Not going to candy coat it, a daily creative challenge was a lofty goal. I mean, some days are just not made for making. I thought today was one of those days, I really wasn’t planning on making anything more than a standard cheese and pepperoni pizza. Nothing to blog about really, especially since IContinue reading “Crazy Calzones (aka: Kitchen Sink Calzones)”
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Our Veggie Garden: Pt 2
It worked! The egg cartons did not turn to mush. The seeds did turn to sprouts. We did not fumble this ball… yet. Tonight we replanted the first batch of our sproutlets into an actual planter. By “we” I mean Elise and me. Jack was “having a bad night” and chose to sit this oneContinue reading “Our Veggie Garden: Pt 2”
DAY 15: Jack Makes Stuff Up Too…
I make things for two reasons: 1) I love doing it 2) I want my kids to grow up knowing the importance of creativity, hands-on problem solving, and the joy of making stuff. Tonight I realized my six year old gets it. Not just likes to do arts and crafts gets-it, but actually finds joyContinue reading “DAY 15: Jack Makes Stuff Up Too…”
DAY 14: Clue Party Invites!
My son is addicted to Clue. Not an app, not online… Good ole, low-fi, board game, CLUE. Don’t get me wrong, he begs for the iPad like no other, and has built more pixelated structures in Minecraft than I would like to admit, but he’s a gamer through and through loving all types indiscriminately. Battleship,Continue reading “DAY 14: Clue Party Invites!”
DAY 13: Paper Flowers – Teacher Appreciation Day
What’s wrong with going to the flower shop and buying a nice little bouquet? WTF was I thinking setting out to make 24 individual paper flowers for Teacher Appreciation Day at 10PM last night? And no, I didn’t buy a kit from Paper-Source like a smart person might. With respect to my Make Stuff UpContinue reading “DAY 13: Paper Flowers – Teacher Appreciation Day”
DAY 12: A Really F-ing Good Tri-Tip Sandwich
For years now I’ve had this work-fantasy of dropping the rat race and being a mail carrier or owning a sandwich shop. The mail carrier seems obvious, right? Seriously, get paid to walk around all day in the beautiful California weather, listening to your earphones, leaving your work at work? Then there’s the sandwich shopContinue reading “DAY 12: A Really F-ing Good Tri-Tip Sandwich”
DAY 11: Prosecco, Ginger Lemonade, Mint Cooler
Lemon trees, unnecessary overachievers really. In our small yard we have a plum tree that rarely fruits. A fig tree that gives off mealy figs. A mandarin tree that shows some hope of eventually giving us edible mandarins and one small lemon tree that generates 1000lbs of lemons, year round. So lemonade, and various itemsContinue reading “DAY 11: Prosecco, Ginger Lemonade, Mint Cooler”
DAY 10: Prettying up the Breakfast Nook
I live in a little blue Craftsman that was built in 1911. It has about 1,000 square feet of living space which can feel rather cramped at times with 2 adults, 2 kids. When you live in this small amount of space, you either: A) responsibly purge unneeded items, or B) Shove them in everyContinue reading “DAY 10: Prettying up the Breakfast Nook”
DAY 9: Our Veggie Garden, Pt. 1
Our heat wave continues in Nor Cal with record breaking 90 degree temps today in Alameda. 90. Degrees. To frame this for you, May is typically 65. It got me thinking that it might just be a great time to get our garden started. Hot sun, some seeds, a bunch of dirt & water. AccordingContinue reading “DAY 9: Our Veggie Garden, Pt. 1”
DAY 8: Lemony, Minty, Salad Stuff
Today was meant to be a basement day but guess what I was thwarted by? A) potential pregnant visitor (primer fumes = no bueno) B) a bit of a hangover C) a bit of laziness D) ALL OF THE ABOVE DING! DING! Correct! It is indeed “D: ALL OF THE ABOVE” Yes, logic and goodContinue reading “DAY 8: Lemony, Minty, Salad Stuff”
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