Stuff for me.
I have been throwing a bump of roving into the dye pot at a rate of about one a day, just to get some stuff dyed. I had the intention of putting it in my etsy shop, but I like them so much I think I will be keeping them. …
I have been throwing a bump of roving into the dye pot at a rate of about one a day, just to get some stuff dyed. I had the intention of putting it in my etsy shop, but I like them so much I think I will be keeping them. …
I made a few St.Patty’s Day moustache buttons, specially priced to make it to a new home before the holiday Available in my etsy shop. I discovered a few sets of cosmetically challenged stitch markers that I would like to get rid of. They are 100% usable and readable, they …
Some people have never eaten a roasted chestnut. Are you one of them? Because they are awesome and you need to try one. In fact, you should probably eat them as often as possible when they are season. It is one of my favorite seasonal treats (ranking right up there …
As you may have figured out from reading my blog, I am a geologist. Specifically, a geochemist. I use fancy machines to collect data on tiny amounts of obscure elements. Here I am cracking up while collecting some data. I was probably a little delirious in this photo since I …
I like canning food. In fact, sometimes I think I like canning things more than i like eating them… I have quite a batch of uneaten preserves. In the past, all of my canning adventures involved many flats of berries, or pounds and pounds of beans and took all day. …
That is the bit of advice that someone should have given us befoer deep-frying the turkey. I knew there should be a bag of giblets somewhere, but we just couldn’t find them. Why don’t they just put them in the same hole as the turkey neck?
I just spent all of my Christmas shopping money. On myself. The explaination requires a bit of a back story…. Many years ago when I was an undergradute in the Geology program at the University of Rochester I got to go on an amazing adventure. I spent a few summers …
There is a $10 t-shirt sale over at Threadless. But only for 2 days! Which means that this shirt could be yours. I know they are running out of sizes, but just get the men’s size. The girly ones are just too tiny for anyone. Also I changed the rules …
First of all, a big thanks to Tish at Delightful Designs. We were both very excited to trade some of our etsy goods… I sent some stitch markers and I got this: A vintage pillow kit! In avocado green! It is going to look so good on my couch- It …
I celebrated Columbus Day in fine fashion, by travelling to the outlet mall to get some clothes. I have no nice clothes and wanted to try and get some a little earlier than the day before I need to wear them – that always results in bad purchases. Myself and …