The last few blossoms from the bouquet I bought on April 13 are still hanging on—the mint julep cup I found for 90 cents at a thrift store is just the right size for the stragglers. You can see the reflection of my Kindle in the cup. I’ve been reading Game of Thrones pretty much [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Thrifty
Posted in things on April 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
greening grass
Posted in homeownership, things on April 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Outside, it’s winter again—snow and more snow. I’m growing cat grass in a tiny pot. The sprouts looks like an alien life form—it’s pretty amazing just how quickly these seeds germinate and take root. Three days in and they look ready to conquer the world. My bedside table is a jumble of leggy blooms. I [...]
Tables
Posted in homeownership, things on April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I found a spot (and a use) in my study for that pretty useless little table. I left it streaky for now and HAH. It’s not exactly the same color as my walls*. A pile of books on a table is better than a pile of books on the floor—and unlikely to be harmed when, [...]
Things I Like to Eat
Posted in food, things on April 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I put some of my jade plants outside to get some sun—and now it’s snowing on them. Meanwhile, I’m performing the rather incongruous task of bringing my spring and summer clothes out of boxes. I’m also watching The Lord of the Rings. It turns out that it’s been long enough now since I last saw [...]
Pretty, Useless
Posted in homeownership, things on April 15, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Clearly, I’m not meant to be a real DIY blogger—I only thought of documenting my table project yesterday when I was already halfway through. Let’s begin, though, in medias res— Here’s my little table, after I sanded it: This little half-moon table doesn’t really look so bad here, but it’s a scarred, wobbly thing. I [...]
Text(less)
Posted in academic, things on April 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a dreary, gray day and I can’t seem to make myself do the things I should be doing. Often, writing a blog post helps me to get started. Today, though, I’ve been staring at this blank, text-less space for longer than I care to admit. There’s a dumpster outside one of the houses I [...]
Trader Joe’s and its many Temptations
Posted in food, things on April 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, so I went to Trader Joe’s to buy cannellini beans and almonds. While Trader Joe’s doesn’t have a monopoly on these items, they are significantly less expensive there among the other food stores on my rotation: Woodman’s, the soulless but cheap one, Costco, where I end up with too many strawberries, the Co-Op, where [...]
My entryway: a puzzle
Posted in homeownership on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Entryway” is rather a generous term for this, which might more aptly be called “the corner by the refrigerator.” When I bought a new stove for this house, it took the place of the old refrigerator. The previous stove was a laughable little Magic Chef that used to reside next to the sink, where [...]
Rome, March 29, 1968
Posted in things on April 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My grandparents, eating Fettuccine Alfredo at Alfredo’s in Rome. My grandmother, obviously, is on the right, and my grandfather is sitting across from her.
Edinburgh
Posted in travels on April 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I love this strangely boring picture that I took of North Castle Street in Edinburgh. I noticed that the sky was doing strange things at the very end of sunset and ran down from our rented flat with Ricky’s camera (which he sort of lost for a while, which is why I’ve only recently been [...]
