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Comic-Con recap: Day 3

Saturday!

My last day at Comic-Con, sadly.  Late flights to the Eastern timezone are hard to cheaply come by.  Next year the plan is to fly into San Diego and fly out of the Los Angeles area on Monday where G. & S. live.  Surely I can con one of them into driving me there [...]

Comic-Con recap: Day 2

Friday!

Always a little more crowed than Thursday, but the crowds meant I was thwarted in my plans to see the panels in Ballroom 20, including the Big Bang Theory panel.  I think it was so crazy because of all the people camping out to see Joss Whedon. Why didn’t they put him first on [...]

Comic-Con recap: Day 1

OK, to be completely accurate, this is Pre-Day 1 and Day 1.

If you don’t know what the San Diego Comic-Con is, go here to find out.  For me, it’s a chance to hang out with friends (G., J., and S.) and celebrate pop culture in all its forms.

So I flew into beautiful San [...]

Pretty pattern adverts

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Originally uploaded by kusine

I got a bunch of 1953-1955 Workbasket magazines from the antique store last weekend, and one of my favorite things is the pattern adverts!

You can see the whole set here, but my favorite is the one in the upper right of this one. Love that midriff & [...]

Ginger pistachio ice cream

I’ve never had Jeni’s ice cream.  For someone living in Columbus, Ohio, this is apparently some sort of sacrilege. I just can’t bring myself to pay those prices when I can just make ice cream at home.

So, imagine my delight when I found some of Jeni’s recipes online and adapted a couple to my [...]

Sunday morning pesto

I had a little time this morning and all the ingredients, so I harvested some basil from the garden and made pesto.

My general recipe:

basil hard cheese (I had a shredded three-cheese blend on hand) pine nuts (I didn’t have enough, so I used walnuts) olive oil sea salt

I can’t give you [...]

Sleepy Friday

July 4 veggie garden update

Happy Independence Day!  Take a moment to read and reflect on what this day really means, not just fireworks and BBQs.

Done that?

Great!  Let’s get onto the garden pictures!

It’s July 4 and the garden is in full swing.  I have tons of tomato flowers, but only a few actual tomatoes; most of mine [...]