A year long project to interpret and photograph the 117 subjects on this list, in no particular order.
Kryptonite
Shoes and bags, these are my kryptonite. I have a hard time resisting a nice leather bag, particularly when they are Fair Trade manufactured and ethically sourced materials. Like these lovelies, found in a little [...]
And so I ask you….
....."When you eat your Smarties, do you eat the red ones last? Do you suck them very slowly, or crunch them very fast? Eat those candy-coated chocolates, but tell me when I ask, when you [...]
Burning the Midnight Oil
This entire weekend was spent on a marathon of marking, I barely got off the computer or off the couch. Thirty two term papers to get through, and thirty two final exams. I got through [...]
Art of Spice
Last year I went to the Make-It Craft Fair and saw a fabulous necklace that I fell in love with. I didn’t buy it because it wasn’t inexpensive. This year the artist was back and [...]
Caught in the Act
I had never heard of Elf on the Shelf until last Christmas when I was having a conversation with the manager of the engineering group. I have no idea how it came up, he was [...]
A Visit to Lee Valley Tools
Lee Valley Tools is a bad store. A very, very, bad store. Because it’s hard to not spend too much money on too many things that I didn’t know I didn’t need. I rarely come [...]
Time is Precious
I’m feeling the effects of time these days. Kirk joked the other day that one doesn’t need drugs to feel a buzz anymore, one just needs to stand up quickly. WHEEEEEE! Headrush. But in all [...]
Hot & Spicy
When I was younger I had pretty much zero tolerance for spicy foods. Then Kirk came along and he liked spicy foods. I started trying, but I often would make two separate small lasagnas so [...]
Through the Looking Glass
It’s a rainy day and the temperature is dipping again. It’s been unseasonably warm with the Hawaiian Pineapple Express running over us this past few days. Seems like a perfect day to pack the field gear [...]