It was my birthday a few days ago and I received this beautiful ornament from my best friend Patty. We always say we're not going to exchange gifts but we do it anyway. However, this is the best gift yet because Patty made it and it's exquisitely beautiful and delicate. I can't wait until Christmas … Continue reading Birthday Ornament!!!
Tried all of these and they really do improve the quality a box cake. Use melted unsalted butter instead of vegetable oil Add an extra egg Use milk instead of water Add a little almond extract to vanilla cake Add coffee to chocolate cake
What prompted me to start my photo project. Jim and I are pretty sure we, along with everyone watching the commercial, were all crying during Google's Super Bowl commercial titled, Loretta. Spurred me to start project to get my thousand of photos and millions of memories in order. Took this featured photo in the autumn … Continue reading Google’s Super Bowl Commercial-Loretta
So we all know James loves many things: beer, his iPhone, travel, hiking/climbing, cooking, and his friends. But, most dear to his heart are his "Vintage Heavy Metal Tee Shirts." So I found this tee shirt the other day. Does a fake Heavy Metal band count? You tell me, tell me if you even know … Continue reading Vintage
Having recently moved to the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, I've been trying to learn the entire area on foot. I always feel you get a much better idea of a place on foot rather than driving around. I wasn't disappointed this time either. Very early in moving from Downtown Portland to Sellwood I found a … Continue reading Bertie Lou’s Cafe
Something I learned recently is it helps to divide up your work spaces. While working from home can work well if you have a defined office, I do have a defined office but I use it primarily for creative stuff. Recording my radio programs, writing for my game, and painting. It's not really where I … Continue reading The Living Room
For Christmas I received a new Hammer Stahl 5 1/2" Santoku Knife, Japanese style with a short, general use, high-carbon German steel blade. Found ourselves touring around Jacksonville, Oregon with our friends, John and Cindy who were visiting from Wisconsin. As you all know we're kitchen geeks so we had to stop in at Pot … Continue reading Hammer Stahl
So I've had the new kitten for about a month now. What I was most worried about was how well she would get a long with my older kitty, Scrabbles. While they haven't been total cuddle bugs like I hoped, they are getting along well enough and seem to be warming up to each other … Continue reading More of Purriosa
With the season turning, it's time to make sure to go on a lot of hikes that take you through the more heavily forested areas so you you can see the leaves change color. I made sure to get in another run of Ten Falls since it is one of the most scenic hikes in Oregon, … Continue reading Getting Healthy the Oregon Way: Lake Gillette
As many of our more consistent readers know, I have a cat named Scrabbles. I adopted Scrabbles almost eight years ago from the excellent Oregon Humane Society. Since then he's been my best bud and has seen me through some rough times. However, he was two when I got him, and I've had him for … Continue reading New Member of the Family
