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We’ve always got plenty of things to do around our house, from scrubbing the fireplace stones that have been gathering soot since 1949 or thereabouts, to pulling weeds in various flower beds around our yard plus a quarter acre or more of hillside that the thistle and blackberries are fond of. The mudroom walls really […]
If you’re in the Bay Area in August and are interested in homemade zines, be sure to put this event on your radar. The annual SF Zine Fest is a “free two-day conference for independent and underground publishing. Exhibitors come from all over the West Coast, and while the focus is on zines, all walks […]
If you can’t live without your coffee, you can now get your fix via your cheeseburger. Grill up these Coffee-Rubbed Cheeseburgers with Texas Barbecue Sauce from Bon Appétit, as featured on Epicurious.com. From the recipe: Freshly ground coffee adds a depth to the spice rub and brings out the flavor of the meat. Be sure […]
For the past few years our two 4′ x 8′ raised beds have been fully dedicated to garlic production. The ultimate lazy crop, you plant garlic in the Fall, let it do its thing over the Winter, weed it a few times, cut the scapes in early July, then harvest it in late July. After […]
Wow, a LEGO combination safe!
Tara Young at Etsy writes: Three years ago, Alice Saunders, a.k.a. Forestbound, and Francesca Zmetra, a.k.a. Thirteen Eighty-Five, became roommates in an old house in Jamaica Plain, MA. They didn’t know each other at the time but because of their similar styles, they bonded instantly and became close as friends and creative colleagues. Alice’s aesthetic […]
Dark Chocolate Gelato By Katie Goodman I have a love affair with eating. I can think of no other place that I’d rather indulge that passion than in Italy — a place where eating is a treasured event and delicious food is abundant. Many travelers remark at the wonders of Italian gelato, admitting to visiting […]
