Escaping Suburbia

My husband rules. The "before" photo can be seen in this post, and you can sort of see a bit of the fence there too. He tore out all those weeds and that side portion of the fence. That really opened up our space! There's still a corner to go... behind where I was standing to...

I got some jalapeños last Friday from the Organic Grower's Club at OSU, so tonight I made these bacon wrapped jalapeño thingies. And this is the only photo I got, because... well... they didn't last long is all I'm saying. Nom, nom. I also made some cornbread and threw a chopped jalapeño in. Tasty....

It's starting to feel more like home, though it's still way too easy to stub a toe in the dark! Last weekend we had quite a spectacular thunderstorm and I stayed awake as long as I could on Saturday to watch the sky light up. This week I rolled out plopped down the welcome mat: It's a...

Hmmm, not too bad: We picked some blueberries on Sunday and while we're perfectly content to just eat them plain (mmmmm!), I wanted to try out a yogurt sauce. No recipe, really, just took some guesses and threw it together thusly: Sweet Yogurt Sauce for Berries 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk 1 1/2 cups plain low fat yogurt...

When did Nicolas Cage start getting the work that rightfully should have gone to Bruce Willis?

My very first teddy bear. I think my mom got this by saving points from paper towel purchases or something like that. She did the yarn stitch jobs. I can't remember if those are his original eyes. I don't think I ever named him. He was the best teddy bear for sleeping with, because he smooshed...