Archive for April, 2008

Fauxidermy

they look great with red noses at xmas
So two anniversaries ago, we started collecting non-dead animals. Just after drooling over the carved deer by Roost and their lamentably high prices, all sorts of other artists boarded the trophy-head bandwagon creating beautiful and interesting variations from lucite, glass, metal, and more. Sadly most of these were — [...]

Get a good sack and get to totin’

yessir, yessir, 3 bags full
While the vegetable garden is my primary area of yard-interest, the bulk of the remaining yard is un-veggied space that requires attention and a certain amount of pampering. Fortunately, along with laundry, this is a chore that Beth does not consider a chore. In fact, she loves yard work. She’d love [...]

The egg comes first…then the birds

Birds calling Orson. Come in Orson.
We have neighborhood cats. They’re bad-ass. They climb and slink and have 2-foot verticals that allow them to snatch things out of the air one-fisted. Their exquisite cat-skills make it impossible for us to put out birdhouses and feeders without feeling like we’re opening a macabre fur and feather buffet. [...]

Vintage is Grrrrreat!

Graphic design: part of this nutritious breakfast
How sad is this? When my sister and I were kids, we used to “call” the green Tupperware cereal bowl. Yep. It was like calling “shotgun” only it was “GREEN BOWL!” I’m sure I randomly assigned awesome-status to the green bowl as a way to somehow “win” breakfast. Wow [...]