Well, the passion for this week, (or actually two weeks ago, since I am running a few weeks behind in posting) is tatting. Inspired by the pattern for the paper roses that I posted around Valentine’s Day, I decided to try a tatting a rose. Tatting, by the way is a series of very tiny […]
Read more "Ratta Tat Tat (Part I)"I had a really neat idea while watching the plumber dig up my flower bed a few weeks ago. Last year’s chive flowers had dried in their beds to a beautiful, skeletal shape. I gathered them together into a beautiful bundle that was more difficult to photograph than I expected. It’s the sort of thing […]
Read more "Photo Practice"But I think I had less than 24 hours of down time and only had to re-upload the photos. Everything else seems to have loaded fine, and I am really happy with how quick everything in the WordPress Dashboard loads (looks around quickly for some wood to knock on). Very soon I will be uploading […]
Read more "Well, Not Quite Seamless"This year, my unofficial New Year’s resolution was to work on being more regular in the release of my blog posts. I’ve been doing a fairly good job of this, but I am being thwarted by the interface between Word Press and Yahoo! (who hosts my web page) They apparently don’t work well together. Couple […]
Read more "Hosting Trouble"So I’ve been working with the render engine in Carrara, one of the programs I use for 3D design. This is just a little clip that I rendered to test the caustics rendering. (That’s the way the light is shining through the glass).
Read more "Self Promotion"I love Alton Brown. He is my favorite food celebrity. His mix of science and food is irresistible to me, and his quirky humor makes it fun to watch. He also has some very good advice, which my husband usually insists that I follow. No one trick ponies in the kitchen (other than the fire […]
Read more "No One Trick Ponies in My Kitchen"I’ve been seeing a lot of really nice paper roses around on the net lately. Since I recently bought a whole bunch of tissue paper to make fiesta flowers with my daughter, I thought I would try out one of the patterns on ellinée. I’m still experimenting with good backgrounds and my photography techniques. Last […]
Read more "Flowers for Valentine’s Day"My son turned four this last week, and when asked what kind of cake he would like, he responded immediately and definitely, “A taco cake!” I have no idea what he thought he meant by this, but this is my interpretation. The “tortilla” is sponge cake; the “beans”, chocolate mousse; the “cheese” and “lettuce” (or […]
Read more "Taco…Cake?"I am always a little bit distressed when it comes time to take down the tree. Here is this beautiful tree that we picked out with loving care, (Actually, I usually leave it to my daughter who has a wonderful eye for symmetry and the correct size for our house), and we’re just going to […]
Read more "Repurposed Christmas Tree"It’s two days before Christmas, and I have officially brought in my last handful of tomatoes from my garden. I’ve been waiting to post that for almost two months, but mild weather and a crop of strong producers has kept me in tomatoes. Many of the ones I brought in today will have to be […]
Read more "“Isn’t borage an annual?” and other lessons from a first year garden"