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crush

i love a good crush. i always have. there is nothing better than that feeling. i have, over the course of my short life, had hundreds. lucy was fond of telling me about her very first crush - on the back of a boy's head. and summer for me is all about the crushes. especially august. feeling the pressure of summer ending, a crush was a way to make summer seem to go on forever.

late august by alicia bock

isn't she lovely?

i met the lovely and talented mati rose on saturday. and she is as nice as her blog makes her seem. i've admired her work forever so it was really nice to meet her. and we traded and i ended up with this charming elephant print. yay!

such renegades

 



thanks to everyone who came out to the show!
(and thanks to everyone who didn't punch me when i took out my camera!)

oh, and the sculpture was by mincing mockingbird. it completely rocked my world.

big trees + shawn = big fun

34 things to do before i turn 35

1. master gelato
2. workout irregularly, at a minimum
3. write songs with shawn
4. DEEP CLEAN the studio
5. send happy mail at least once a month
6. get rid of 35 things a month
7. love the camera i have
8. swin in the ocean
9. visit the farm
10. take monkey for more walks
11. make that vintage vogue dress that i've been loving forever
12. ride the train to work more
13. check out books from the library and return them on time
14. go see a movie once a month
15. knit a sweater
16. take yoga with cheryl
17. bake more
18. write more
19. write more letters
20. learn more hebrew
21. make things for fun
22. refinish a piece of furniture
23. have friends over for dinner more
24. silkscreen a poster
25. read before i go to bed everyday
26. ride my bike
27. eat less meat
28. go to more hockey games
29. paint my kitchen
30. sleep in more
31. frame 3 things from the waiting to be framed pile
32. practice the bass
33. take a leap
34. be like water

some of these are repeats from last year - either because i didn't accomplish them or because they are important enough to repeat. like being like water

ALSO: i totally stole the idea for this list from the awesomest list maker in all the land, Andrea.

1. master gelato
2. workout irregularly, at a minimum
3. write songs with shawn
4. DEEP CLEAN the studio
5. send happy mail at least once a month
6. get rid of 35 things a month
7. love the camera i have
8. swin in the ocean
9. visit the farm
10. take monkey for more walks
11. make that vintage vogue dress that i've been loving forever
12. ride the train to work more
13. check out books from the library and return them on time
14. go see a movie once a month
15. knit a sweater
16. take yoga with cheryl
17. bake more
18. write more
19. write more letters
20. learn more hebrew
21. make things for fun
22. refinish a piece of furniture
23. have friends over for dinner more
24. silkscreen a poster
25. read before i go to bed everyday
26. ride my bike
27. eat less meat
28. go to more hockey games
29. paint my kitchen
30. sleep in more
31. frame 3 things from the waiting to be framed pile
32. practice the bass
33. take a leap
34. be like water

some of these are repeats from last year - either because i didn't accomplish them or because they are important enough to repeat. like being like water

ALSO: i totally stole the idea for this list from the awesomest list maker in all the land, Andrea.

renegade prep - week 6

shiny. tired. just a few more days.

renegade prep - week 5

holy crap. yeah, that's right. its freak out time. we're two weeks out and i'm still making making making. it was a three day weekend from work and i've maybe taken 5 hours off plus sleep time. i love what i've been making and i'm also getting excited. the map of the show came out on friday. we're next to the lovely and talented andrea but also across from mincing mockingbird and frantic meerkat!

one mint julep

this week's ice cream experiment: mint julep. i saw this recipe last summer and have been dying for it.
i changed it a bit:

• 1 cup bourbon
• 3/4 cup simple syrup
• 6 large sprigs fresh mint
• 1 quart half and half
• 8 egg yolks

make the simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water, boiled until the sugar melts.) in a saucepan, combine the simple syrup, and mint. over medium-low heat, simmer the liquid for about 10 minutes, to infuse the flavors. remove from the heat, mix in one cup of bourbon and cool completely.

in another sauce pan, add the cream. bring to a gentle boil. whisk the egg yolks together. whisk 1 cup of the hot cream into the egg mixture. slowly add the egg mixture to the hot cream mixture. continue to cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. remove from the heat and cool completely.

strain the bourbon mixture. whisk the bourbon mixture into the cream mixture. add the bourbon/cream mixture to the electric ice cream maker. process according to manufacturer's directions. and nom nom.

or you can serve with bourbon chocolate sauce - recipe follows...

• 4 oz. dark bitterwseet chocolate, chopped
• 3 tbs. milk
• 1 tbs. butter
• 1 tbs. bourbon

heat chocolate over medium low heat until melted. add butter and milk. stir in bourbon, mix well and remove from heat. pour chocolate sauce on ice cream. delish.

etsy love - renegade sf edition

let's get drunk and eat waffles magnet by the frantic meerkat


a financially unstable mess, but at the liquor store they call me ma'am by the mincing mockingbird


forever cupcake by small stump


mysterious butterfly by mama's little babies


yellow lucky elephant  by mati rose