the house and me ensconced in the position of Cookie Theme Designator, I declared it British History Season and went over-the-top, hog wild with everything from images of Queen Elizabeth, Henry V, Henry VIII and Richard III, to characters from the Bayeux tapestry. …

01.07.05

MEME: The Cook(s) Next Door

wedding cake momentHere, in a more recent than childhood photo, Chopper Dave convinces Mrs D to consume the terrifying concoction known as "wedding cake."