Month: November 2008
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Woooo! I harvested my first bean crop of the year today. FIVE WHOLE BEANS! We had them with our dinner and they were delicious. In other garden news, we got a bag of lucerne mulch (basically munched up hay) today and I spread it over the weed matting in my veggie patch. It looks much…
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If you thought the idea of a Feathers balaclava was bad, feast your eyes upon the handknitted Blythe doll gimp mask. NIGHTMARES, PEOPLE.
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Burn-E. Awesome! It’s like the “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” version of Wall-E. (Apparently it’s going to be on the DVD extras.)
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UrticariaOh great. Another mystery ailment. I’ve had normal skin for most of my life, but this year I’ve just felt super-sensitive to any irritation. I started noticing that wherever my clothes touched or rubbed me, I developed itchy red welts. In times of stress – like when I flew to LA – I broke out…
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Very Green Stir FryWell, we certainly have been eating our vegetables this week! Last night I made a very green stir fry. I started with tofu, chilli, and ginger; then I added choy sum, zucchini, and broccolini. I added a “honey and coriander” sauce packet from Coles and splashed on some soy sauce as well.…
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50 Facts You Might Not Know About Barack Obama. Regardless of politics, I think we can all agree that it’s gonna be pretty damn cool to have a basketball court at the White House.
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I was all set to deride this crochet bacon scarf for jumping on the silly bacon meme bandwagon, but then I read about how much skill went into creating it. Kickass! I didn’t know that intarsia was possible in crochet, much less that it hid colour changes better than knitting.
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Star Trek covers for your light switches and power points. Sweeeeeet.
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The farmers are back! There will be a farmers’ market in the Chippendale Peace Park this Saturday. Too bad we’re still overloaded with vegetables.
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I want to try poutine! Unfortunately the closest I’ve been to Canada in the past ten years was the Canadian Pavilion at Epcot Center. (We actually asked one of the Canuck workers there, but she shamefully confessed they didn’t serve it.) It looks simple enough to make, except for one thing: cheese curds. What the…