Okay, this is my scary story about Black Butte. My family used to have a vacation house there that we shared with two other families. Our house was in the Glaze Meadow section of Black Butte. Our place was one of a few on a little cul de sac called Salal. Behind our house was …
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Free Association Wednesday
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Mentos and Yarn
Okay so I was looking at my stats for this blog and I had a super high number of hits. PEOPLE IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE MENTOS COMMERCIAL, I DON’T HAVE IT YET, SORRY! But I am seriously trying to get it still so check back. Okay enough of that. So it’s about five …
Knitting is like, so totally awesome
Okay I love these kids that I am looking after. After a busy weekend with lots of friends and fun things I said I wanted to do something just us three like we used to do on our days. I didn’t even have to pull anybody’s leg. Nick has been wanting to learn to knit …
Too bad I’m too old for prom…
Because it sure would be fun to get all dressed up. Lacey and I headed to Portland today to pick out her prom dress. I am staying at Nick and Lacey’s until Wednesday. Nick and Lacey are my all time favorite kids from my Summer Sitting Service I had many years ago. Every Wednesday we …
Potato Corn Chowder
This is my favorite all time thing to make and eat. I am pretty sure I could live off of it: 2 onions7 strips baconlots of potatoes (I think I used a whole bag yesterday)1 can creamed corn1 can not creamed cornsaltpepperand I don’t think it is complete with out Johnny’s Cook bacon in little …
1897
1897 is when some clerk started this ledger for his business. I don’t know why. I think it might be for personal records or a small business. He bought eggs, milk, oil, and paid five dollars rent for his house. I just love this thing. I got it off eBay a month or so ago. …
There’s no Limit
Last night I was watching an episode of Smallville in real time (gasp!) and there was this Mentos commercial on there that killed me. It was so weird and funny, basically the kind of thing that gets me on a roll. It starts out with little birds in a nest and the momma bird feeds …
Free Association Wednesday
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Ink-a-dink-a-doo
I have ink all over my hands today from drawing more sketches for the Ribbon Jar. I did a bunch and then we got them all in the computer and now I don’t like how they look at all. AHHHHH! But that is how art and design works if it was easy no one would …