i forgot to add in reference to yesterday's post regarding the braise, lee and i have gotten int o the habit of saying "hmmm what would Anthony do" or "don't you think Anthony would love this?" Anthony being Anthony Bourdain. Without cable i'm unable to see his new show, so my friend is DVR'n it for me. I'm just starting his "Cook's Tour" book along with "In the Devil's Garden" makes for a nice combo read. I'm afraid he would be greatly disappointed in my lack of true food adventurism. I would love to try haggis though.

dinner please

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oh it was soooo good. once again lee worked her magic in my kitchen, i think i mostly just stood and asked questions. we had shortribs braised in ale, golden and red beets with sweet butter and creamed potatoes with 1/2 and 1/2. the ribs were like butter thanks to sparrow's grass fed meats. we rolled ourselves out to the fire after dinner for wine and converstation which was mainly about the food.
school starts in just a few short weeks, and i'm allready freaking out because i don't have a job yet. i'd love to still stay home and work on my own stuff, but no one is paying me to do that. man, why not!

crap room

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my craft room is a total crap room right now. i have been in the basement for some time now trying to figure out where i want to put stuff, and yet i'm just not motivated to do it! ug. i got a great new shelf from my friend carol, and i'm slowly taking over shawn's music space. he needs his drums out, yet i can't seem to give up any space. the girls have wayyyyy to many things, even after a successful yard sale. i hope to get som projects churned out these next few days. all i have to say is yeah central air. i feel like my nice sweet self again.

garden booty

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fresh picked from the garden. peppers, chilis, yellow and red cherry tomatoes a plenty. despite the heat, i have had good luck with my full of weeds garden.
BUT, today it all ends. not the garden, but the heat. INSIDE that is. at this very moment, Leon is installing our new central air!!! it's serious hot here, and we have to live in our basement for relief. in a few short hours we will be living the cool life. chloe can stop coming out ouf her room at midnight going "IT'S TOO FREAK'N HOT!"

Mia

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Here is my entry for the Month of Softies. i've never made a sock monkey before, but it was pretty easy. i gave her to my friend's little girl for her birthday. I've been out of crafty commission for awhile now since it's hotter than hell in my house. 90 degrees it was today INSIDE! needless to say, i'm not a nice person when it is this hot. we ended up in the basement all day playing barbies. i set up the shoe store and playground.
so i'm usually feeling less grumpy by evening when i can feel a slight breeze and drink some IPA or something. God bless Shawn for putting up with me.