I was originally going to cross-post a new blog post here, but instead I've decided to just talk briefly about this new blog I've started up and point to it. My God, who needs more than one blog to keep track of? Well I started up A Nomad's Kitchen because I really want it to focus solely on food and leave rocktreesky as a place to ramble about whatever (which is mostly navel-gazing or geek things). I could definitely mix in a lot of food posts here, but I like the idea of a site that narrows in on a particular subject that I love and is stripped down to just what I need for that. (Also, let's face it, I'm a geek and setting up a new Drupal site that I can tinker with just sounds like fun.) That subject, by the way, is food. Food is yummy, food is necessary and it means a lot more than nutrition to many people and cultures. I'm going to explore that a lot more this year. I'll just be doing it over in TOB, ANK (That Other Blog, A Nomad's Kitchen). read more »
This is the kind of place you would walk right by. There is a crooked sign on the side of a building for the Quarry House Tavern and then some narrow stairs descending into the ground behind it are the only other outward sign. You walk down into a basement with a bar and bunch of tables, a bunch of them occupied with folks drinking $2 Pabst Blue Ribbon in a can. This is not the normal kind of place I'd roll into looking for a good drink, but Colleen knows my taste in beer and she'd been wanting to bring me here for a while. read more »
Weeds are simply plants that suit their environment too well and succeed in ways we actually don't wish. Basically gardeners like plants that give them the most bang for their buck - but with a controlled bang. Weeds, and I've had many a battle, just don't fit the human idea of order and control. They are fighting for their lives like every other species on this planet.
Dandelions are the classic "arrggg" plant in the garden/yard. They are tenacious and prolific and we tend to miss the beauty in things that don't fit "our plan." They are astoundingly beautiful when you stop to look. read more »
I never, ever thought I would utter those words. I am kind of a cranky old lady when it comes to "Web 2.0 social boogyboo blah blah" talk. I don't have a Facebook account (and won't get one no matter how many times I get spammed with requests) and I don't use things like del.icio.us. I'm sure they are useful, but they just don't work in my "flow." I don't "get" them in my life. read more »
What am I celebrating? Well my frickity taxes are done. This past year was extremely ooky in the tax department but I've got them done and two weeks early to boot. Whew!
How am I celebrating? After all that, I am kicking back with one of my favorite beers, Duvel. I love Belgians and this is the best for kicking back and raising a glass in triumph. And who better to drink with when dealing with the IRS than the devil himself? ;-)
If you've not done your taxes yet - get started! Geez. And if you haven't tried Duvel before, then you really are out of the loop. read more »
Well it actually sprang a few days ago. I've updated my site header to a nice spring tree, although the dogwoods are not in bloom here yet and most likely won't be for another month or so. You can see the state of my Dogwoods in pictures below. My cherries are starting to pop though!
I've got more spring pictures below. read more »
Yesterday Colleen and I went to a holiday party amongst old friends. We always do a white elephant gift exchange game as well as trivia question door prizes. This year we made out pretty well in the gift exchange department (got a stove top espresso maker and a nice tea pot) but the best gift was what I got for correctly answering (guessing) a trivia question. read more »
I've been traveling a lot lately. Between client consultation, workshops in Providence and a trip to hammer on book writing with my fellow Lullabot, Angie, in Montreal I was away more than home the last four weeks (away 16, home 12.) Luckily I am back home in time for the autumn leaf show to be in full swing and I love taking a break to just stare out the office window to the back yard and quietly sip tea. Here is a picture of what I've got right now out my window.
Life is good.
