Pensive Frog

This picture of blueberry frozen yogurt at Delicious Days set my mouth a waterin’. I have made blueberry ice cream many times in the past, and it’s wonderful. I hope to get my hands on some blueberries this weekend, so I may be posting a recipe sometime soon. But the gist of [...]

Being the hip, with-it people you are, I’m sure you’re all aware of the I’m Not a Plastic Bag bag, and the surrounding hype. Although these bags are sold out almost everywhere on the planet, you can still try eBay and get a bag for the low, low, Buy-It-Now price of $230. Plus $20 [...]

This Sweet Juniper post reminds me that it’s blueberry picking time in Seattle again! Last year’s harvest was an almost complete waste of time. We picked for hours and netted about 2 pounds of sour pellets. Blah.

Behold my completed Rib and Cable socks (Nancy Bush, IK Fall 2005). I didn’t share any WIP pictures because these were a gift. These socks were pretty darn fun to knit, but I had the darndest time figuring out when to turn each cable, However, it’s hard to tell if one cable [...]

To take the edge of the hot weather we’ve been having in Seattle recently, here are two cool things I found recently. First, via Shelterrific instructions for an awesome piece of art made from old magazines. I have a ton of old magazines that need to go, so this would be a useful [...]

We took a quick trip to the Skagit Valley and Whidbey Island a few weeks ago, staying overnight at the Wild Iris Inn in La Conner (highly recommended!). It’s hard to believe that all of this is just an hour or two away from downtown Seattle.
La Conner’s Rainbow Bridge

Nautical scene at the La Conner [...]

Check out my gorgeous Clematis (Blue Ravine variety). We bought this last year, and it grew a lot of greenery but nary a flower. Then the sucker died from the roots up, and was a complete crispy critter by winter. We contemplated throwing it out, but didn’t have adequate motivation. Lo [...]

Pictures taken during a stroll through the rose gardens at the UW.

And you KNOW they smelled good, too! There’s nothing like the smell of a hundred sun-warmed rose bushes in full bloom. Mmm delectable.