tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505528333367772302023-11-16T02:52:30.796-05:00Killed By CraftsAn ongoing obsession with handmade objects.Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-51575151803427334542011-12-23T20:23:00.005-05:002011-12-23T20:38:49.122-05:00I Wish It Was Christmas Today<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7AIUA4HukVY" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />One of our best <a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2011/09/another-brimfield-fair.html" target="new">Brimfield</a> purchases: an aluminum Christmas tree. With the color wheel (and the 8mm iPhone app 60s filter), it looks so awesome.<br /><br />Sadly, a few minutes after taking this video we realized the bulb might be just a little too hot so we shut it off, but it was fun while it lasted!Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-42209364572258312172011-11-27T19:22:00.014-05:002011-11-27T20:51:30.338-05:00The Sunshine State<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I haven't been all that interested in going to Florida in my adult life, but Miami seemed like it might be a little bit different from the rest of the state. I just got back from a little Thanksgiving week trip there, and while I had fun, it doesn't really make me want to go back there. If I want palm trees and beaches I'll go to L.A.--there's better food and even better cultural offerings. But that isn't stopping me from posting some pictures...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybtstnbzgd5AvOysPU1rg5mGiTtlZ4OTUFlkJHS0GQO1RyA4GEf8sHY2zvDf3YfacbG2Gx2deYBNC6YbmIEahJ3JbOg2zHiRQP3x3tI3fsxm7fmNFvn1CxAA8WeawJnNhn9QpPed3Kw/s1600/park1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybtstnbzgd5AvOysPU1rg5mGiTtlZ4OTUFlkJHS0GQO1RyA4GEf8sHY2zvDf3YfacbG2Gx2deYBNC6YbmIEahJ3JbOg2zHiRQP3x3tI3fsxm7fmNFvn1CxAA8WeawJnNhn9QpPed3Kw/s400/park1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838835526660882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We learned of a vegan food truck that was serving lunch in Coconut Grove, so we took a walk around the neighborhood beforehand and stumbled upon a little waterfront park (can't remember the name of it). At the end of the pier there was a sort of repository of boats.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3by6W4jXqDzzCzXjaIADK7kN9xk-NuNbT_pfwgoNu1CKMukHu-mk4zy-QLXKmoG3_kKke_bDIcGwgaQk8lTxwA857GQvBhLMzFnnu8Ajrly7URRzKqF2Y7bkAl9QVAA3Qj_nvYvhEQ/s1600/park2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3by6W4jXqDzzCzXjaIADK7kN9xk-NuNbT_pfwgoNu1CKMukHu-mk4zy-QLXKmoG3_kKke_bDIcGwgaQk8lTxwA857GQvBhLMzFnnu8Ajrly7URRzKqF2Y7bkAl9QVAA3Qj_nvYvhEQ/s400/park2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838762015247890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Almost looks like a toy from this angle.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9baPCDZHbjShAr2R2lhI-8shzt24tvFaCdkOTZaZay_1FCBMzInEiPdJhyZVfC33TibmRM-b6vCzOV6TOCvB2IXiIuRPIFEeFGdm_wG0fAuIuCus3mlftblLQVZZSjFJSgpgAFzCWWA/s1600/park3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9baPCDZHbjShAr2R2lhI-8shzt24tvFaCdkOTZaZay_1FCBMzInEiPdJhyZVfC33TibmRM-b6vCzOV6TOCvB2IXiIuRPIFEeFGdm_wG0fAuIuCus3mlftblLQVZZSjFJSgpgAFzCWWA/s400/park3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838686550864322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Some spilled paint on the pier.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8LRhqURfPAg4hYpNnjU-esojNXoroPrHkjolLG42lbO96GpMOMc8Df7vfPt7gF_kUBL-vvkrX8lsS5zDBn7CsHBo1R-BKBD1sRypNG6N9iB5EOIFw74DkFMVRlFYhmdljCEOz_UT_g/s1600/park4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8LRhqURfPAg4hYpNnjU-esojNXoroPrHkjolLG42lbO96GpMOMc8Df7vfPt7gF_kUBL-vvkrX8lsS5zDBn7CsHBo1R-BKBD1sRypNG6N9iB5EOIFw74DkFMVRlFYhmdljCEOz_UT_g/s400/park4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838614031696098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A grove of palm trees on the other side of the pier.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8tq5f0E72pxQ0VePQHIJY3e0Ge6gZMSnE86S7Vi7X9DxvYUqo83WtpR_nkVesBaWYYUm2GIrU-4zoDpnFpFxFJzCK_gFagJ2DPd7nJtkt6wYKXZjuLQ0Wwh16llYNBwHd6PA08bwtA/s1600/park5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8tq5f0E72pxQ0VePQHIJY3e0Ge6gZMSnE86S7Vi7X9DxvYUqo83WtpR_nkVesBaWYYUm2GIrU-4zoDpnFpFxFJzCK_gFagJ2DPd7nJtkt6wYKXZjuLQ0Wwh16llYNBwHd6PA08bwtA/s400/park5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838535504343378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pY0AVdzp1aefGjDTiijFUsucciDNprshVpoj_uubkM5-Rd5hlzjfg-cxA-BPFj1nrZ2M8ZtgAUtNN8Ri4F4pEbZnl0Nvg-x96xw8krif-psY4h6AKsF3AE2GaXTAa-Ym0EqomwOjNw/s1600/park6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pY0AVdzp1aefGjDTiijFUsucciDNprshVpoj_uubkM5-Rd5hlzjfg-cxA-BPFj1nrZ2M8ZtgAUtNN8Ri4F4pEbZnl0Nvg-x96xw8krif-psY4h6AKsF3AE2GaXTAa-Ym0EqomwOjNw/s400/park6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838474783443410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">After that we went to Crandon Park, which includes a beach, golf course, tennis court, amusement park, etc. We went swimming at the beach and later on wandered around the gardens, which are actually the grounds of a former zoo.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4dgrjviOx-4eBmiMa54mJ-2nJBdW4D3paDQuCyfPM-HfOlnMdHU9g9SiqAP-yIWCfK-J8XSl0F5ZWSemMTtiAb1WkR26pK3Bqsqn9gVuFz7k4mNcBsDayh3fJbFp_VdRZzPdepTvgw/s1600/park7.JPG"><br /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEPolfuDIDQTYa0SutUqj06xUWx_5b2mEGal09odjRjgij6UbiKyAumfNNcaLCffBdREXdlFpBH_iuaRCgfmgfinGeFX0sSTEDdkeq7zAU8dA9YJut6iIRRXEcafS7VjCsWFJxrYsqg/s1600/park10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEPolfuDIDQTYa0SutUqj06xUWx_5b2mEGal09odjRjgij6UbiKyAumfNNcaLCffBdREXdlFpBH_iuaRCgfmgfinGeFX0sSTEDdkeq7zAU8dA9YJut6iIRRXEcafS7VjCsWFJxrYsqg/s400/park10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838106377551090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">They left a few of the cages there, but with the bars mostly removed.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4dgrjviOx-4eBmiMa54mJ-2nJBdW4D3paDQuCyfPM-HfOlnMdHU9g9SiqAP-yIWCfK-J8XSl0F5ZWSemMTtiAb1WkR26pK3Bqsqn9gVuFz7k4mNcBsDayh3fJbFp_VdRZzPdepTvgw/s1600/park7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4dgrjviOx-4eBmiMa54mJ-2nJBdW4D3paDQuCyfPM-HfOlnMdHU9g9SiqAP-yIWCfK-J8XSl0F5ZWSemMTtiAb1WkR26pK3Bqsqn9gVuFz7k4mNcBsDayh3fJbFp_VdRZzPdepTvgw/s400/park7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838358034104114" border="0" /></a>I love the murals on this one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiM0MRyjV-O1M9FNvmpLAeRLIhW1PKsReJEoH275Jcth7NP2n38n5Kg-rFYA7JqnVzdXfVq9GMANSZ2BqY3eBFt2SEZR_dawePTX1tj1LC7gW8TBhHQjy04J33Ni9BRvAoA1Os07XJIg/s1600/park8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiM0MRyjV-O1M9FNvmpLAeRLIhW1PKsReJEoH275Jcth7NP2n38n5Kg-rFYA7JqnVzdXfVq9GMANSZ2BqY3eBFt2SEZR_dawePTX1tj1LC7gW8TBhHQjy04J33Ni9BRvAoA1Os07XJIg/s400/park8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838277787770866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">There's very much a feeling like the animals have just recently escaped and are still lurking nearby, especially with all the crazy sounds from the dozens of birds roaming the park.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtjQMJRpJN6W5KOiNQHnnSXlfjhX2J-QH8AojCZjtlE4OCfMguaxHzOJzptqRkqWCHo4DZqK1Zn2IkN20If2QETf1E_9YdjDpe9SN_3t3sMJ1urSCFSibFezqObZWwcy8acSUTSHk9A/s1600/park9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtjQMJRpJN6W5KOiNQHnnSXlfjhX2J-QH8AojCZjtlE4OCfMguaxHzOJzptqRkqWCHo4DZqK1Zn2IkN20If2QETf1E_9YdjDpe9SN_3t3sMJ1urSCFSibFezqObZWwcy8acSUTSHk9A/s400/park9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838212216500306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We saw peacocks, ibises, vultures, some really tall birds we couldn't identify, a group of really angry ducks that hissed at us a lot, and even a bunny.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWE_CfmFrk0N7x2eiMssLnJafT0dsLPv8mLzu4g7H1zq9ngMVx_joWpIyrRzxIgg_2xVXtZWzs0dNyN-ypuAOLBCMkWc8BHGYDf2e8QwCGMScV8RvmaIgDQGZNuu1A-OqthdGSJz4cVg/s1600/park11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWE_CfmFrk0N7x2eiMssLnJafT0dsLPv8mLzu4g7H1zq9ngMVx_joWpIyrRzxIgg_2xVXtZWzs0dNyN-ypuAOLBCMkWc8BHGYDf2e8QwCGMScV8RvmaIgDQGZNuu1A-OqthdGSJz4cVg/s400/park11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679838038527695010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We went there just before dark as the sun was setting. I love the low light in these pictures.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lHsbBJJxQzi7bBZeP3RZPkcWoPQDRaGAWwINZNiP3Ay8xBOU7IZ8bZIUG7iPLHOayuc8IFsc0sBjhNxXveGftVX9IZi5yvBeAPIbMeLUye1HO2HsKM-ePFbbiqVcoJv5KvxmVU58Bw/s1600/park12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lHsbBJJxQzi7bBZeP3RZPkcWoPQDRaGAWwINZNiP3Ay8xBOU7IZ8bZIUG7iPLHOayuc8IFsc0sBjhNxXveGftVX9IZi5yvBeAPIbMeLUye1HO2HsKM-ePFbbiqVcoJv5KvxmVU58Bw/s400/park12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679837970567329730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Coconuts!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Xj25JfqCzmgKJiQ3a9Puo3wSKdf5WM1AZbJQMCcY8DWok9PQy8seXw_FLO1djmHKm8ABFmqnO8a_Ab9uikyHNJ5svddWOWIi5BxIlfPBVJ0Iht9_wEG5KiRIaXMbpEPpB7TjEW-86Q/s1600/park13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Xj25JfqCzmgKJiQ3a9Puo3wSKdf5WM1AZbJQMCcY8DWok9PQy8seXw_FLO1djmHKm8ABFmqnO8a_Ab9uikyHNJ5svddWOWIi5BxIlfPBVJ0Iht9_wEG5KiRIaXMbpEPpB7TjEW-86Q/s400/park13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679837881592042322" border="0" /></a>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-56550425004025122682011-09-12T21:12:00.013-04:002011-09-12T21:37:46.073-04:00Another Brimfield Fair<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I know I said I'd be posting all these updates from the summer...you'll get them eventually. Instead, here are some photos from the Brimfield Antique Show, which I went to this past weekend. I didn't get quite as much <a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/07/finds.html">good stuff</a> as <a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/07/at-brimfield-its-christmas-in-july.html">last yea</a><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/07/at-brimfield-its-christmas-in-july.html">r</a>--a small wood crate for the top of the fridge (something to stash all those loose chip bags in), an off-brand Evergleam Christmas tree (now we just need to find a color wheel), a vintage Copco baking dish, and some wood type. I guess not a bad haul, really.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Maybe I just felt more exhausted this time.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zwX28mMAh5vqV1mEoq9zq6qpIdN-N5zuc9xVTAzApzIljY8OEA3iFacmDgmP5Kjw0oPhpZH7eQvzQo8r47z1Q3KrDFBcKv96S_e9XSz0YYuqyJarS97rS5Uat3pDMrqlYB3J256wyw/s1600/DSCN2187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zwX28mMAh5vqV1mEoq9zq6qpIdN-N5zuc9xVTAzApzIljY8OEA3iFacmDgmP5Kjw0oPhpZH7eQvzQo8r47z1Q3KrDFBcKv96S_e9XSz0YYuqyJarS97rS5Uat3pDMrqlYB3J256wyw/s400/DSCN2187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651647444934800178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxFbwpKNsUzy-vfZ8DCLjCl3anivHcPVQZyNXtiaaezdeMuUJJWzTDpuExus9qv2Zv1D72Ur6YqbM0Vf0KMFRXcS5s6qHXgzj7JzXCR7RMoev1UOLJoB4nOQtup6uIfUrzGrhEz9nHw/s1600/DSCN2194.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RvmQnjUcJm1yoRJwgtq__u5_iIG-10k3hwV_1MuVQQRtRDKhYsRs6Gs9kuEh-GdL5ovOGasx0LWapbCztOJkMpwNbLbxXazP_HTR5TMEfxGxbstc-tHqAA8sbk0OQB2h2tatNUC2Nw/s400/DSCN2210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651646442671618658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vV0tqMsl-z81_va-Pax57eu9lwixLf34pioXFwAzPx6w7QlbdsO1rEaQBcxybtjN_Ck6mX5DouNPzl4WiB5gUrg-lQ_3lTdTB-wHBYTFr2BdINfQwW18cWxxRuG0YTSUfAUa9skjHw/s1600/DSCN2212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vV0tqMsl-z81_va-Pax57eu9lwixLf34pioXFwAzPx6w7QlbdsO1rEaQBcxybtjN_Ck6mX5DouNPzl4WiB5gUrg-lQ_3lTdTB-wHBYTFr2BdINfQwW18cWxxRuG0YTSUfAUa9skjHw/s400/DSCN2212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651646245972114306" border="0" /></a>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-9095803657125314942011-09-06T09:00:00.000-04:002011-09-06T09:00:13.583-04:00It's not hard, not far to reach<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm going a little bit out of order, but I'm starting with Rockaway Beach. These photos are from July, but I just went there on Sunday so it's still fresh in my mind, in a way.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp8BZEn_pxRafwtXNjiCXrIrk4-OadwNn4jSs73TLLF7Lw8DguEyhLGxCoaGyA2mQTc_yhMk4SYR6pN3fCxSpofm0VHldzpsdECNgDwo-QDIv5qQGZUhx2BarKlbS0gSEyhYRrIC_Cw/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp8BZEn_pxRafwtXNjiCXrIrk4-OadwNn4jSs73TLLF7Lw8DguEyhLGxCoaGyA2mQTc_yhMk4SYR6pN3fCxSpofm0VHldzpsdECNgDwo-QDIv5qQGZUhx2BarKlbS0gSEyhYRrIC_Cw/s400/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649059021384899954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We've been going to the beach at Jacob Riis Park for the last couple of years (definitely the best beach in the city!), but I'd never realized there was a boardwalk a couple of miles down. I still prefer Riis for their huge parking lot (we drove around quite awhile looking for a spot near the boardwalk) and the awesome <a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/07/gun-batteries-and-sunbathing.html" target="new">abandoned military base</a>, but the boardwalk has its perks.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RuHSMtxeD-jQXvON0QRFPAx51CXqfCzvQ5jh64nFtTwpZBHJTsoMMTIyA8MD3PxS1kOtn2RUcALyWt_n3mIXvM0EfX54Mvj-OvH67j6mPmDnX59_Qty2ul-vbVz7KJld5qrtxh5ANg/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RuHSMtxeD-jQXvON0QRFPAx51CXqfCzvQ5jh64nFtTwpZBHJTsoMMTIyA8MD3PxS1kOtn2RUcALyWt_n3mIXvM0EfX54Mvj-OvH67j6mPmDnX59_Qty2ul-vbVz7KJld5qrtxh5ANg/s400/2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649058953957653202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This year they've opened up a series of hipster concession stands, including Blue Bottle Coffee, Caracas Arepa Bar, Rockaway Taco, and Rippers, a burger joint that has a decent quinoa black bean burger.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsO3XxstYbVECH_z1UPoj23nD5Pt_FvVmYeOjJYMftjdkqe9puyJCholtGYyuUIdWNkV8n7W-jMdhSAnJFo6FmrAup-nq07IaJjpxgXdgMMOqNl7HxNwgyzYpSj_ybdMK3rqKM3HUnQ/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsO3XxstYbVECH_z1UPoj23nD5Pt_FvVmYeOjJYMftjdkqe9puyJCholtGYyuUIdWNkV8n7W-jMdhSAnJFo6FmrAup-nq07IaJjpxgXdgMMOqNl7HxNwgyzYpSj_ybdMK3rqKM3HUnQ/s400/3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649058884636475666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'll bet it's weird for the locals (definitely heard some guy complaining about "all the faggy shit") but it's a great ploy to get people to make the trek there from Brooklyn and Manhattan. I'd still be going out there anyway but I love that now the day involves great food too.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSKMnEfpGBi7lmuwK_cufjqyz3G5b-A0ER1YWajUXXkGB8IrFo6Qh0h-MWjSqAER17buBQ9tauI8KZvUk6HFnFDW9oMO4o2wbb83rYPOkefv4Xq9yf1vCPLxg-5hX1hiG_NAbCeDQuw/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSKMnEfpGBi7lmuwK_cufjqyz3G5b-A0ER1YWajUXXkGB8IrFo6Qh0h-MWjSqAER17buBQ9tauI8KZvUk6HFnFDW9oMO4o2wbb83rYPOkefv4Xq9yf1vCPLxg-5hX1hiG_NAbCeDQuw/s400/4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649058809002122450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I was a little skeptical at all the surfboards I saw people carrying, but look--people actually surfing (albeit on tiny waves).</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYN4qVkSVXbCbGmk89PhF829HHYNgI0VI-PVBhRJ5fO9v_-Ibi4Iz6hXVg-FlCUqKnFf4pA5ex_7VepR7qGgHSNvFycR3iysC3DlNBfx8cSQk7ApnBcr1RoraQMMw-YYmmTqD5HjM4gw/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYN4qVkSVXbCbGmk89PhF829HHYNgI0VI-PVBhRJ5fO9v_-Ibi4Iz6hXVg-FlCUqKnFf4pA5ex_7VepR7qGgHSNvFycR3iysC3DlNBfx8cSQk7ApnBcr1RoraQMMw-YYmmTqD5HjM4gw/s400/5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649058743801442850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3-w2hCXxXXxJqyHBu2Ksi3yCZlmiWLqPvfRZ-lmMvKsRFoHLk8CYUZy5EcqP3NrfI6mNm3oMIsD7nQQRZBOHSFpaV_pNcQgUK5xnpVUrfjzmPXsAF71BnCL4efMfcELJC1Dqu1jnCQ/s1600/6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3-w2hCXxXXxJqyHBu2Ksi3yCZlmiWLqPvfRZ-lmMvKsRFoHLk8CYUZy5EcqP3NrfI6mNm3oMIsD7nQQRZBOHSFpaV_pNcQgUK5xnpVUrfjzmPXsAF71BnCL4efMfcELJC1Dqu1jnCQ/s400/6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649058666117413010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Under the boardwalk</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjK1zkFJK0xCGg9JkhYUZUELOFTsA16p7pWI_q9bdf6ANI9LfPCDfzYoQMPt3xVY021gntza-kPIl1-k6UYTqrjsqBKt5hMntB-k5494G7qa905GmBtOzQhU2Ej6JSIChsA8m2lS2vw/s1600/7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjK1zkFJK0xCGg9JkhYUZUELOFTsA16p7pWI_q9bdf6ANI9LfPCDfzYoQMPt3xVY021gntza-kPIl1-k6UYTqrjsqBKt5hMntB-k5494G7qa905GmBtOzQhU2Ej6JSIChsA8m2lS2vw/s400/7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649058389556614722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A rusty yet active skatepark just off the boardwalk.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-57274351078290761032011-09-05T19:46:00.015-04:002011-09-05T20:31:46.519-04:00How I spent my summer vacation (eating)<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >So I more or less took the summer off from blogging, even though I hadn't intended to do so at first. But I'm back, or so I'd like to think, and am going to start with a recap of the summer. (It might take a couple of weeks...I have a lot of photos to share, and as usual, I can't narrow them down as much as I want to.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >While it rained a lot this summer, mostly on weekends, I did manage to fit in some fun excursions to both new spots and old favorites--Los Angeles, Provincetown, Beacon, Storm King Arts Center, Red Hook, Saugerties, and so on.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >But I'm going to start with what I ate. Or at least the photographs of food that I found on my computer, taken with intentions of posting here but never followed through on.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUVES5TLuWtkaDHzfdmT7v86xzU4oHCkDYpsfz7cVYsad64xCq0pcTQ1EYY42gRmRCstEsqLvE_cPC5RaA1dJqP_dIZdlYAGU03IvrysnE4iTonUBCwMRFd6zlIZ_mN3MaKn7o2myFA/s1600/IMG_3053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUVES5TLuWtkaDHzfdmT7v86xzU4oHCkDYpsfz7cVYsad64xCq0pcTQ1EYY42gRmRCstEsqLvE_cPC5RaA1dJqP_dIZdlYAGU03IvrysnE4iTonUBCwMRFd6zlIZ_mN3MaKn7o2myFA/s400/IMG_3053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649033562625905250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Garlic scapes</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4X9o9JgmbQFJ0MkzwM7lSip6h2qjI43VJ765CCmQ8YiI7JgbW1jboLlN9UIaUVPnEVO7pxjQjWQQ_KY9IGUnbRj4qGyAx8e-iw2cGH2gD5KgIiuTtfRBN69wbzMfUuV2MS0jwWkjqg/s1600/DSCN1309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4X9o9JgmbQFJ0MkzwM7lSip6h2qjI43VJ765CCmQ8YiI7JgbW1jboLlN9UIaUVPnEVO7pxjQjWQQ_KY9IGUnbRj4qGyAx8e-iw2cGH2gD5KgIiuTtfRBN69wbzMfUuV2MS0jwWkjqg/s400/DSCN1309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649029202732893698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We used them to make a <a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/mighty-appetite/2006/06/my_friend_the_garlic_scape_1.html" target="new">pesto</a>,</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Vj7rO-71eTxtEjjTDH-L4stviVg-2N5v1G4-_7xK_HerE_PqOrIQzRTgU877dfrvUKIFXKlJOawev_0WiLOj6M5KRgy1O6kHOjvNjQEdqrg6i7Dz2uA9nBfbkhghiaiQVBkINQuLgQ/s1600/IMG_3058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Vj7rO-71eTxtEjjTDH-L4stviVg-2N5v1G4-_7xK_HerE_PqOrIQzRTgU877dfrvUKIFXKlJOawev_0WiLOj6M5KRgy1O6kHOjvNjQEdqrg6i7Dz2uA9nBfbkhghiaiQVBkINQuLgQ/s400/IMG_3058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649033520647749426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >some of which ended up on this pizza (under the cheese, so you can't really see it). Amazingly, these photos were taken months ago but I still have some pesto in the freezer, which I plan to finish this week.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJGtN7UZP5Sc96ASSbY9Ifngz0WaL0_0ncxeKKTAnuzQ9xt9N_v7jPn8D2d7drZaMVUVhDmcPWJuig6YD8QFRlJVQV22INzKBtH-MdxtvN4h66Ocv9FcAnaW1zVrxusKUCFMdzBdpww/s1600/IMG_3378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJGtN7UZP5Sc96ASSbY9Ifngz0WaL0_0ncxeKKTAnuzQ9xt9N_v7jPn8D2d7drZaMVUVhDmcPWJuig6YD8QFRlJVQV22INzKBtH-MdxtvN4h66Ocv9FcAnaW1zVrxusKUCFMdzBdpww/s400/IMG_3378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649033467168729474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Tomatillos and a couple of jalapenos, about to be roasted</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkiAhouyPgWjUduZn0oLfawuorZJAu9I6SsmpKDc_7vhCL2kY0uY-I9-FEVQ08an2-QPnbOXy_ddoozNM8Ir2zvsakiSxR2LbpyHr0DCp_JDEfF5VErWiVA7PGhVwXIpaJemERjr9hg/s1600/IMG_3385.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkiAhouyPgWjUduZn0oLfawuorZJAu9I6SsmpKDc_7vhCL2kY0uY-I9-FEVQ08an2-QPnbOXy_ddoozNM8Ir2zvsakiSxR2LbpyHr0DCp_JDEfF5VErWiVA7PGhVwXIpaJemERjr9hg/s400/IMG_3385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649033411382485602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >and turned into <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/10/acorn-squash-quesadillas-tomatillo-salsa/" target="new">salsa</a>.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnD39-ZFxb-mxgozehIrTGgy4pdLLpxR7FoGiZgoEQQkkkzsrU2mQFtokhK6daTAp7QzrEKQAgp4BhWxHZKH5chGRdkDr0cnSLSVVb0TnDsatVU8qWCiPzhALFY1Vh-tX8RRCtG6YOnA/s1600/use+this+one.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnD39-ZFxb-mxgozehIrTGgy4pdLLpxR7FoGiZgoEQQkkkzsrU2mQFtokhK6daTAp7QzrEKQAgp4BhWxHZKH5chGRdkDr0cnSLSVVb0TnDsatVU8qWCiPzhALFY1Vh-tX8RRCtG6YOnA/s400/use+this+one.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649029047426138306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><a href="http://blog.mushrooms.ca/2010/08/mushrooms-masters-tournament-of-taste_25.html" target="new">Mushroom empanadas</a> before,</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcuHQkOHr0umKVJ928Xui6b_jwBcPC6hSKVD1naC7ofkxemXD0gPOrore8Z0PLu1TdDJhLTYtkpq0HqdY-bP4tkgqYcR54Lfc7XCFQ5dQ-Ta3rgQ5Dhyphenhyphen2UXm2IFdPahmtls4hU4yaqQ/s1600/use+this+one+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcuHQkOHr0umKVJ928Xui6b_jwBcPC6hSKVD1naC7ofkxemXD0gPOrore8Z0PLu1TdDJhLTYtkpq0HqdY-bP4tkgqYcR54Lfc7XCFQ5dQ-Ta3rgQ5Dhyphenhyphen2UXm2IFdPahmtls4hU4yaqQ/s400/use+this+one+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649028995947286418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >and after.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0gE9Urzxj1As0FCGVww0ZkLus_URBh_OqUiC68362WwhYqVo93TIB0VBUJ3qoQpFwZwdlvjcrZfx5nBhY1oybUcEYjt2KqOwC01msqbI5hv2wDeiRL10gjWL-VGZ7Nk69T9MqfCXOQ/s1600/DSCN0990.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0gE9Urzxj1As0FCGVww0ZkLus_URBh_OqUiC68362WwhYqVo93TIB0VBUJ3qoQpFwZwdlvjcrZfx5nBhY1oybUcEYjt2KqOwC01msqbI5hv2wDeiRL10gjWL-VGZ7Nk69T9MqfCXOQ/s400/DSCN0990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649028846271481538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/04/creamed-chard-and-spring-onions/" target="new">Pasta with red chard </a>(I love how it turns the sauce pink).</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV59lsDYD_kgSf8rrmyXEjfqcIZ_otcGioFexnF5o8hn2L4KUcu5weluFs_39z9xWq1ADannxzHVBQRP8hgqJDIAFNUqnenEOuNjUJTDJdFBpDtRRhFPohA93gSz35GdM3O8VCxOxZQ/s1600/DSCN0984.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV59lsDYD_kgSf8rrmyXEjfqcIZ_otcGioFexnF5o8hn2L4KUcu5weluFs_39z9xWq1ADannxzHVBQRP8hgqJDIAFNUqnenEOuNjUJTDJdFBpDtRRhFPohA93gSz35GdM3O8VCxOxZQ/s400/DSCN0984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649028649033521186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >A pretty salad, made with radishes and lettuce (and maybe a couple of other items)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Z2_pIwNrEn7T7Eyxa1CPF2MaxRRG6JQaV3iNKvJz3e3Ok7t0QNOQ0k086X3PhhozrB_lUv97aXaWS2P_SHXNZrTQG1HCypunoH94wBQwoFXm8uksmzuFnSCVh7dlkh3HnFkjSrr7yg/s1600/DSCN1187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Z2_pIwNrEn7T7Eyxa1CPF2MaxRRG6JQaV3iNKvJz3e3Ok7t0QNOQ0k086X3PhhozrB_lUv97aXaWS2P_SHXNZrTQG1HCypunoH94wBQwoFXm8uksmzuFnSCVh7dlkh3HnFkjSrr7yg/s400/DSCN1187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649028032998549762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Strawberry shortcake </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I of course ate a lot of other great stuff this summer (both home-cooked and in restaurants) but for whatever reason this is what I photographed.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-49157608927417038922011-05-31T09:00:00.002-04:002011-05-31T11:05:12.225-04:00Vintage matchbooks from Dallas<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';">While in Dallas I happened upon a basket of vintage matchbooks in an antique store. I've never collected them before, but after glancing at a few of them, I ended up scouring the basket for at least five minutes, a pile of matchbooks stacking up on the floor next to me.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><i narrowed="" it="" down="" to="" these=""><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghV8ojWxoWc4MSHhoSaL5t8-UpMizH730P7lI4d5M_DS_JtR5Cb6pwjHB5GkWa8XYWievLWbGPaSSqBrF87Lu3AZdX8nQqCh7ag3tRDPWiVi0JDXh2d5_Wd_5eh3TnKrAUHzejNQhYQ/s400/DSCN0303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612894521401358130" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I was able to narrow it down to these twelve.</span></span></i><div><i narrowed="" it="" down="" to="" these=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxlsj1ougWpQ3ynoY0BKD443-b0m6Wx2IDBoX5dHz5PMlve2UUQpTcrzM4SUMtfMBvLSogLFQYKBQG9mxRfjKpdsU5m_SIh6gx-rNYP_TPRsN5kJcXWhllGetjbvXVy1hWaTMP89gcw/s1600/DSCN0309.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxlsj1ougWpQ3ynoY0BKD443-b0m6Wx2IDBoX5dHz5PMlve2UUQpTcrzM4SUMtfMBvLSogLFQYKBQG9mxRfjKpdsU5m_SIh6gx-rNYP_TPRsN5kJcXWhllGetjbvXVy1hWaTMP89gcw/s400/DSCN0309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612681608678783842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Some of them I loved for the illustrations, some for the subject matter, some for both. I guess Smokey the Bear is the mascot of the Parks Service, not Yellowstone National Park, but I still had to laugh at the bear on the matchbook cover. Maybe it's okay to play with matches sometimes?</span></span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0_HK-4rrHUgMXtJ-YJE87lU0MDuYvEUrtKRFssoVfORvGzkhC4KKhywXhtfbKho68qy7Tq0X9mPllULIVPAro-UcjQVnowUb7xVu-s61GJgh4ROwG86OuC1ClKLmBShca26TMr_ACQ/s1600/DSCN0304.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0_HK-4rrHUgMXtJ-YJE87lU0MDuYvEUrtKRFssoVfORvGzkhC4KKhywXhtfbKho68qy7Tq0X9mPllULIVPAro-UcjQVnowUb7xVu-s61GJgh4ROwG86OuC1ClKLmBShca26TMr_ACQ/s400/DSCN0304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612681544821059298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I thought Oberg was a city in Sweden but it seems to be a common surname. I haven't yet figured out what the special offer for high school drop-outs is but it seems noteworthy that it was the only one whose matches had all been used.</span></span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQ7WyQN7O3mcDqmEl318jKaXSyruMCAVlQbA3nYvYVo8lqMKaEqMLLPxhis-BFtRRhbSA0ROd9aDEjPAW38LOcSj8wZMVCBVYfnLT21q6jVZFxb3oc9652LPjXihHIw_KpTnq2LfPkg/s1600/DSCN0312.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQ7WyQN7O3mcDqmEl318jKaXSyruMCAVlQbA3nYvYVo8lqMKaEqMLLPxhis-BFtRRhbSA0ROd9aDEjPAW38LOcSj8wZMVCBVYfnLT21q6jVZFxb3oc9652LPjXihHIw_KpTnq2LfPkg/s400/DSCN0312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612681418830031826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I've always loved generic hotel postcards--same goes for matchbooks, I guess.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mKZd91Dbmla_TaTWNJjT4my8ONCJv6REU2ys2cyGOSm5L5NI0sYQmkH7xHZZCAWJPNlhDhHhpTKtqYkdASYBTo2zeRpoUr35TNQegy_4TKLAphWJuq4X-qbC-I3JYZZ_5OAD-ONVvg/s400/DSCN0283.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612895867174007922" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The one on the left is for a private investigator, which is so awesome. Love the fingerprint with the hat. Also note the illustrations on the back of the Yellowstone matchbook.</span></span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfR11YO7MnRwNArPVC12W4CE7QSyocyLjfA8AaHoPFj-YEYf5nk-HY16QDilgqOU0FaCO6DLLA01s6Ua5ng7OH7SRwXRwdEY1p_a2F58QtNpubxESMrLehatFAKa3wTF14Glpwod8-A/s1600/DSCN0280.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfR11YO7MnRwNArPVC12W4CE7QSyocyLjfA8AaHoPFj-YEYf5nk-HY16QDilgqOU0FaCO6DLLA01s6Ua5ng7OH7SRwXRwdEY1p_a2F58QtNpubxESMrLehatFAKa3wTF14Glpwod8-A/s400/DSCN0280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612681333807769810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I also found another use for the letterpress tray: displaying these. I just wish more of the slots were wide enough to fit them.</span></span></i></div></div>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-88067893233323890592011-05-25T09:00:00.001-04:002011-05-25T09:11:41.284-04:00A few more from Austin<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A few more random photos from my week in Austin. </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9D9RhqtM_Od9auwghdQ47hwSt0L1Dtaj3SlqpxMjp37C1cygUNQeNhLDK8p8cAOEySVLZrmCwNc3-V-q1ZC4WdhDVGxoL8WSM8g1tTJP0Slawb7BiAeGNt7_uGREPJIhPsUemvfJS-A/s1600/9721.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9D9RhqtM_Od9auwghdQ47hwSt0L1Dtaj3SlqpxMjp37C1cygUNQeNhLDK8p8cAOEySVLZrmCwNc3-V-q1ZC4WdhDVGxoL8WSM8g1tTJP0Slawb7BiAeGNt7_uGREPJIhPsUemvfJS-A/s400/9721.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609712393819766306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Waiting at the traffic light near </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.austinbooks.com/" target="new">Austin Books and Comics</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9nqThjCd23VRelUT9eURAw3pnrFYV1ymc5h3KM3k3iDHiIKNmbupKeC9Pw3pDJtbBWzN0yaAa5iPSKnlmn5DiMaiSoKNeq8dRgQpIGRFMFtnRLvHgxi1AdMcJSEGC58pWr5CCprVGA/s1600/9723.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9nqThjCd23VRelUT9eURAw3pnrFYV1ymc5h3KM3k3iDHiIKNmbupKeC9Pw3pDJtbBWzN0yaAa5iPSKnlmn5DiMaiSoKNeq8dRgQpIGRFMFtnRLvHgxi1AdMcJSEGC58pWr5CCprVGA/s400/9723.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609712341730853778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Boston Cream Pie and Orange Dreamsicle from </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/caseys-new-orleans-snowballs-austin" target="new">Casey's New Orleans snowballs</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvB7TjT2i7t3IenN4p5UWNPDif8JPsTNMd0ClF4DSq85utk0l7O3c1HR67rZhNxUvdWosubiFHlmO8WAc3ncwHc9WclXpAk5RZIIWQA533U0zXV3NtVrJuKRd2Sn6jS3u9StlJHpu4_w/s1600/9725.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvB7TjT2i7t3IenN4p5UWNPDif8JPsTNMd0ClF4DSq85utk0l7O3c1HR67rZhNxUvdWosubiFHlmO8WAc3ncwHc9WclXpAk5RZIIWQA533U0zXV3NtVrJuKRd2Sn6jS3u9StlJHpu4_w/s400/9725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609712272073227122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.heycupcake.com/">cupcake truck</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> in the rain.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv4SZkICRFWL1m33FMvg0rx1UVd-n2QW3iQjcqthSEfLPEcqVmHik-S4njYJMC48thl7IleU7QNh7YjQ4ZJoRXZEL4NOK_HB3qRyHW8LW9iY6-PFjN8hp0zIr7vB9unW6KQMgAUsKng/s1600/9727.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv4SZkICRFWL1m33FMvg0rx1UVd-n2QW3iQjcqthSEfLPEcqVmHik-S4njYJMC48thl7IleU7QNh7YjQ4ZJoRXZEL4NOK_HB3qRyHW8LW9iY6-PFjN8hp0zIr7vB9unW6KQMgAUsKng/s400/9727.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609712227576751650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We witnessed this house being demolished.</span> *<br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrz-O3E9qUdQEdvJBZa_S0Mwi3_9H2IEm_CuzgfPI4aLToya89J4LSugRAI4v7wt8yFwLv8_pPYoYExhZ4lhk-efqdi0d2I3IkKchsOJGMwlckjSuOzeJRjCauhGwhVNuHCzNGtdpzAQ/s1600/9733.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrz-O3E9qUdQEdvJBZa_S0Mwi3_9H2IEm_CuzgfPI4aLToya89J4LSugRAI4v7wt8yFwLv8_pPYoYExhZ4lhk-efqdi0d2I3IkKchsOJGMwlckjSuOzeJRjCauhGwhVNuHCzNGtdpzAQ/s400/9733.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609712177144741570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bowling at </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.dartbowl.com/" target="new">Dart Bowl</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, where I once saw </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Big Lebowski</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> in the parking lot.</span> *<div><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vbdChiXguVMakASgbh4dEHfhN6IEHQMqK8BuoJ2NPcDJdlqrwKAnfmlWB0XIVqoKTlRRWcDYYhl8al03dbGLyQpWHtrTGvkpGAzIHdM2K5rHkQmkSJNtFz1opa5YEg3HLQR_fK8VjQ/s1600/9743.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vbdChiXguVMakASgbh4dEHfhN6IEHQMqK8BuoJ2NPcDJdlqrwKAnfmlWB0XIVqoKTlRRWcDYYhl8al03dbGLyQpWHtrTGvkpGAzIHdM2K5rHkQmkSJNtFz1opa5YEg3HLQR_fK8VjQ/s400/9743.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609712127026177842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Chocolate chip pancakes courtesy of my <a href="http://ryebreadrodeo.com/" target="new">gracious host</a></span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrADryCg6DYxzBdABvEiiztC5Z-o1-pIvfvrUVCKxPML6gf-qOpfV6stS9E5_XAAl_Q6yH3JlNzNMl_BmHuYdd7DNZ5w6wrntY2ll2Z3DqMOQMGBQ07pS36a3dVwa9FFrRdvPZVkFNbA/s1600/9752.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrADryCg6DYxzBdABvEiiztC5Z-o1-pIvfvrUVCKxPML6gf-qOpfV6stS9E5_XAAl_Q6yH3JlNzNMl_BmHuYdd7DNZ5w6wrntY2ll2Z3DqMOQMGBQ07pS36a3dVwa9FFrRdvPZVkFNbA/s400/9752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609712086311107810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The preserved Daniel Johnston mural on the side of the former Sound Exchange</span>. *<br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMP9VWi4CVM8AemyJx52sxCm1iMdTWWVsdDCrQBNYlTpVPgTPK-ICnM_qMcDb408ccPWQrGTCbU1GpW0SGXY7MMYmG_xbgaiHesVFD2dtnvO8d68vGTTJPO-S0Jj4B-FE0HEA6EhJXg/s1600/9755.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMP9VWi4CVM8AemyJx52sxCm1iMdTWWVsdDCrQBNYlTpVPgTPK-ICnM_qMcDb408ccPWQrGTCbU1GpW0SGXY7MMYmG_xbgaiHesVFD2dtnvO8d68vGTTJPO-S0Jj4B-FE0HEA6EhJXg/s400/9755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609712041354921794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">More street art around town. *</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">*Photo by Dave</span></span></div>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-14919762991747043652011-05-23T09:00:00.000-04:002011-05-23T09:00:02.624-04:00Food trucks in ATX<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I noticed that, like in New York, the food truck craze has caught on in Austin in a big way. For the most part, they seem to set up in designated areas, rather than rotating spots on city streets. All over South Austin we passed by dirt lots with three or four trucks parked, some, conveniently, with picnic tables, though most of them were closed every time we tried to partake. But there were a few exceptions such as the incredible <a href="http://www.chilantrobbq.com/" target="new">Chi'lantro</a> (please open a branch in NYC--or maybe not*) and <a href="http://eatcoolhaus.com/" target="new">CoolHaus</a> (which has in fact just started up in New York).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We encountered trucks selling grilled sausages, food served in cones (except, strangely, ice cream), fried green tomatoes, cupcakes, ice cream sandwiches, Korean tacos, Mexican tacos, and even a trailer where you could adopt a pet (also closed when we passed by).<br /><br />Here are just a few of them:<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzSTA3DLz0pIRhmsRt7aFgNZIR65tcCXbo8MEbxy4ENYn0nuNLidXz3uY8rJr3uN2b5kzMb7dMFkCeGpIFuA8HG6raZXfjISfCAEsSvr27k_3GyK-wjyiB2KpDMaQ1eAerePVgYIpng/s1600/DSCN0254.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsJQNryVbkQVsf-7isk-bXEF7bwCEhPKhrNrecg_mVGw34Oqwr0E_ML62_FwJOi65b1xzG7t3TLvCfrmmsnK5iIRq2cfREsLO0RSfXOxIX7teIQ4CyVBqaf-za0IA65UW7YCPj0WYzg/s400/DSCN0255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607885496795427554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuf2cwIHHap2MGvVyQjcMzaBuoL0Xf8HrxICrNkjKZGt_U0kGsYwkpQKZpA3fMd1eTltxJaPB8oiO4jyZl58wdwd2JsbucTVFjjaQppb3DgRFYLBouIrTVglCqlvv28_3gtHMxsoglg/s1600/DSCN0260.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuf2cwIHHap2MGvVyQjcMzaBuoL0Xf8HrxICrNkjKZGt_U0kGsYwkpQKZpA3fMd1eTltxJaPB8oiO4jyZl58wdwd2JsbucTVFjjaQppb3DgRFYLBouIrTVglCqlvv28_3gtHMxsoglg/s400/DSCN0260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607885125922646306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">*While I've witnessed an explosion of new food trucks popping up within a three block radius of where I work--on any given day there will be at least three lined up on Hudson Street, maybe more, with new ones showing up every week--I have yet to really frequent any of them very much (which the exception of Joyride, which has created the Wednesday tradition of Stumptown coffee). The one time I tried getting lunch at Taim Falafel it took nearly 45 minutes from the time I got on line to when I was handed my sandwich. This seems to be pretty standard across most of the trucks--everyone wants to eat there, and they just can't churn out the orders fast enough. And when I only have an hour break, 45 minutes is way too long to be standing around waiting. </span></span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-79568410974759882022011-05-18T09:00:00.000-04:002011-05-18T09:00:14.555-04:00Remember the Alamo<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After a day in Dallas we made our way down to our one-time home of Austin, where we spent the week swimming at <a href="http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/bartonsprings.htm" target="new">Barton Springs</a>, <a href="http://www.chilantrobbq.com/" target="new">eating</a> <a href="http://www.elchilito.com/home.html" target="new">tacos</a>, watching midnight movies at the <a href="http://drafthouse.com/" target="new">Alamo Drafthouse</a>, and all the other things that make that city great. A few photos from around town:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSdNjtz04CEpHIDsAfw8E5O2L5J-oxd_Cnlogv-WUdHNcfdemD2F3uh0xgCtjmyPe4KoYNla-WG_gqyUiHm32XvxKWl_uAxpJOrUQjzB92uU_f4PZj9iGLVoR7n8t1x27VIrI3S3Xgw/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSdNjtz04CEpHIDsAfw8E5O2L5J-oxd_Cnlogv-WUdHNcfdemD2F3uh0xgCtjmyPe4KoYNla-WG_gqyUiHm32XvxKWl_uAxpJOrUQjzB92uU_f4PZj9iGLVoR7n8t1x27VIrI3S3Xgw/s400/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607888860598068962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmIeyPIakg4Vy8xOnzfhb7euh7yKTHhh-RwGNlQuKXuZbKZrQzcrytBFj1GvwomNSFC8c7HKg18PLmw0v-HP3m8NiUji8lQGAph_wOyWMmZFNiCV2TeP1WeY9RqRAgodB6pmpjPYzmg/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjMRRVA3IA9C3m3E4HBzKlv_H-kkJgzyOW7Ej_IiWfo3l89avg9jWMgio7_6YJ7YkyTC0HIWgd3mltm835aGkRktJ-H1ClInw3vqQpFCfXtsWTFMqpqGu08D2e5YXe0UlH9zJdyLQ9A/s400/8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607888072059758898" border="0" /></a>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-56370831512002065602011-05-17T14:00:00.000-04:002011-05-17T14:00:05.467-04:00Texas is the reason<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">While in Dallas we decided we had to make a stop at Dealey Plaza, the site of the Kennedy assassination. The Book Depository where Oswald was allegedly stationed has been converted into a museum, and the infamous window is set up to look as it did on 11/22/63. (As </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Fl9ZVJ7B8" target="new">Bill Hicks said</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, "It's really accurate...cause Oswald's not in it.")</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9_qLk7X2NjUkrZgEV95_yA3iDMFMHSrdDJMNdGkby1NNofZIZfQAn33oN48uwFrIH0agbyuDUaBqQc0kuOXdz7vfD4FHQQj8TZHS29wzbKF_5xTk6nuYSyM9xGwpMExUTg0ACwkLZA/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9_qLk7X2NjUkrZgEV95_yA3iDMFMHSrdDJMNdGkby1NNofZIZfQAn33oN48uwFrIH0agbyuDUaBqQc0kuOXdz7vfD4FHQQj8TZHS29wzbKF_5xTk6nuYSyM9xGwpMExUTg0ACwkLZA/s400/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607508884369938130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We'd been to the museum the last time we were in Dallas so we skipped that part but decided the plaza was worth another visit. This picture was taken while standing on the spot where Kennedy was killed (it's actually marked with an X). The sixth floor window is visible all the way to the right above the trees.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizE1csO9bUQ3ZJeCTBizbNEqhHsc5kWaa-qjDNUXa9qkKQYsbwvJ88LcTyJ1Oueglqu5A49Sb7CCRfjnJQtoa4XyJ4pqxwaXf1MCITq6_gW2SKk_MNWV9kL9-dpFncigGeiENRGJPN4Q/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizE1csO9bUQ3ZJeCTBizbNEqhHsc5kWaa-qjDNUXa9qkKQYsbwvJ88LcTyJ1Oueglqu5A49Sb7CCRfjnJQtoa4XyJ4pqxwaXf1MCITq6_gW2SKk_MNWV9kL9-dpFncigGeiENRGJPN4Q/s400/2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607508843805953410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Wasn't kidding about that X.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3SnqQva696mtCbW7Y8q5jrdI33zznmB9rEWhmNRlnVttGkAoIi-0X-L-39lad8-P0ZlLMLLNrIso009fjeYy4VXQWgxJeBgn5Q5qYJP9ivLRgu-kbO4ex_6oiKphpmZgltx7118FUw/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3SnqQva696mtCbW7Y8q5jrdI33zznmB9rEWhmNRlnVttGkAoIi-0X-L-39lad8-P0ZlLMLLNrIso009fjeYy4VXQWgxJeBgn5Q5qYJP9ivLRgu-kbO4ex_6oiKphpmZgltx7118FUw/s400/3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607508804379859074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I also love how "Grassy Knoll" is labeled as such.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0OKyIj8knK3CpO5U4o5kgw-9Jer2eU2vC_bP5pyoBEHkOLbaqCTSZFRFyihbTwMrD0y-6-iskJv5qUTnNQhTBOYxBL2kNLNXo_f7t8SfMeGx4MxK9TQ8ErAm3j499nOwEKoFHeFHFA/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0OKyIj8knK3CpO5U4o5kgw-9Jer2eU2vC_bP5pyoBEHkOLbaqCTSZFRFyihbTwMrD0y-6-iskJv5qUTnNQhTBOYxBL2kNLNXo_f7t8SfMeGx4MxK9TQ8ErAm3j499nOwEKoFHeFHFA/s400/4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607508757684069186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq1PbgeBoQ4" target="new">Zapruder film</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> was shot from atop this concrete slab.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPktbO2F-dCRNgsNDWWE4PhLYtjtWdQ0a_rSjCnRbilqaUdYk6RVQN45KLy-6Qngo9KXD5_1ubsox8DfoHcprQMycjv0kx59EfxRLtyNYwvl3V9HqXRv9JQrjnTjbubgyqZchd0GeyQ/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPktbO2F-dCRNgsNDWWE4PhLYtjtWdQ0a_rSjCnRbilqaUdYk6RVQN45KLy-6Qngo9KXD5_1ubsox8DfoHcprQMycjv0kx59EfxRLtyNYwvl3V9HqXRv9JQrjnTjbubgyqZchd0GeyQ/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607508718186721842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Many believe a second gunman was stationed behind this picket fence. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPb_VXLyY4DY_0LdUFkgdQEVhz9_gmQh-DVq2kIjtrbDSuV0Quoa6k-JMAGAxtmDyCFxAbPGqv94WZgSMcYax_BUGJk1FByBQ2EvcVNRqbOONaIdggI-2xV_buavMsGOrTL2mAmy4-w/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPb_VXLyY4DY_0LdUFkgdQEVhz9_gmQh-DVq2kIjtrbDSuV0Quoa6k-JMAGAxtmDyCFxAbPGqv94WZgSMcYax_BUGJk1FByBQ2EvcVNRqbOONaIdggI-2xV_buavMsGOrTL2mAmy4-w/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607508684031164146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I don't really consider myself a conspiracy theorist, but this picture is pretty creepy, especially given that those people are probably standing on the X.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3WQQR9N_-3YQUOqBisTyGt-FvlK88tXEsCt_7Te1N0CshqtHHq-7-vke66nVFVhU_bnC4PQYOnOwicsT1YuN2TQG2FVXQQm1uQCJF0ohpkGCw91xcIyisUjjrH3anovRnNBwFtwi8w/s1600/8.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3WQQR9N_-3YQUOqBisTyGt-FvlK88tXEsCt_7Te1N0CshqtHHq-7-vke66nVFVhU_bnC4PQYOnOwicsT1YuN2TQG2FVXQQm1uQCJF0ohpkGCw91xcIyisUjjrH3anovRnNBwFtwi8w/s400/8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607508485403622450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Love the shadows in this concrete structure behind the grassy knoll.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigyh1iOMYMijBOvFlBDTIrK2H6OvKD7zuIwx5xlf_sPpcVIsQoZndrsVmO7-zk4HiYT6b8P34jLgcSWsWHXSAPaSpQ0jRZkTkpSEoy8BJ-C5mSg41ZYvnjnIOXDVnozbAuwULqLWFqw/s1600/9.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigyh1iOMYMijBOvFlBDTIrK2H6OvKD7zuIwx5xlf_sPpcVIsQoZndrsVmO7-zk4HiYT6b8P34jLgcSWsWHXSAPaSpQ0jRZkTkpSEoy8BJ-C5mSg41ZYvnjnIOXDVnozbAuwULqLWFqw/s400/9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607508429055825010" border="0" /></a>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-91871640507739332042011-05-16T21:57:00.012-04:002011-05-16T22:21:54.971-04:00Deep in the throat of Texas<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Just got back from a trip to Dallas and Austin. I'm still adjusting back to NY weather and working, but I thought I'd get the old slide show going...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMrsACOfMYVdwUoQu5KBHi-4t0E1CWgMoONZ6RaBLSXkqWeyH44cVPJG3d0-S9nzWGMmuWFnMAn1vojmUDGBYTkREn67_Z9Sd7B3B8kq6n6uhEYw9uJUCMNu3AIyvbTfXLHYz9x824A/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMrsACOfMYVdwUoQu5KBHi-4t0E1CWgMoONZ6RaBLSXkqWeyH44cVPJG3d0-S9nzWGMmuWFnMAn1vojmUDGBYTkREn67_Z9Sd7B3B8kq6n6uhEYw9uJUCMNu3AIyvbTfXLHYz9x824A/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500610703007154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">At La Guardia Airport we actually got to board the plane from the runway. Very old-timey.*</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwIKFcyw8PpuF9QJCF8ySi-OZgKiU-JhEKLgfG4qbjG25I-EG5O_uyFxs_gwKQUAKrHmQMdNUseKSW3zfGJc3MPh_6BY6yRf1h-AtNHxSs90LJF1gm9CWp1AKS-9KdkP252Fn_ALUbg/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwIKFcyw8PpuF9QJCF8ySi-OZgKiU-JhEKLgfG4qbjG25I-EG5O_uyFxs_gwKQUAKrHmQMdNUseKSW3zfGJc3MPh_6BY6yRf1h-AtNHxSs90LJF1gm9CWp1AKS-9KdkP252Fn_ALUbg/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500576033582882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our first stop in Dallas was our hotel, where we found this giant stone slab carved with the Ten Commandments. Yup, definitely in Texas. *</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGChDWcpOo27-fHdJZ1w1Ywo4OtO5jpfWezfGE8rCEBoLr5-A0d5syZmiD-sL87jS5nxpSEdRRG3IaFz4Qk4tGil2eTRyZkp4IhI_G2HT0wpsrxsK1NZcmPbOZVtszaCytpidHWoYULg/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGChDWcpOo27-fHdJZ1w1Ywo4OtO5jpfWezfGE8rCEBoLr5-A0d5syZmiD-sL87jS5nxpSEdRRG3IaFz4Qk4tGil2eTRyZkp4IhI_G2HT0wpsrxsK1NZcmPbOZVtszaCytpidHWoYULg/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500539502876930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Inside <a href="http://twistedrootburgerco.com/wordpress/" target="new">Twisted Root burger</a>, where we ate some very sloppy but delicious veggie burgers.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8j6w6HyB1PeCF9dsdRwE9YXBrCBupKroYExpZRtd4hrmLdZ6D8bnJv8iGEPX9qPv4pkgiUN27fUg-uEyBmyRNivk3aiXhNe5lfiZXaGLgslwaaGGbZy5UOnoQTIZcT5lWdQnbxj79jA/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8j6w6HyB1PeCF9dsdRwE9YXBrCBupKroYExpZRtd4hrmLdZ6D8bnJv8iGEPX9qPv4pkgiUN27fUg-uEyBmyRNivk3aiXhNe5lfiZXaGLgslwaaGGbZy5UOnoQTIZcT5lWdQnbxj79jA/s400/4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500495426223874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Across the street, above the Eight Track Museum (sadly, not open when we showed up).</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpLkuXaK8lB6B3Mj1ud8M5HY2Zlc0kNKVruzILiHenr3Zda36VBrT6nwHZW7FTl5uwjj-utfa68ELXjso6B86aqy2BFbTDp01DFtMYSmxOVi1ox_Ugq_MVH3jfdp_hVpr4nOkuoyYGg/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpLkuXaK8lB6B3Mj1ud8M5HY2Zlc0kNKVruzILiHenr3Zda36VBrT6nwHZW7FTl5uwjj-utfa68ELXjso6B86aqy2BFbTDp01DFtMYSmxOVi1ox_Ugq_MVH3jfdp_hVpr4nOkuoyYGg/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500372435227954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I don't know where this was but I like it. *</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMcPfYgYuPJysNnMc3ezZHZJBpSmvLoN-nucl7Dk6EDMOE6pwtAxKqdHH4xdHKmS30hQG7kw4mHGdto6boOiJQFceTwbPya20qrG6Q9K4s9aukmkf8fvHXoFUUbuwsIgvwzmbaEjNag/s1600/6.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMcPfYgYuPJysNnMc3ezZHZJBpSmvLoN-nucl7Dk6EDMOE6pwtAxKqdHH4xdHKmS30hQG7kw4mHGdto6boOiJQFceTwbPya20qrG6Q9K4s9aukmkf8fvHXoFUUbuwsIgvwzmbaEjNag/s400/6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500340547358418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The sidewalk on the route to the baseball stadium (the reason we were in Dallas). Those holes in the concrete look cool but are a pain to walk on.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbmA8xXdK2sYNDi4Xo-OZir3U44SSuz-PeZpk8Jy1EEex-kLBX2jVwMjHqjZZgGqmeyZTWDtlCpuOaq-XIi8ZvwcLbQDLIf7tXsz_ngIVMlLoN8wxHpTzltfQpMP3nt720ayBy2267g/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbmA8xXdK2sYNDi4Xo-OZir3U44SSuz-PeZpk8Jy1EEex-kLBX2jVwMjHqjZZgGqmeyZTWDtlCpuOaq-XIi8ZvwcLbQDLIf7tXsz_ngIVMlLoN8wxHpTzltfQpMP3nt720ayBy2267g/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500295394015586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The man in front of us rang a cowbell every time the Rangers did something good. * This got old very fast.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFt2U2x4tWf9C1tHUqOMiOvqYxQANae-V3LwK3JfnMeo6hqQkiYNu_Ip9qzYDx5tVvaW6MqsI-mAGQtAkqt8gz4y-RB64PwYECOKfKC8WXopy9RifKhRXTXthVgBlKDqXl-qb7-FCRw/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFt2U2x4tWf9C1tHUqOMiOvqYxQANae-V3LwK3JfnMeo6hqQkiYNu_Ip9qzYDx5tVvaW6MqsI-mAGQtAkqt8gz4y-RB64PwYECOKfKC8WXopy9RifKhRXTXthVgBlKDqXl-qb7-FCRw/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500258262670114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Next morning, in front of <a href="http://oddfellowsdallas.com/" target="new">Oddfellows</a> while we waited for a table. * (Good breakfast/lunch**, by the way, but they don't know how to make a banh mi. Don't know why that's surprising.)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufBE7kk3Ug8-rFd9XT-HikGtrug0tU2OjCFtyxaNBrz4k4113b0X6xdEckOZIUTIK5lWRdpNaNLsYBvPQ9HEENKElLzg7dzGdw1hFxmxS6mfXT_f1EUZyeLRA-Pcvkub-9IUcF54RUg/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufBE7kk3Ug8-rFd9XT-HikGtrug0tU2OjCFtyxaNBrz4k4113b0X6xdEckOZIUTIK5lWRdpNaNLsYBvPQ9HEENKElLzg7dzGdw1hFxmxS6mfXT_f1EUZyeLRA-Pcvkub-9IUcF54RUg/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607500213962952722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">*Indicates photo by </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://savageaesthetic.blogspot.com/" target="new">Dave</a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">. (He may also choose to take credit for the use of the word "old-timey.")</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">**I have an aversion to portmanteaus. I shudder whenever I hear someone say "staycation." Can't help it.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-35919187320286625502011-04-26T09:00:00.000-04:002011-04-26T09:00:05.690-04:00More scrap paper notebooks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgQTbNMVgeWFLiI2qTVjuhE3l76ri4mbWiVXzXwUzR3YFaUQO3zD9tOL5wj7Bi16Y9B2a4VEhc9CPQMZJTrCrtVWIe-KdJ_Djh1gUg-kLvMLPTWcneqMOJOraPtnqkhe6-9Y58uHBuA/s1600/notebooks.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgQTbNMVgeWFLiI2qTVjuhE3l76ri4mbWiVXzXwUzR3YFaUQO3zD9tOL5wj7Bi16Y9B2a4VEhc9CPQMZJTrCrtVWIe-KdJ_Djh1gUg-kLvMLPTWcneqMOJOraPtnqkhe6-9Y58uHBuA/s400/notebooks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599278196790715234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I mentioned <a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/10/scrap-paper-notebook.html" target="new">a few months ago</a> how I'd gotten into the habit of stockpiling scrap paper at work, and that <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/09/diy-project-recycled-scrap-paper-notebooks.html" target="new">this</a> scrap paper notebook tutorial seemed like the answer to what to do with all of it. So one cold Saturday afternoon I sat on the floor watching a movie and folding pieces of paper, which I then glued together into notebooks. I may have gone a little overboard in terms of volume. This isn't even all of them.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem_BiQsQcnQ1f2b8goPSQg3LnoPPnEnIZGB7EoL6Dcc-XKMiLqwnCnIz4IbrdbYZbfQAJzmbuaYzfeN4xQ2sEgy7EBSPossCYsMczS9vR35kyujINyh_abPjDaAs29ryirdNcNT0IQQ/s1600/notebooks1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem_BiQsQcnQ1f2b8goPSQg3LnoPPnEnIZGB7EoL6Dcc-XKMiLqwnCnIz4IbrdbYZbfQAJzmbuaYzfeN4xQ2sEgy7EBSPossCYsMczS9vR35kyujINyh_abPjDaAs29ryirdNcNT0IQQ/s400/notebooks1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599278134021481666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So now I'm just experimenting with different ways of covering them. So far I've used this ruler-print paper, which I'd bought about a year ago with no particular use in mind, sections of old maps, and my <a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2011/01/losing-my-gocco-virginity.html" target="new">print Gocco</a> (need to try that one out again).</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxd4a68OhetD8tY7seEkKjIgjj9xY2yE99eqoT3GKWhgwSnQrCWJa_OrTfgN-zxNdsnfZaK2wK-pa8-nU0VvdolN5C8_gG__7YHPIpzIVpOfHUmLPSSBVIbqngTw62VcVZcen58rs6Q/s1600/notebooks2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxd4a68OhetD8tY7seEkKjIgjj9xY2yE99eqoT3GKWhgwSnQrCWJa_OrTfgN-zxNdsnfZaK2wK-pa8-nU0VvdolN5C8_gG__7YHPIpzIVpOfHUmLPSSBVIbqngTw62VcVZcen58rs6Q/s400/notebooks2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599278061337834050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I left a little pocket open on the smaller one, for storing scraps of paper and other bits of ephemera.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Now, what to do with the notebooks is the next question. (Write in them, yes, but since I'm not much of a journaler, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I can't think of an actual function. Sigh.)</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-38032275384420758252011-04-25T09:00:00.000-04:002011-04-25T09:00:01.913-04:00Flakiest biscuit, indeed.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-AF4gnTAJtx-awX5VvLsoQJ66a0mgxgxRe4lTgS-OfPJHBVBM7rEH2mTrnNNRs4q1gDj2Ze3KOVurAEzc4xT9nr35cu5Wm83NOEZC2zBJdjCa9EegebHyDKoxWBaZmWN0hn-FWl_mw/s1600/biscuits.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-AF4gnTAJtx-awX5VvLsoQJ66a0mgxgxRe4lTgS-OfPJHBVBM7rEH2mTrnNNRs4q1gDj2Ze3KOVurAEzc4xT9nr35cu5Wm83NOEZC2zBJdjCa9EegebHyDKoxWBaZmWN0hn-FWl_mw/s400/biscuits.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599275830143552258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I've tried </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://everybodylikessandwiches.com/2011/02/the-flakiest-biscuit-biscuits-supreme/" target="new">this recipe</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> for biscuits several times and have not been disappointed. Its proclamation of "flakiest biscuit" is pretty accurate. I may have overbaked this particular batch (the timer went off, I said to myself, as soon as I'm done scrubbing this dish I'll take them out of the oven, and the next thing I knew, many minutes had passed) but they're still pretty awesome. They work well for breakfast with jam, or with a more savory meal. I think the key is the cream of tartar and the dough-folding technique.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-202406094548672382011-04-24T09:00:00.002-04:002011-04-24T18:05:47.495-04:00A visit from the Easter puppy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzFPujNLVFiQN28Z5Bk4HCv3MeqV1hrdAI0YisJgunvsdkOOUbuQvIxESr5jAiT6-gXDiA1ILWz7I9isUXZGRYrvMv2j-k7rsdoFU000a8ybGIKILU3uihP8wmAQtFaPGmZhnyy7WJw/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzFPujNLVFiQN28Z5Bk4HCv3MeqV1hrdAI0YisJgunvsdkOOUbuQvIxESr5jAiT6-gXDiA1ILWz7I9isUXZGRYrvMv2j-k7rsdoFU000a8ybGIKILU3uihP8wmAQtFaPGmZhnyy7WJw/s400/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598990223465393122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My mom made this cake. It's supposed to be a lamb but I thought it looked more like </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://smalldogs.com/images/BichonFrise.jpg" target="new">a puppy</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. So much so that it was kind of disturbing when she started cutting it up. Eventually it fell over without a body to support it and there was just a puppy head laying on the platter staring up at us as we ate.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-31238362467538125132011-04-10T19:13:00.010-04:002011-04-10T20:42:12.216-04:00Street art at the library<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnh5LG7JllMT9kc8Qi11GQUKoqeWxxAAKz2df30-rCAcI3QS_hXXa1eG1dNYdTwx5t4L8LZELr1jcrNJsuiqjf91j7GCCZ2KWflf5AlIan4I2YgmQaRfkAOeUrCyEi3PdJVyz1gVRnfw/s1600/DSCN0161.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnh5LG7JllMT9kc8Qi11GQUKoqeWxxAAKz2df30-rCAcI3QS_hXXa1eG1dNYdTwx5t4L8LZELr1jcrNJsuiqjf91j7GCCZ2KWflf5AlIan4I2YgmQaRfkAOeUrCyEi3PdJVyz1gVRnfw/s400/DSCN0161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594097124538844418" border="0" /></a>Saturday after a visit to M0MA, we ventured across the street to the former Donnell Library Center to check out <a href="http://www.pantheonnyc.com/" target="new">Pantheon</a>,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupVG-mAX7HOoNYScHc-Ok0Gp_RIPA7N7yHTNpAOm0T5iJ3r_ZSEpEa-LpJCJnxn_eH28Khoi-W7AFnIpK7yBLWbEV4Ws3ZLITwJWFpCktq3r6mfuo_ntqR8Wzsksx9i3fW-ZAFxbFhg/s1600/DSCN0160.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupVG-mAX7HOoNYScHc-Ok0Gp_RIPA7N7yHTNpAOm0T5iJ3r_ZSEpEa-LpJCJnxn_eH28Khoi-W7AFnIpK7yBLWbEV4Ws3ZLITwJWFpCktq3r6mfuo_ntqR8Wzsksx9i3fW-ZAFxbFhg/s400/DSCN0160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594097162952198994" border="0" /></a>a window exhibit featuring work by graffiti and street artists.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNenFxuxWo5iRCH5RHkZy8xasuWeP4CAknob28lbIcl-bPiCEG4f2yo8OW7QjyfNDQ28BNVOmmW4aEr799a__eJoAwpTmBbLq0FJHUmqETUoDNzHdlQGTxnynbzFlqzU10qVCStA6Vw/s1600/DSCN0165.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNenFxuxWo5iRCH5RHkZy8xasuWeP4CAknob28lbIcl-bPiCEG4f2yo8OW7QjyfNDQ28BNVOmmW4aEr799a__eJoAwpTmBbLq0FJHUmqETUoDNzHdlQGTxnynbzFlqzU10qVCStA6Vw/s400/DSCN0165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594097090102149346" border="0" /></a>For me the whole appeal of street art is encountering art in an unexpected place, color and creativity where there is usually none. So when it's all collected together in a window, it loses something. Still, it was a pretty cool exhibition.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx2kToogqJuAgz537s4pMKNU9xOs2ZO6xaDXe9bpgOwvO1-wyj-03TaqPlYS7PvdzC1jqzWYwBjLsNTKvCkeOLCShaOSmiEaha_LgFkZDfdThCN_dct11gyfRQdOuIzZYkjlRvhGVmQ/s1600/DSCN0159.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx2kToogqJuAgz537s4pMKNU9xOs2ZO6xaDXe9bpgOwvO1-wyj-03TaqPlYS7PvdzC1jqzWYwBjLsNTKvCkeOLCShaOSmiEaha_LgFkZDfdThCN_dct11gyfRQdOuIzZYkjlRvhGVmQ/s400/DSCN0159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594116336515175538" border="0" /></a>The location seems particularly fitting, considering the fate of the Donnell Library Center, which was one of the main branches of the New York Public Library for more than 50 years. In 2008 the library closed after the building was sold to Orient Express Hotels, with plans to raze the building and replace it with an 11-story luxury hotel, with the library operating in the lower level. Then of course after the financial crisis, the deal <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/arts/design/04donn.html" target="new">fell through</a> and the library remains empty three years later.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLA_5VAs1HX23FF_HOA6rWKs7mipOdLNCM_O0StGKzmFS4rFyGkhNzDwaPBbyPcJhnmxHfbyb1US13qheakIvbGL0SJYvfbNwSYFun3Q5Ei0qydXdOHq5uN54j2uc9XHaP_ZdJECo0Q/s1600/DSCN0169.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLA_5VAs1HX23FF_HOA6rWKs7mipOdLNCM_O0StGKzmFS4rFyGkhNzDwaPBbyPcJhnmxHfbyb1US13qheakIvbGL0SJYvfbNwSYFun3Q5Ei0qydXdOHq5uN54j2uc9XHaP_ZdJECo0Q/s400/DSCN0169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594097053845211890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Looking into a non-exhibit window at the</span> construction inside.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipySc3wPGZ3cCqKSIHxkfJkkvYb8EPZYfrHu_jZtplSI6XcezPEgQMXtKrVIGoiJwcpWgyew0oDnbMI6FTDRJUCi7VaYvqmEwwq1uZTyFQpkCWI0IqkUjmRV8496MSYmV_nv_4db93Bg/s1600/DSCN0176.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipySc3wPGZ3cCqKSIHxkfJkkvYb8EPZYfrHu_jZtplSI6XcezPEgQMXtKrVIGoiJwcpWgyew0oDnbMI6FTDRJUCi7VaYvqmEwwq1uZTyFQpkCWI0IqkUjmRV8496MSYmV_nv_4db93Bg/s400/DSCN0176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594097016149710402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I liked these door handles.<br /><br /></span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXN0nNGPwuN5kFx4v8sER39fX0ZJ2uqN-tRa2BXbKuyFpNDBJLkTC1xjvI0E-blq-ZfnS7tsM0y68u2cA3GWTH6TmMfwnvh_fG5_ezzzbVzdNEdn84Wen2nfjLVl_Jkuc5pprUweyTjA/s1600/shakes.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXN0nNGPwuN5kFx4v8sER39fX0ZJ2uqN-tRa2BXbKuyFpNDBJLkTC1xjvI0E-blq-ZfnS7tsM0y68u2cA3GWTH6TmMfwnvh_fG5_ezzzbVzdNEdn84Wen2nfjLVl_Jkuc5pprUweyTjA/s400/shakes.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594096961928041154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After that we got dinner at the Shake Shack (always worth the wait, even in the cold), were nearly attacked by a crazed squirrel hell-bent on stealing my fries, and saw </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.npr.org/2011/04/08/135119586/your-highness-low-comedys-crowning-glory" target="new">a very funny movie</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-83847898102229101732011-03-27T17:17:00.005-04:002011-03-27T18:05:05.816-04:00Where I've been<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe4-Z6Cid-MatQ-NZ2ejPqkD8h32NT8dqspoSkQhrZg6e6LLXNrKPXi5JZz3r2fnWcufeWoKFWsm_JRPpS-1SiHvUgLrtPD8i3q2d8Q7gn8_HsXodhSrZ9KWtAd5O0T3s0T6N2oqrEQ/s1600/DSCN0157.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe4-Z6Cid-MatQ-NZ2ejPqkD8h32NT8dqspoSkQhrZg6e6LLXNrKPXi5JZz3r2fnWcufeWoKFWsm_JRPpS-1SiHvUgLrtPD8i3q2d8Q7gn8_HsXodhSrZ9KWtAd5O0T3s0T6N2oqrEQ/s400/DSCN0157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588872181790231826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Less than a week ago I was looking at this. I went on my first ever business trip (what a grown-up), for a conference in Florida. The conference part of it wasn't so much fun but it was nice to be able to eat outside and bask in the sun whenever I could. Then I came back to NY and the next day it snowed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I looked at what I was posting about a year ago and apparently by late March 2010 we had already gone on at least one </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/03/walkway-over-hudson.html" target="new">excursion</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. Which only made me more annoyed. It's warmed up a tad since my first day back, but it still seems kind of chilly--I guess I just need to man up and get outside before I go crazy with </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303816/" target="new">cabin fever</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In the meantime, I've pulled together a list of all the places around the NY and CT area that we went to last year, in no particular order. Some we'll revisit, but I do have a list of as yet unexplored places that I want to check out too. I wish </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/five-day-weekend.htm" target="new">these guys</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> would get their way already!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/08/touring-russel-wrights-home.html" target="new">Garrison, NY</a> (Russel Wright House)<br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/08/revisiting-mount-beacon.html" target="new">Beacon, NY</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/07/gun-batteries-and-sunbathing.html" target="new">Jacob Riis Park/Fort Tilden</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/06/walking-old-croton-aqueduct-trail-again.html" target="new">Old Croton Aqueduct Trail</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/09/that-other-borough.html" target="new">Staten Island</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/06/first-flea-market-trip-of-season.html" target="new">Elephant's Trunk Flea Market</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/03/historic-village-diner-in-red-hook.html" target="new">Red Hook, NY</a> (the town, not the Brooklyn neighborhood)<br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/03/walkway-over-hudson.html" target="new">Walkway Over the Hudson</a><br />Millerton, NY (apparently I didn't blog about it, but it was a pretty great day)<br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/07/at-brimfield-its-christmas-in-july.html" target="new">Brimfield Antique Fair</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/09/detour-to-roosevelt-island.html" target="new">Roosevelt Island</a> & <a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/09/sculpture-in-queens.html" target="new">Long Island City</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/08/weekend-fun-in-brooklyn-and-governors.html" target="new">Governor's Island</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/07/storm-king-art-center.html" target="new">Storm King</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/06/blue-hill-farms.html" target="new">Blue Hill Farms</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/visit-to-wave-hill-and-another-epic.html" target="new">Wave Hill</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/andre-giant-has-posse.html" target="" new="">South Bronx</a><br /><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/04/another-walk-on-high-line.html" target="new">The High Line</a><br /></span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-5301684256018501262011-03-17T09:00:00.000-04:002011-03-17T09:00:14.428-04:00Chocolate pudding pie<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Last weekend I decided to try out this recipe for </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://onehungrymama.com/2009/10/no-bake-mexican-chocolate-pudding-pie/" target="new">Mexican chocolate pudding pie</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. It's pretty much a combination of a lot of good things.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdVajNqoF8WwHi6r3YunCqGs8DJG185ifxGlCufPbHiBejXFQiRanD1l9rZiCYO7RU-kFY71m6gyp4kgjfPef0XUmnwhy9YNPT-Ge8FTOCfnoQrNs6N9fwPc16RTBclRT9k5ecMTL6A/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdVajNqoF8WwHi6r3YunCqGs8DJG185ifxGlCufPbHiBejXFQiRanD1l9rZiCYO7RU-kFY71m6gyp4kgjfPef0XUmnwhy9YNPT-Ge8FTOCfnoQrNs6N9fwPc16RTBclRT9k5ecMTL6A/s400/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583696718217856722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I decided to forgo the instant pudding, and instead used a recipe for chocolate pudding from this </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://ihavegoodbooks.blogspot.com/2009/07/greasy-spoon.html" target="new">cookbook zine</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. The process is insanely easy.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiHAQWMpkcPdRQMFpupYGb6buT8yxpe_-_jusXFsvEk3Uipz9yY5wmrqQuJH_yVLRddd7GDqlbkmGIRzXAghiuKxPUVcV3GeO4fBOdsiwuNsvXHVKZbLiNoCWQwVo92sm6SefLit4dQ/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiHAQWMpkcPdRQMFpupYGb6buT8yxpe_-_jusXFsvEk3Uipz9yY5wmrqQuJH_yVLRddd7GDqlbkmGIRzXAghiuKxPUVcV3GeO4fBOdsiwuNsvXHVKZbLiNoCWQwVo92sm6SefLit4dQ/s400/2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583696684103636338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The moment when it thickens up into pudding really kind of feels like magic. It happens very quickly--one second you're starting to doubt if it's actually going to work, and the next, pudding!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJmfDBPigcEdOtik-jcChZmg4KCYpKbRSFhQUIT1dgiea-7RIBCTiqTlZyylWe-YjGx95TXREAbicI6gq3qskhaBXSe3G-vx8-ph10b6LefJnl1y_DFCWok_d7swnL4r3aOnWIhOwcg/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJmfDBPigcEdOtik-jcChZmg4KCYpKbRSFhQUIT1dgiea-7RIBCTiqTlZyylWe-YjGx95TXREAbicI6gq3qskhaBXSe3G-vx8-ph10b6LefJnl1y_DFCWok_d7swnL4r3aOnWIhOwcg/s400/3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583696643961265106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I also decided to make my own graham cracker crust rather than buying something pre-made, by smashing some graham crackers (always fun), combining the crumbs with melted butter, and pressing it into a pie plate (and baking it for a short time). That's really precise, I know. Also, I need to accept that I am not much of a food stylist. The plastic bag of chocolate chips and crumbs on the table are not really adding to the ambiance.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi_QIbgI6us7JuuV9OjFVyzZPosR6lp9CGZIeyqM6lXJ2f3K99FdYozXJUXiVIcVkyzxdQWGV5zHY3_JVNnp141qXRFdPQXo5zvf4S4JYUf4I1cAhEz29s1p7rR6-4SdOfFt3ZpR5PA/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi_QIbgI6us7JuuV9OjFVyzZPosR6lp9CGZIeyqM6lXJ2f3K99FdYozXJUXiVIcVkyzxdQWGV5zHY3_JVNnp141qXRFdPQXo5zvf4S4JYUf4I1cAhEz29s1p7rR6-4SdOfFt3ZpR5PA/s400/5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583696551433865378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I forgot to take a photo of the finished pie until a few days later. It was pretty good. Although at the same time, I think I'd be just as happy with chocolate pudding alone.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-77350936068870426252011-03-16T09:00:00.001-04:002011-03-16T09:03:05.421-04:00The walk home<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After leaving the armory we took the 4 train to the last stop and, after seeing that the next bus wasn't coming for another 20 minutes, we decided to walk home through the cemetery.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A little history: Woodlawn Cemetery opened in 1863, established as an alternative to Brooklyn's Greenwood cemetery, which at the time was the only place in the city deemed a proper burial ground for the well-to-do. Among the many notable people buried there are jazz legend Miles Davis, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:trebuchet ms;">Moby-Dick </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">author Herman Melville, former mayor Fiorello La Guardia, Joseph Pulitzer (of the prize), Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (founder of the Whitney museum), and on and on.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kGuWbgt7IlDu6OcD6Yg6pU3OGbRxyjydodC0kSZNlEhxtIctKFl7BtDR6au9gfPqxzWdyPdni-7g1KD2YirU1Cr7VNOpMNpeV0PvFM_OMWPCzdFHBuyCaZazBku-tywsoedP9m0dFA/s1600/DSCN0132.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kGuWbgt7IlDu6OcD6Yg6pU3OGbRxyjydodC0kSZNlEhxtIctKFl7BtDR6au9gfPqxzWdyPdni-7g1KD2YirU1Cr7VNOpMNpeV0PvFM_OMWPCzdFHBuyCaZazBku-tywsoedP9m0dFA/s400/DSCN0132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584101803570865538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'd never been in there before, but had been meaning to check it out for awhile. We stuck to the main route that leads from one gate to the other, but one day we'll go back and explore it in more detail. Regardless, what we did see was intriguing enough for now. I love this statue--the dirt covering the face really adds something.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenQFtrOry4TsJvi-Gk4QCjCayiOVko2uPcrdgG2J5vVFB3BMzfY9ywNdw174DltqBrKhdogR1OUpp6a5rfgHElTkd2RqzQ4r83ytHq6BMGqXjku2SnZ338T36pGG-wrfwZitkdJH9og/s1600/DSCN0124.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenQFtrOry4TsJvi-Gk4QCjCayiOVko2uPcrdgG2J5vVFB3BMzfY9ywNdw174DltqBrKhdogR1OUpp6a5rfgHElTkd2RqzQ4r83ytHq6BMGqXjku2SnZ338T36pGG-wrfwZitkdJH9og/s400/DSCN0124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584102587451566002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When I took this photo I wondered if this particular Woolworth was the one with the department store, and apparently it is. The sphinxes guarding his tomb really make a statement.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF8BN43Q6DgYPhx3v5AM4St00m1e1qfbGtMkhwPHpgj-9D5jlsm9UzE31zh_CmN9kKV5rBmuGUp2o8RCDyjwOQMg3HU9nOiS8X8A-q0vHjzx_7SoaesGzo2rry4tSGXXIZG3JByvEIQ/s1600/DSCN0130.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF8BN43Q6DgYPhx3v5AM4St00m1e1qfbGtMkhwPHpgj-9D5jlsm9UzE31zh_CmN9kKV5rBmuGUp2o8RCDyjwOQMg3HU9nOiS8X8A-q0vHjzx_7SoaesGzo2rry4tSGXXIZG3JByvEIQ/s400/DSCN0130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584102712252746258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I found myself drawn to this door (love the effect of the patination).</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9iGJ4z-ujEukW_mqMvsSO8ygLYy7RoFs9izXxi_sGB2Lrb3hRNTzFIsUsHO3QB99igf2RHNZS9voGMssrsHXGAqpYqQFnuxQDHSRo34MRjZRWgGOOkhnXEZ3ZGUznzM2MHP2k3Lfpw/s1600/DSCN0122.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9iGJ4z-ujEukW_mqMvsSO8ygLYy7RoFs9izXxi_sGB2Lrb3hRNTzFIsUsHO3QB99igf2RHNZS9voGMssrsHXGAqpYqQFnuxQDHSRo34MRjZRWgGOOkhnXEZ3ZGUznzM2MHP2k3Lfpw/s400/DSCN0122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584102635127254338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The roads within the cemetery are all marked with these quaint-looking green signs.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaVzWdMU4HD4aR5dEDQfhZJZPhWE6L16gA6YhNUMudRXMYKQHgwzene4kh83iN-btqx9yBU6IlpaSxFUin58W3W-DBb9RGmuHs6Ne2OcBYILCoX4F71t-IaaWcSvsmq31iTBgFq8Nzg/s1600/DSCN0134.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaVzWdMU4HD4aR5dEDQfhZJZPhWE6L16gA6YhNUMudRXMYKQHgwzene4kh83iN-btqx9yBU6IlpaSxFUin58W3W-DBb9RGmuHs6Ne2OcBYILCoX4F71t-IaaWcSvsmq31iTBgFq8Nzg/s400/DSCN0134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584101694691676114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I noticed a bunch of these random letters on the ground. I'm guessing they're marking the sections of the plots.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0Z0_eBBlYZZqA6m0bWq59jwgpy9dwVXPwvujWyZbvD5Ua_CTyN11P8rpDlcymv0nKfkmsPNUuiHxDvIGSaR1QgtO-YqvcSPjYHcdcWqkhM8D8XQpRNy6H_Q2Jr_KWrFNQH7HFsZJ3A/s1600/DSCN0136.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0Z0_eBBlYZZqA6m0bWq59jwgpy9dwVXPwvujWyZbvD5Ua_CTyN11P8rpDlcymv0nKfkmsPNUuiHxDvIGSaR1QgtO-YqvcSPjYHcdcWqkhM8D8XQpRNy6H_Q2Jr_KWrFNQH7HFsZJ3A/s400/DSCN0136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584101650315799442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So many beautiful, creepy statues. </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SPN8qavnSAWIQylQscdPd0_ZX6DXpIB5ObFFSMdaetoqFR1iyu0RwoSytB6pjBCoUCLp2jikJVL5Ju1OnmYcoHFMNWOJK6jXlRharvvr2itfVn5Evjn_OxBjIuB1wfVEh9-gQRrZOQ/s1600/DSCN0139.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SPN8qavnSAWIQylQscdPd0_ZX6DXpIB5ObFFSMdaetoqFR1iyu0RwoSytB6pjBCoUCLp2jikJVL5Ju1OnmYcoHFMNWOJK6jXlRharvvr2itfVn5Evjn_OxBjIuB1wfVEh9-gQRrZOQ/s400/DSCN0139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584101609510435106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have to imagine that some joker put this "endowed" plaque next to the "Seaman" stone. Although I did see a number of those plaques elsewhere, and I have no idea what they're supposed to mean.</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgfluqhquoCnMixKTk90z9nF4Bm56Jm9nuueB5-Q-dVFiCgbRv-MRnb462YmOhftVYmhat690JkF_NXEaCl_DxOK0yfBtfmLoK3bAO5VudFe4EgFK8Ulq2Dd20Kpybc4qkcvy7K3AYw/s1600/DSCN0141.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_9u_uZ-6aPEf1Qyfb41zhA_n6uCo-eraBN4WZf2xfhn98CPB06zVtz2NqXYm-69Hy3__LYvhmY26izjnUUrcb8jHQiXSTsZGSRejRhVanjdL9h_fJeMc5k8qRhUwWBlDmQdEQQfs3A/s1600/DSCN0144.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_9u_uZ-6aPEf1Qyfb41zhA_n6uCo-eraBN4WZf2xfhn98CPB06zVtz2NqXYm-69Hy3__LYvhmY26izjnUUrcb8jHQiXSTsZGSRejRhVanjdL9h_fJeMc5k8qRhUwWBlDmQdEQQfs3A/s400/DSCN0144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584101494604345682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This tree trunk kind of reminds me of the Elephant Man. No disrespect.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-70505005095454725132011-03-15T09:00:00.002-04:002011-03-15T09:02:53.140-04:00The Eighth Regiment Armory<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now that we'd awoken our penchant for exploring*, on Sunday, despite its being a bit chillier than we'd hoped, we embarked on our first long walk in almost six months. The journey took us around the perimeter of Woodlawn Cemetery, past the subway station, along the southern tip of Van Cortlandt Park, curving around the Jerome Park Reservoir, and ended at the Kingsbridge Armory.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmMHEraumo6VE85Wa03RpJ6x6a7WqYwVTHrO64o5__S8Z8KwTqdhNU96t3ufKfAR2PxNNfeyahlTdOwQA3ECBPe_G-xK2WXvY_8R8Q4O4neFcw_N5VpYnHOqt1TuptqQ-m5ea67HBWg/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmMHEraumo6VE85Wa03RpJ6x6a7WqYwVTHrO64o5__S8Z8KwTqdhNU96t3ufKfAR2PxNNfeyahlTdOwQA3ECBPe_G-xK2WXvY_8R8Q4O4neFcw_N5VpYnHOqt1TuptqQ-m5ea67HBWg/s400/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583710174286157762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Built in 1910 to house a unit of the National Guard, today the Kingsbridge Armory is a gigantic empty castle in the middle of the Bronx. In recent years, there were plans to turn it into some kind of shopping center, which fell through because the developer would not require tenants to guarantee a living wage for their employees. Which is all pretty unfortunate because this building is incredible, and it'd be great to see it put to use for something. (At the same time, it'd be nice for people to be paid decently.)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLcoCe4OtYRjjnYToin19061eAhZ_IZpLDIN6QildXe8G7Yh8aK5rXSbrxbp1Yn7OlqjV9f2fDAd7jvTomXQhiTSsjPLBLaGnAYf07sM13Gs-vWCEGvgbd0xDoY0yW7mzwJoLDoloHg/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLcoCe4OtYRjjnYToin19061eAhZ_IZpLDIN6QildXe8G7Yh8aK5rXSbrxbp1Yn7OlqjV9f2fDAd7jvTomXQhiTSsjPLBLaGnAYf07sM13Gs-vWCEGvgbd0xDoY0yW7mzwJoLDoloHg/s400/2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583710135512024770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There's a giant chain link fence going around the building, so it was tricky to get good photos, but you get the idea.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQREy9UCW_up5-OaETffVnljtY1cYB1B8MPtwtzPPkOounCCf1Sm9oWmpNafPqSdmVMKSOBhZwsrF6xsU_DPxJfaTnIOC29BJMWqJw7aCiM8ERiWxPxhd7xUdHW-uLSta7juPMI928LQ/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQREy9UCW_up5-OaETffVnljtY1cYB1B8MPtwtzPPkOounCCf1Sm9oWmpNafPqSdmVMKSOBhZwsrF6xsU_DPxJfaTnIOC29BJMWqJw7aCiM8ERiWxPxhd7xUdHW-uLSta7juPMI928LQ/s400/3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583710092778328786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A stray cat slinking through the grass.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieHnidrYi4htE0HtU9eQ3Mz3p66gJ2fPBedhAn8pycDQ1_wWHHzDQMJAFueLZTNEVr4Fr48wbMT0yV1yiJ00JWvqtuam_gaSKgdDYjhvPZT-Gm6MK2BPzgkrlE4k43DGht9gEa_f85g/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieHnidrYi4htE0HtU9eQ3Mz3p66gJ2fPBedhAn8pycDQ1_wWHHzDQMJAFueLZTNEVr4Fr48wbMT0yV1yiJ00JWvqtuam_gaSKgdDYjhvPZT-Gm6MK2BPzgkrlE4k43DGht9gEa_f85g/s400/4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583710044311340018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here's one of the entrances. I think the engraving above the door says "258th field artillery."</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qK0liN9bLiIM4-ZTDcdudqUwSULOlHC9DKETSf6ZBWsbbMPUDo0WmbbpJ8mC74Vz8Vg0npb_O4SvIdi0wO5o1XpYhxgSUhs1ln2WoKUFz89mEhEd0rJLrLzleT0lXSUixb_1uRBJMg/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qK0liN9bLiIM4-ZTDcdudqUwSULOlHC9DKETSf6ZBWsbbMPUDo0WmbbpJ8mC74Vz8Vg0npb_O4SvIdi0wO5o1XpYhxgSUhs1ln2WoKUFz89mEhEd0rJLrLzleT0lXSUixb_1uRBJMg/s400/5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583710001477168498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A view from the subway platform. When you're on the 4 train coming the opposite way, it almost feels like you're going right into the armory, it's that close. In fact, seeing that view out the window is part of what inspired me to come check it out in more detail.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">*I just spent about ten minutes trying to figure out how to word that without saying something silly like "whetted our appetite". That's about the best I could come up with.</span><br /></span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-31030013908676772772011-03-14T11:47:00.001-04:002011-03-14T11:49:39.501-04:00First walk of the season<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZjeA_5co6TvUM1OTe35pw19_MCuFTy75J8MfP8SajGw0h-kokKtZ_ztaZr-bKYtU2Mvb5C6Aqm71EuMyedAgghLTMKNYvPAMwA4xfoIPYz67A3lJzJuGWoQUo5qeK8WltUkT-4NWjA/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZjeA_5co6TvUM1OTe35pw19_MCuFTy75J8MfP8SajGw0h-kokKtZ_ztaZr-bKYtU2Mvb5C6Aqm71EuMyedAgghLTMKNYvPAMwA4xfoIPYz67A3lJzJuGWoQUo5qeK8WltUkT-4NWjA/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774768076933938" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">On Saturday the weather was actually kind of warm, so we decided to investigate the situation with </span><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/muskrat-love.html" target="new"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Muskrat Cove</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, a trail that runs along the Bronx River near our apartment. It had been Dave's favorite jogging spot last summer but then it was covered in snow for a few months. Plus, someone had set up camp under this overpass, and it was kind of like running through someone's living room.</span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sNQRmdzDqFEnaQXj5HXeYe2lu_ITvXTUu4iIp2wl_fzBN4c5PkfRCIqDK4vMuR38VLgTLJ-CqR3P04Jv95FkWTmUIWyaSl8-VjkgsZRReEMpSQdBIj6mmcTsQ7QQ6z_XGjUervRqzg/s1600/1.jpg"></a></span><div><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpaat5WYP4Xtd8Vw7ZFCHbxJAxax32OX8-ooXmwqpnYS0CBkrTz3usNTS9pYgNqx3GZG49ucAdlalQCJ-BVcVdLg4zyLoEro8CUlut6QiJpSNEKx7fuGPVlN6VnG9taKWF49G2f9MvQ/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774855849945714" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The snow and the tenant were gone, but due to excessive rain and flooding last week, the paved path looked a little like the bottom of a river in some parts. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sNQRmdzDqFEnaQXj5HXeYe2lu_ITvXTUu4iIp2wl_fzBN4c5PkfRCIqDK4vMuR38VLgTLJ-CqR3P04Jv95FkWTmUIWyaSl8-VjkgsZRReEMpSQdBIj6mmcTsQ7QQ6z_XGjUervRqzg/s1600/1.jpg"></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sNQRmdzDqFEnaQXj5HXeYe2lu_ITvXTUu4iIp2wl_fzBN4c5PkfRCIqDK4vMuR38VLgTLJ-CqR3P04Jv95FkWTmUIWyaSl8-VjkgsZRReEMpSQdBIj6mmcTsQ7QQ6z_XGjUervRqzg/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sNQRmdzDqFEnaQXj5HXeYe2lu_ITvXTUu4iIp2wl_fzBN4c5PkfRCIqDK4vMuR38VLgTLJ-CqR3P04Jv95FkWTmUIWyaSl8-VjkgsZRReEMpSQdBIj6mmcTsQ7QQ6z_XGjUervRqzg/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774891667080978" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This graffiti looks fresh. I like it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5gxmzU5UTh1POz-P4jNqL0lF8IB0WYPWhPYmpAtzKCc1aDgZAvl7bK2ULe6vn711dSnZfeZ5h-Jx7ZF7vwauY-E8Adv0VjgUl4T5LobaPzmvh5LTfqv4yw6d0rtVP4lZzYbDdaAZZw/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5gxmzU5UTh1POz-P4jNqL0lF8IB0WYPWhPYmpAtzKCc1aDgZAvl7bK2ULe6vn711dSnZfeZ5h-Jx7ZF7vwauY-E8Adv0VjgUl4T5LobaPzmvh5LTfqv4yw6d0rtVP4lZzYbDdaAZZw/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774658852860306" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I took more or less the same photo last time we were there but it still looks cool.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocp1OuJDZOgF_nCWhMxAu0k3jDp4i1PKl7jtF9CDenaq5cTGNP0NNg5C8kl6-B0s-nemWdNKtXDLIOHcLWmikI6AORKv0iQNp7fq8sKcdCvD5tdckF9-KC44VVtAKIPtjn9b529kq_w/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocp1OuJDZOgF_nCWhMxAu0k3jDp4i1PKl7jtF9CDenaq5cTGNP0NNg5C8kl6-B0s-nemWdNKtXDLIOHcLWmikI6AORKv0iQNp7fq8sKcdCvD5tdckF9-KC44VVtAKIPtjn9b529kq_w/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774624305219906" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Not sure why, but I also took a lot of pictures of trash caught in tree branches. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvpOc5IHF2qd9Q-xadgVwj9owXL2uY4hxPp-uhUpqztI0f1IefxYR8Q2thaXwu-WcgfHtpfJcM_og8WVszs4AIRsiXz9jqVq11EOCJ4KUF7ob9TfiiwwN4oQPui8Nn8tydQgNVpsw9Q/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvpOc5IHF2qd9Q-xadgVwj9owXL2uY4hxPp-uhUpqztI0f1IefxYR8Q2thaXwu-WcgfHtpfJcM_og8WVszs4AIRsiXz9jqVq11EOCJ4KUF7ob9TfiiwwN4oQPui8Nn8tydQgNVpsw9Q/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774580719919874" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> I think there's actually more trash than tree in this one.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnCUnv_MjMpvklzp8YbPRyW66btLUvHz9TXV9hEYK9rhLcA3Facl0QTLxg8jYjMoaq7VijFCfP1sVylXoH3dQ_77yWKteQkXWwQy9SOqfiezjB9L3XHtGAdEs9RaP2fI8oU0BqjXXxA/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnCUnv_MjMpvklzp8YbPRyW66btLUvHz9TXV9hEYK9rhLcA3Facl0QTLxg8jYjMoaq7VijFCfP1sVylXoH3dQ_77yWKteQkXWwQy9SOqfiezjB9L3XHtGAdEs9RaP2fI8oU0BqjXXxA/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774547458192178" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Someone spraypainted this sign solid pink.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0_INspZaH7e-nPsUXTystKX3nQjJvEPUDN9OaznZAuD74QxhY06PWrDnGe0WWU7qdg9bmw3FI5H1UXEcg1c4G9rhyer7fIv_9tnXdq4opPFG4_GGUFhY4ta6CnPPfP8M466SSulWYg/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0_INspZaH7e-nPsUXTystKX3nQjJvEPUDN9OaznZAuD74QxhY06PWrDnGe0WWU7qdg9bmw3FI5H1UXEcg1c4G9rhyer7fIv_9tnXdq4opPFG4_GGUFhY4ta6CnPPfP8M466SSulWYg/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583774493142917746" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I have no idea what this means but it's stenciled on the ground near the entrance.</span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Anyway, it was a pretty short walk but it was nice to get back outside—can't wait for more!</span></div>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-76896476437250177132011-02-16T09:00:00.003-05:002011-02-16T09:04:18.602-05:00Typographic images<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm always saving random images that I like, or that give me an idea for something else, to inspire me again down the road. Of course, then later on I never remember where they came from. I decided to do some internet sleuthing to find a source--below are some of the instances where I was successful. Noticing a theme?</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83LvoADDtN10-oXrI2MlJAUj8lBL663cnz4CRWvUZh7yfw_-8plW3jrMQT9KY0EoIUEhqg9Uw21v7J6O2k9Tlj36UVHAlGRzVTyMguFck03GZJHUeD-gbxyVqiFutmuHa3mlv64neiw/s1600/G+in+wood.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83LvoADDtN10-oXrI2MlJAUj8lBL663cnz4CRWvUZh7yfw_-8plW3jrMQT9KY0EoIUEhqg9Uw21v7J6O2k9Tlj36UVHAlGRzVTyMguFck03GZJHUeD-gbxyVqiFutmuHa3mlv64neiw/s400/G+in+wood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572855130242841122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now that I know </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/4082743131/" target="new">what this is</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, I've been trying to find photos of the rest of it, with no luck.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOnZY-lVB3q2um9N84_p0rkaZ4iEAH_Zy1d10bKckLOoFKhpId4e228FUW8ovc1-5Mfd6yTKxmnfiqS73A1NkkyAbphvcD7qWlQYpeXL4xLaenIxfWSBv8J9Njo0sL1kezwJm6h6rIw/s1600/ampersand+balloons.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOnZY-lVB3q2um9N84_p0rkaZ4iEAH_Zy1d10bKckLOoFKhpId4e228FUW8ovc1-5Mfd6yTKxmnfiqS73A1NkkyAbphvcD7qWlQYpeXL4xLaenIxfWSBv8J9Njo0sL1kezwJm6h6rIw/s400/ampersand+balloons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572854889564078882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I don't know why, but I love </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://flavorwire.com/102064/design-porn-improper-uses-of-punctuation" target="new">punctuation marks</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Particularly ampersands.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_QJpp3yUO0YMA70do-mH5t4tW-W-gnolp7qLRLyITa4MROW4kr1SXjUeaqJZf0dKb9DVZjanBXhH_ZsbcF27JASW-uFJe_LYUzabMf0bpoiXoyJV6Sj-UC8Etwo14h10Upfi0Msd_w/s1600/knowledge-most-worth-having.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_QJpp3yUO0YMA70do-mH5t4tW-W-gnolp7qLRLyITa4MROW4kr1SXjUeaqJZf0dKb9DVZjanBXhH_ZsbcF27JASW-uFJe_LYUzabMf0bpoiXoyJV6Sj-UC8Etwo14h10Upfi0Msd_w/s400/knowledge-most-worth-having.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572855464895086898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I think I need to get </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://bookworship.com/?p=1089" target="new">this book</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpprC2y4W6O44ElYIcMTz4UPFCwvZsCrNcHkg0DRzToCxx3FkHEMW5MUGMwCDEPmFiNKb4tU5c8bIABFpUriSiX5f2-bRmnh-cWLlX-hEnk7X5gqqlsn73pd3tn7pGgekNhbMMUHayoQ/s1600/film+should+be+played+loud.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpprC2y4W6O44ElYIcMTz4UPFCwvZsCrNcHkg0DRzToCxx3FkHEMW5MUGMwCDEPmFiNKb4tU5c8bIABFpUriSiX5f2-bRmnh-cWLlX-hEnk7X5gqqlsn73pd3tn7pGgekNhbMMUHayoQ/s400/film+should+be+played+loud.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572855611573623954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Never saw the movie but I'll </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://ilovehotdogs.net/post/247943592/bonus-the-driller-killer-1979" target="new">take their word for it</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-4086819510036837432011-02-15T20:51:00.002-05:002011-02-15T21:14:41.944-05:00XoXo<a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEezbFQlc102MC5fW6EVjg4mCu3kdfHtPVd6POB5xhnfZGLf3ygdiEPuBdcwJsmI2yges2FEeJwEQB90mPtzIKpALpriIL4GQbfP6GcQdoyzPIyt05qCQZVM3rEzgjrG3Ao_HuVX9uhA/s1600/DSCN9991.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEezbFQlc102MC5fW6EVjg4mCu3kdfHtPVd6POB5xhnfZGLf3ygdiEPuBdcwJsmI2yges2FEeJwEQB90mPtzIKpALpriIL4GQbfP6GcQdoyzPIyt05qCQZVM3rEzgjrG3Ao_HuVX9uhA/s400/DSCN9991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574102161875495922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For Valentine's Day I gave Dave a few odds and ends--some books, a VHS copy of </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The Year Punk Broke</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (I don't know why it's not available on DVD!), and a tin of Jacques Torres hot chocolate. I made the valentine with a blank postcard and some wood blocks (those are really getting a lot of traction lately--see the <a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2011/01/wood-block-t-shirt.html" target="new">T-shirt project</a>), with a paper heart garland to decorate the wrapping.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxyUHoV9XdqwQnNES8T4-NU9WuE0HzTYAexIsAbEol8vQqwSdkck3cF2W8b2p5iOYBazdFktIPqo2EY41VqHBzW9MBsSk5MG2EsJLp-DwspiOFKGJhiN65oZ6rzAxxwmCCZOxpCNpbA/s1600/DSCN0012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxyUHoV9XdqwQnNES8T4-NU9WuE0HzTYAexIsAbEol8vQqwSdkck3cF2W8b2p5iOYBazdFktIPqo2EY41VqHBzW9MBsSk5MG2EsJLp-DwspiOFKGJhiN65oZ6rzAxxwmCCZOxpCNpbA/s400/DSCN0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574101961305596050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Dave gave me some chocolates and this necklace I had wanted from </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.les-morceaux.com/" target="new">Les Morceaux</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. He also brought carrot cake from </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.lloydscarrotcake.com/" target="new">Lloyd's</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and we enjoyed the evening re-watching </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Freaks and Geeks.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-42117629960337972722011-02-14T09:00:00.001-05:002011-02-14T09:00:24.593-05:00Bedroom updates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9pXT1IiFlwPPAz7ugKA2buCXzRLefnNtj11L0ZDnfe2OCY_GdgyBLmIJGvEqdH2CsD3CypT5udNPzv1Ho29m0tMA7wEAEYQ8n3i9tJ31xNEcoAOgqRlFRrax5uCKXWnqVvVplKP_Gw/s1600/DSCN9993.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9pXT1IiFlwPPAz7ugKA2buCXzRLefnNtj11L0ZDnfe2OCY_GdgyBLmIJGvEqdH2CsD3CypT5udNPzv1Ho29m0tMA7wEAEYQ8n3i9tJ31xNEcoAOgqRlFRrax5uCKXWnqVvVplKP_Gw/s400/DSCN9993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573396115852709346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I've been wanting to upgrade our comforter for awhile, and finally decided to go with a plain white one, topped with <a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/bauhaus-inspired-rug.html" target="new">the rug</a>, now being used as a blanket. (Which probably makes more sense anyway.) I really like how it looks, and the new comforter is pretty...comfortable. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">(It's been particularly hard to get out of bed since purchasing it.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We also bought a slatted bench from </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://30westvintage.blogspot.com/" target="new">30 West</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (I'm pretty sure I've mentioned </span><a href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-old-mixing-bowls.html" target="new">Olivia the french bulldog</a> before, but she is seriously one of the cutest, friendliest dogs I've had the pleasure of meeting, and she hangs out in a pretty great store). We'd been wanting one for a little while now, and while this one is a little beat up, I think we'll be able to clean it up and refinish it (just waiting until the weather gets a little warmer so we can open up all the windows while we work on it). I really like how it looks at the foot of the bed.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> It's also adjustable, which is pretty cool.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >So now I just need a new rug to replace the old one. And a pair of new dressers to replace the ones that are kind of falling apart. And, now that I look at that photo, to clean all the junk out of the corner.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-92212474152691373352011-02-09T09:00:00.000-05:002011-02-09T09:00:18.055-05:00Mason jar container #2<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Several weeks ago </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://killedbycrafts.blogspot.com/2011/01/mason-jar-containers.html" target="new">I posted about</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> using mason jars to store food items. This past weekend I finished off another jar of vodka sauce, this time to contain coffee beans.<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnaDRxsNP2K_7tmpZOeUxlAVOfcl56oPPJYEt6EaKEIOdlh41L4IcbPdUqfFY29PCmo5n5T8c9Kx41EVXOhdodRd8QqIEahPJVk4yCX29tnTDpS60s5fGMmrcSl6doY62tAimG093Rw/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnaDRxsNP2K_7tmpZOeUxlAVOfcl56oPPJYEt6EaKEIOdlh41L4IcbPdUqfFY29PCmo5n5T8c9Kx41EVXOhdodRd8QqIEahPJVk4yCX29tnTDpS60s5fGMmrcSl6doY62tAimG093Rw/s400/1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571140506308997842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I once again covered the lid with paper so it doesn't look so much like a jar of vodka sauce.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzdc_9pevYVp6KiG2dsYTZozkjFpjccHRJr8O2t4vudwTXDGoampsQGmaiB-mr4fMdrpE3_cEpOn2dcyUsPN4wpUpo3mT_VK2J93Oiy4pUFWNlmw41U20wVehw6hpMc-K3RfxlIMbVQ/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzdc_9pevYVp6KiG2dsYTZozkjFpjccHRJr8O2t4vudwTXDGoampsQGmaiB-mr4fMdrpE3_cEpOn2dcyUsPN4wpUpo3mT_VK2J93Oiy4pUFWNlmw41U20wVehw6hpMc-K3RfxlIMbVQ/s400/2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571140466649126418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> I tried to use a complementary pattern. I think they look pretty good together.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkDealxoG1ZoD73U-j9wdgjadiAqiF6P7QkVQ1woib9bbGGHyF3CHWYvo1xB2oUpeWY9iVEuHMXA_JhRXG2wSQ2cFFZEnk8zLdBtv49WRJ0RQBCYPtgwY3Co7a6AtWGgrFn7f_LkCqQ/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkDealxoG1ZoD73U-j9wdgjadiAqiF6P7QkVQ1woib9bbGGHyF3CHWYvo1xB2oUpeWY9iVEuHMXA_JhRXG2wSQ2cFFZEnk8zLdBtv49WRJ0RQBCYPtgwY3Co7a6AtWGgrFn7f_LkCqQ/s400/3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571140411570223602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here they are in their cheese crate, along with a coffee grinder. Which, admittedly does not really go along with them aesthetically, but it fits perfectly in the crate (and of course correlates thematically). </span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50552833336777230.post-76304836358623901422011-02-08T09:00:00.000-05:002011-02-08T09:00:15.230-05:00Summer meal in the dead of winter<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">My birthday was last week, and a few days beforehand Dave asked me if there was any special meal I wanted him to make for me. I started looking through recipes and nothing was really jumping out at me--I mean, I certainly like food, but nothing particularly exciting was coming to mind. Until I got to the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/09/dinner-tonight-fried-green-tomato-blt.html" target="new">fried green tomatoes</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqalPbfGkHZhY_cHEtMT_gW33pey_XYddnOjZ0u7QnBAvxI-7G00BYC4Plzwl7YMxKVmVwZncgAEpL6PD0RQQdsF1Kul9Rk3K-igjdVBhrA9fHh-TeinBAYmvDIQCF2IGHUF84WuxL0w/s1600/DSCN9975.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqalPbfGkHZhY_cHEtMT_gW33pey_XYddnOjZ0u7QnBAvxI-7G00BYC4Plzwl7YMxKVmVwZncgAEpL6PD0RQQdsF1Kul9Rk3K-igjdVBhrA9fHh-TeinBAYmvDIQCF2IGHUF84WuxL0w/s400/DSCN9975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571136883281041634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I wasn't even sure Dave would be able to get them at this time of year, but Whole Foods came through. He made one too many, I think, so my sandwich was about six inches tall, with more on the side. (Not a problem, really.) He also put together </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://everybodylikessandwiches.com/2009/08/summer-dill-pasta-salad/" target="new">this pasta salad</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, served with a bag of Zapp's. It was the perfect winter escape, and we ate it while daydreaming of warmer weather, long walks outside, and road trips upstate.</span>Sarah Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968869009266007335noreply@blogger.com2