Garden & polymer clay experiments. First picture is a swallowtail caterpillar on my dill — I love swallowtail butterflies, they’re my favorite, I’m sorry monarchs! I love you too. I harvested some of the umbels (I think that’s what those are called), along with snipping off some flowering bits from my various basils (which I […]
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Just me and Anand, coming back from a swim at the Y. He’s not really that tall — I’m just that short.
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We’re getting a new roof, finally. So far, I think the contractors have crushed some native plants, not realizing they weren’t weeds, but I’m hoping they’ll come back. I’m just so relieved that after months and months, this is finally getting done. It was impossible to schedule someone last fall! Hopefully no more leaks!
Okay, so playing with polymer clay could get a little addictive. I started with a batch of mushrooms for the Patreon boxes (current theme, fairies and starlight, hence the cool tones of these mushrooms). If you’re not skilled, like me, mushrooms are very forgiving, as they only get more charming the wonkier they are. I
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This week and next week, we’re getting ready to ship out the Vegan Kickstarter rewards. That means making fresh batches of curry powder, primarily, but there are a few other items in the rewards tiers, and we’re going to let people who didn’t get those initially add them on, which means I need to actually
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I finally had a chance to sew up some of the snowdrop fairy fabric that I designed last spring. I think it’s probably better suited to children’s clothing? But I do like this double-width version in spring green and yellow. For a whimsical Easter brunch, perhaps? I’ll add it to the Serendib store in a
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This is really a two-part log; the first set of photos here were taken about a month ago, when my May Night salvia had finished its first flush. The bright blue blossoms had mostly faded, so I cut them off just above where new blooms were emerging, to encourage the plant to create more flower
Made these soaps just before WisCon, didn’t have time to post about them. I love the scent — sandalwood and night air. Feels perfect for elephants. It’s a little fussy, doing the two-color pour, but it’s neat how it makes the elephants pop. I don’t think I’ll have time to inventory and add any of
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I’m closing out my accounting on recent in-person events, and it’s honestly a little discouraging — given the booth cost ($125) and that I paid a staffer to work a few hours of the What’s Blooming fair, with sales of $182, I think we actually lost money on that one. Worse, that’s just counting gross
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We finally got around to getting married in 2015, after my cancer diagnosis, when I was fretting about Kevin having all the rights he’d need to take care of me and the kids if I got really sick. We’d been together for 23 years at that point, had two kids, bought a house together. Getting
