yum

after this week all i can say is thank god for whisky. now if only i could sleep.

Photograph by Romulo Yanes, Gourmet Magazine, 1940s Favorite cocktails.

labourious

i'm living vicariously through leigh right now as she visits every single cafe, market, and amzazing shoppe in london. last week she went to liberty and i asked her to get me something. we nixed that idea when the only thing i wanted was this A.P.C. dress that cost £140.00. the first week she was gone i read about a few of london's not to be missed in the september issue of gourmet. one store i could live in is labour and wait. when leigh told me it was already on her list to visit i wanted to teleport myself over. she said she would pick something up for me there and asked i might like. i gave her a long list, i couldn't decide. i can't wait to see what she thinks i would have chosen. really, a pencil would make me happy at this point. i'm stuck at my desk.

left to right, clockwise: pink enamel milk pot, blue enamel lidded mug, white enamel ladel set, white enamel measuring jug.

left to right, clockwise: natural horn egg spoons, enamel soap dish, small enamel container with plastic lid, porcelain measuring spoons.

redd zinn

it's been very gray and cold in sf the last few days. 56 degrees here right now, i wonder if it's warmer where leigh is. the npr morning weather forecast threatens sun, but it never comes out. i've been busy at home, but a few times a day i walk to the front porch to gaze upon my freshly planted containers full of zinnias. then i smile and go back to work. i need to get out more.

neglect

oh little blog i've ignored you for too long. it seems between work, volunteering, and my first class i just haven't been motivated to post anything. school starts full time next week and this month i've been working through the class which introduces me to all the tools and technology. so far it's going well, i've gotten an A on all the projects, and have just three (out of ten) left to do. i'll have to complete them by thursday as i head back up to the cabin friday mid-day to enjoy my last summer weekend. last weekend at the cabin, yetti really made us his step-parents. he just hung around for 2 days, mostly dozing on the porch or walking through the yard with us as we were working on projects. he's so sweet and really loves to be with people. i gave him a little rug to sleep on and some water, but being true to his owner's wishes i haven't fed him. well.... i did give him one anchovy soaked crouton from my salad, but he just licked it and went back to the rug.


the tile job is officially complete and all cleaned up. and we took the craigslist canoe up, but didn't try it out yet.

pacific blues

last week at the cabin it really felt like all we did was tile. the area was a total of 32" x 92" and took 4 of our 5 days. various factors for this session of torture include:

1. never tiling anything before

2. tiling an area behind a non-movable object

3. using hand-made heath tiles that are not square or flat

4. never tiling anything before

we never imagined this would take us so long, but for the most part it's done. we just need to remove the tape around the edges when we go back (the grout really needed to dry) and wash off the grout haze. i'll be doing that next weekend when i head back up without al. it really looks gorgeous and adds a nice bit of color and texture to the living room.


we did get to spend a lot of time at mother's beach, which is basically across the street. we packed up one of my new baskets with towels and books, packed a cooler with snacks and booze, and hauled over a lounge chair, umbrella and inner-tube for a few hours of lounging and cooling off in the 90 degree sun. we only saw one beer induced fight.

next projects include harvesting from the garden bed (me) and finishing the workroom downstairs (al).