New Plant Projects
I have a few plant projects going right now that I'm most excited about. First, there's the "avocado forest," which consists of every avocado pit that our neighbor Stephanie, Justin and I have eaten for probably the last year. There are plants in all stages of...
Wickerman 2013
Our dear friend, Eggie, Justin & I made the sojourn to Pennsylvania for the Wickerman Burn Festival again this year. Each year is so different from the last; each an experience unto itself; this year was no exception. We arrived late Monday night after an...
Almond Milk
I was writing a recipe to a friend that calls for spent almond meal that is left over from making almond milk, when I realized I do not have a post on how to make almond milk (gasp!) and also what myriad of things one can do with the delicious (and commercially...
Nut & Seed Balls
So Justin & I are observing Lent, despite us not being Catholic, nor even Christian. Still, I feel like it's a good practice that coincides nicely with the mindfulness practice of Buddhism. This late winter season is one to find a grateful person, if for no other...
The Next Steps
I've been working with successively lighter hoops to try to polish my skill set. My favorite go-to right now is a 38"d 1/2" 125psi black tubing which is super bouncy and really amazing for breaks & reversals. It is significantly more difficult to nail certain...
Snowmahoopin
Today was a beautiful midwinter's day which felt amazingly more like spring than I could have ever imagined. There's still a crap-ton of snow everywhere, but it hit close to 40° with bright, blue, sunny skies... it felt much more like 60°. After only about 15m of...