books in 2011

Okay, so the photo project kind of fell through when I left my camera in Antigo. But that's ok. There will be plenty more picture to come. Right? Right.

Inspired by Lindsay I decided I'm going to track my books for 2011. I'm off to a good start! So far:

The Depression Cure Stephen S. Ilardi

Small Acts of Resistance: How Courage, Tenacity, and Ingenuity Can Change the World Steve Crawshaw and John Jackson (everytime I read that I think Jack Johnson. It can't be helped.)

Currently: Feeding the Whole Family: Cooking with Whole Foods Cynthia Lair (its a cookbook, so I imagine this will be a while but I'm counting it

The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein
This last one is written from the perspective of the family dog. I love it! I got it yesterday and am already 1/3 of the way through it. It's refreshing to find some great fiction. Every dog lover should read this, I'm already convinced. I keep laughing out loud and then Erich thinks I'm laughing at whatever Star Trek rerun is currently on and I have to keep clarifying that its the book. :-D

That's it for now. I think I'm going to start with a goal of 25 for the year. While I don't think I'm a slow reader by any means, I don't read as crazy fast as some people in the family do. (cough cough)

photo project

I've been away for a few days, so hopefully the cuteness of this image makes up for it. It's been really busy the last few days!

Day 15

Halfway through our project! Erich has declared it to be the age of muffins. We have made about 3 dozen muffins this week and are making our way through them steadily.

Day 14

Today's photos brought to you by the letter P! When looking at them on an iphone, they looked so similar in quality that I wondered if I posted them, if people could tell which was a real image and which was a painting. Looking at them now on the computer it seems pretty obvious (thanks a lot digital clarity) but I'll still post them both.



Cheers everyone.

Day 13

christmas tree time

Day 12 - Snow Day!

Too bad its on a sunday and I missed yoga instead of work. But hey, its a day for snuggling in and being cozy. It just seems like a standard snowstorm to me, but it is really really windy out, which is I think what tips this over the edge. Also Oscar refuses to go outside. He won't even go within 5 feet of the door.



This is what happens when you miss one of the storm windows:


Definitely a day for slippers.

Day 11

This is an older picture, but I figured since I'm doing two posts today I'd pull on out from the summer. These from my pasta making experiment last summer. I tried it in the past with a hand-roller, and it worked pretty well, everyone liked it, froze up nicely, but in this new house I wasn't quite sure where I would roll it out or hang it to dry. So I thought I'd try different noodles than spaghetti. Also, I had a lot of time on my hands that day for some reason, I don't remember why.



This took two or three hours. It would be nearly impossible to get fat on pasta if you always made it this way. (nhj <--- oscar's contribution to this post. He just stepped on the keyboard and I am literally typing this with one hand and holding him off with the other.



In the end I had more fun making it than eating it. I think I just plugged away at it while I watched a movie. The whole grain flour I used, and how thick I rolled the pasta, it took forever to cook and was tough and grainy. Next time it will be white flour or a more finely ground whole grain of something other than wheat (perhaps). I don't remember what recipe I used, but I found it online, and it was just a simple one.