Canning
Here is the antique canning jar (square, ‘Perfect Seal’ brand, made in Canada) that I scored at a thrift shop recently and that I think is over 100 years old. Not that you will particularly care, but here are the details I gleaned from about two days of reading up on jar and bottle history: [...]
For My Vanity
Tonight I did some cleaning up and started Christmas decorating. I took pictures, but this is the only one I remotely like: So much pretty blue and white and vintage in the world to love. I’ll try to take more pictures later in the weekend so you can see the full effect. Today Ian worked [...]
Do What You Love
I was having lunch with some work-friends last week and we were talking about those entrepreneur wisdoms about doing what you love and so on. I lamented the frustratedness of my entrepreneurial spirit because there are too many different directions in my life and no capital-D Direction. “Well what do you love?” They asked. All [...]
A fridge full of granola bars.
I have a freezer full of homemade tomato soup and a fridge full of homemade granola bars. I’m feeling domestic and accomplished. Before we moved to this house I used to get all sorts of things done with my weekends – baking bread and biscuits and cookies and pre-making lunches for the week. And laundry! [...]