Archive for June, 2008

Sunday Snippets

In: Random

15 Jun 2008

Fresh Produce is *expensive* Growing your own herbs is fun, but sometimes frustrating. I have gorgeous basil and mint and oregano … but I can’t keep the dill alive. I’m very happy to enjoy local restaurants. I’m even happier to enjoy those restaurants when I discover that they buy their fresh produce from local farmers. [...]

Memory Playlist

In: life

13 Jun 2008

So I was asked by One Pretentious Bastard for a Memory Playlist. This is (by far) not an exhaustive list, but it’s a start. Not all these songs are memories just of my parents, but all of them are songs that have very strong emotional memories attached to them. If I’ve put the title in [...]

I’ve always loved music. Just about any music really, though I’ve spent the most time studying American music and Medieval/Early music. Needless to say, my iTunes playlists are pretty diverse. And every now and then I have music that shows up that takes me very vividly back to another memory. It always amazes me how [...]

The Sandwich

In: kitchen|life

6 Jun 2008

I love fruit. Summertime is *not* my favorite season, but I can’t get past all the delicious, sweet fresh fruits that I can get right now. So when I heard a tip that our local Wal Mart (where I do not usually shop) had some really gorgeous fresh fruit (which is unusual), I figured why [...]


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