Sep 16th
Turtleor’s Tomatoes
Turtleor’s favorite color/flavor is RED. Watch his determination and him absconding.
Blue Lime
Sep 5th
New Neighbors
Down the road from us, they are building some new apartments. We already know how it will affect our traffic patterns, and it’s no big deal. The construction is literally a big deal, however. They are tying the new complex into our main lines; I’m sure this is standard. What’s big is what they are […]
Sep 3rd
in.gredients now open
Today, we took a little field trip to the new packageless (mostly) grocer: in.gredients. The offer fresh fruit and veggies from their own and other Austin garden, meat from area ranches, bulk dry good in any amount desired, and lots of sweet surprises. We bought soap nuts (reusable laundry soap!), black quinoa, hydroponic romaine lettuce, […]
Aug 19th
Pick a Peppa
Aug 14th
The not-so great escape featuring Marble
During the little storm last night (and while E and I were at dinner), Marble got down from the 3rd floor balcony
Jul 26th
Our Little Garden
Our little garden is doing quite well considering the lateness of the season. We have on pepper, a dozen buds, and two tomato flowers!
Jul 11th
Cat Proof Gardening
T6EWUKYJKQWV — I’ve been wanting fresh vine-ripened tomatoes all year. But, even if we grew “patio tomatoes” (hat tip to our friend Pam who told me these exist!), Marble would get into them and make a mess. le sigh. E, or Genius from this point forward, had the perfect idea. We have a Romeo & […]
Jun 12th
Cedric the Entertainer
Harry: So, what are we going to order? Sally: Well, I’m going to start with the grilled ridichio. Harry: Jess, Sally is a great orderer….even the chef didn’t know how good it could be. Jess: I think restaurants have become to important. Marie: Oh, I agree. Restaurants are to people in the 80s what theater […]
Jun 6th
Awesome Austin
A Twitter friend (and fellow photographer) will be vacationing in Lago Vista this summer and wanted a list of places to eat and wanted to know what Sandra Bullock owns. @LH: @AsYouWish Japanese, American, TexMex, BBQ. Something different that no other cities would have. &little unique shops too if you don’t mind. So, armed with […]
Apr 23rd
jcpenney
While my dear sweet great aunt worked most of my life for JCPenney, I hadn’t given it much thought for shopping for myself. Growing up in a small town, it was one of the few shopping options. As a young woman, everything was too “old” looking and didn’t fit me right, anyway. My grandmother still […]