Today will be the inaugural post in a series on creating mud art. I have somehow epically failed and can’t find a single picture of any of the previous artworks I have done in this form. Blurg. In...
There is a much larger story surrounding my endeavor to make homemade tomato paste. This story will be told at a later date. Today, I will just share my triumph of will and patience that led to this culinary...
Summer is blasting along at warp speed and with the scorching temperatures, come a crop of hot peppers. Every year I tell myself I am going to make jalapeno poppers from scratch, and every year I don’t...
I don’t believe I ever knew the drive and dedication of Henri Matisse. Inspired by Matisse Learning about him this week during my Love Art, Happy Life lesson was inspiring. I often contemplate what I...
Thursdays are tough for me at work and the first Thursday of each month means that in addition to the regular craziness, I also have to stay after for a late meeting. This past Thursday, however, marked the...
I missed my deadline, again! Kicker is that I completed my Marlene Dumas inspired work last weekend and never wrote about it. Bad blogger. Marlene Dumas So this weeks inspiration from Love Art, Happy Life...
So what do I plan to do with these blazing beauties? Why, I plan to make the most awesome Hot Pepper Jelly courtesy of the ever-awesome Ball Complete Book Of Home Preserving! I didn’t grow Habanero...
My grandmother recently passed and part of adulting is helping to clean out your loved ones possessions. It isn’t a fun thing to do, but it has to fall to someone. Part of my responsibility was to...