(A found poem, comprising titles from my spam) I. A certain tenseness could be sensed in the atmosphere of the household I have read your treatise–a very useful work, but stupid The man from the centre realised that he couldn’t draw blood there either, so he went back to the subject of the tung So […]
Lentils, peas and canola oh my
These pictures are going to be too big for the blog template, but oh well. You can’t see the detail if they’re any smaller. I’d never thought much about what lentils look like when they’re growing. Turns out they look something like this when they’re just about ready to harvest — they’re inside the small […]
Ouch. Morning.
Neil Gaiman sez: I’m home, and a bit exhausted. It was a beautiful day, and I took enormous pleasure in wandering around the garden in my dressing gown this morning while not being interviewed. Oh, how I love not being interviewed. I could spend several happy lifetimes not being interviewed, and between the not-interviews I […]
Maddy with Bucket
Maddy with Bucket Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. Not only attractive, but practical: it keeps your hair dry when you dance under the garden hose
I knew it was good for something
Fat from the tummy or bottom could be used to grow new breasts
Outside
I always end up reading Outside magazine on airplanes. I compulsively buy it in airports. Is it just because airport newsstands have a terrible selection, forcing me to choose between Maxim and Today’s Bride before I finally spy Outside hiding behind a pillar? Maybe. There I am jammed tightly in a tin can with a […]
Two really bad puns
…which arrived back-to-back in my RSS this morning —
Watering
Watering Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. She does get things wet. The garden and lawn, sure, but also the garage, the neighbour (our fence is not solid), herself…
June.
More booths every week at the farmer’s market, and more stuff each week. This week: asparagus, strawberries, a few things like early cukes and broccoli. I arrived late, after a meeting, and got the last package of fresh buttertarts. A small child totally covered in grunge and bruises from running about, climbing things, and bashing […]
Sleepy music for kids (and big people too)
Violet mentioned these lullaby versions of rock songs, which made me yelp and leap back in horror. Eeeek! Elevatorized versions of good music! Run away, run away! I am a huge fan of bizarre cover versions of things — Ozzy Osbourne doing “Staying Alive,” a cabaret version of “Darling Nikki,” Laibach doing “Sympathy for the […]
Animal, vegetable, miracle
Animal, vegetable, miracle: a year of food life by Barbara Kingsolver, with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver. It’s a simple premise for an experiment: what does it look like to spend a year eating food you’ve either produced yourself or sourced locally? The Kingsolver/Hopp family certainly aren’t the only ones who have attempted this […]
Three reasons my kid is totally great
rainbowcat.jpg Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. 1. Cheerful art, like this jaunty, tail-wagging (note the wag-indicating squiggles) kittycat. 2. Overheard song from the bath: “Washing the meaty haunches…. meeeeeeeeaty haaaaauuunches! Meaty haunches! Ya!” 3. “Mama, do you want the inside of this (proffers half-eaten pecan buttertart)? I ate the pastry stuff off the outside but I […]
Cringe worthy
Cringe worthy Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. Horrid little decals intended for bedroom doors. Found at Toys R Gender Apartheid, naturally. Who thinks this stuff up?
…And you know your day is going to suck
In the first five minutes of an all-day meeting: We’ll be doing lots of work with the flipcharts! says the facilitator. Who then shows Ford’s vision statement as a shining example of its kind. To a roomful of health promoters. And you think, only 415 minutes left to go…
Indeed.
Quotation of the Day for June 4, 2007 “It is not really an exaggeration to say that peace and happiness begin, geographically, where garlic is used in cooking.” – X. Marcel Boulestin, cook and writer (1878-1943)
Swinging!
Swinging! Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. The important thing about this picture is that I was in front of the swings, playing with the camera, instead of behind the swings pushing. M has finally figured out how to swing by herself! My wrists are celebrating! (I chose this photo because my patching job on her jeans […]
Daycare inspection reports: just ask
The Star has started an interesting series looking into substandard daycares: Get daycare data online promptly Parents who are contemplating sending their child to any licensed daycare in Ontario should be able to find out easily whether it meets the minimum standards of safety and cleanliness. But a lengthy Star investigation, based on thousands of […]
Proto-strawberries
Proto-strawberries Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. In a few weeks we’ll be fighting the squirrels and raccoons for these…
Grubby, but not crabby
The water heater is busted. Happily, though, it’s busted in a way that has not (has not yet, let’s not tempt fate) leaked water anywhere. Also happily, it’s a rental so it’s Somebody Else’s Problem. Unhappily, there are five people in the house at the moment — three large and two small — and we’d […]