blog #056 >> Hideous yet Delicious

Those potato pancakes taste much better than they look. (The blue spots are chunks of blue potatoes not blue berries.) It was a recipe Fawn gave me. Thanks. And it's got cooked potatoes, cheese, onion, rosemary, thyme, basil, salt, pepper, flour, one egg, milk.... and possibly something else... I can't really remember. I'd post the recipe but I didn't measure anything so there's really nothing to post. But they were delicious! And I liked them with ketchup. Next time I make them though I think I'll make the batter little thinner. They seemed too thick and cooked too slow.
T

blog #055 >> Book of the Week: You Will Go To The Moon

This week's book is an amazing story about how someday we will be living on the moon. It's a fairly long book so I wasn't able to scan the whole thing. But I did include enough of the pages in the attached link to get the plot of the story. I only wish I could have posted the whole thing. I left out the parts about: getting ready to take-off in the rocket, the trip to the space station, the inside of the space station, and traveling from the space station to the moon. I mostly included the pages of the moon since that's what the story's about. And yes, I'd like my own moon car when I get there.
Click here to download: You Will Go To The Moon 1.8MB

Mae & Ira Freeman ©1959

blog #054 >> blog redesign

I just completely redesigned my blog. And since I'm not too sure of my hand-coding skills and I don't even know what type of script that was... PLEASE let me know if something looks strange or doesn't work.
Thanks,
T

blog #053 >> Book of the Week: Volksy the Little Yellow Car

I'm going to try to post a book illustration or cover per week.
This week I've got the whole book up, if you want to read it.
It's an endearing story about a little car who came all the way from Germany to live with a sweet little family.
Click Here to download book:
Volksy The Little Yellow Car 9.3 MB

Rand McNally & Company ©1965

T

blog #052 >> new skirt I sewed

Goodness Sakes!
It's hard to take a picture of yourself wearing a new skirt.

I sewed it all up myself using the fabric Amy gave me a long time ago from some old drapes... I think... Anyhow I saw it in the window and I just couldn't resist. Here's a link to the pattern I used, well sort of used. I really improvised on this one... a lot. I made it longer, wider to so it would be below the waist instead of at/above, I finished off the edges, skipped the lining, and finished off the top a completely different way. And if I make it again, I think I would make a lining, and I'd decrease the curve of the flounce, and I'd add a waist band. I wasn't too sure of it just after I finished it. But I think I like it now.


http://www.voguepatterns.com/item/V8296.htm?tab=skirts_pants_includes_designer&page=2

blog #051 >> hat and gloves

There aren't new. But I really like this hat I got awhile ago at Mike's. And I knitted these fingerless gloves myself. I had no idea how to take a picture of my own hands so I never posted it. Here's my best attempt.

blog #050 >> All Vinyl Workday

This Friday the NW Media Art Department was proud to present....
The All Vinyl Workday!
Sound fun? It is. And I suggest it to anyone who wants to get to know their co-workers better and has a portable turn-table. It was a hit! Last Tuesday I realized that almost everyone at work has records. So, since it has been slow and stressful this week we came up with the All Vinyl Workday to... well, make this week rock! Of course not everyone brought records, some people forgot, some couldn't find theirs, some didn't get the bulk email, (sorry) and some just didn't have any. But we did get a huge variety of music: Deerhoof, Patsy Cline, Radiohead, Simon and Garfunkel, David Bowie, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, some disco, some Spanish folk, The London Symphony Orchestra, Beirut, Ron Stewart, and so much more. I don't think my "Sing Along with Spock" album has ever had so much attention or compliments. And Jeanne even came up with one of NorthWestern's first recordings from the 50's entitled "Teen Age Boogie." (And if none of you knew, NorthWestern's claim to fame is that we recorded "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen in 1963.) We made it though the day with only two or three noise complaints. It did get a bit loud... okay we got really loud. But that's pretty much normal for a day. So I'd say we did well.


Yes, it's blue!


Unfortunately he can't sing.


My record player at home.