Spindles and Spices

My hands reek of hot dogs on dog school day. Eager to get Sesame back into a training program, I signed up for Canine Circus School , a...

Mingus knows that the first rule about being a model is to work it, work it, work it! He can work it with a sleeping person in the back...

Tahini is one of those ingredients that either camps out in my pantry for months, or I use it up in a matter of weeks. Since I'm go...

This was my submission to Confused Cats Against Feminism , and I'm pretty sure that it didn't make the cut. Was it too weird? Pro...

This tiny doorway appeared on a day I was determined not to let a chain of minor issues mess with my mood. I had a glorious day off, an...

30-lb boxes of roma tomatoes are available now through my CSA , so tomato sauce season is here! This time, I timed each step to track the...

I can almost feel this sweater on me, but I still need to seam it together, add the zipper, and knit the hood. So, I'm not very cl...

When you live in an area that's not too hot and not too cold, it's easy to be blasé about summer. However, it's still my fa...

Sesame is officially our dog! She is a work in progress (aren't we all?), but in the 3 weeks she's been at our house, she has l...

More details to follow, but the short story is that we're fostering (and hopefully adopting) this little girly dog. Mingus is smitten...