Found!

Awesome (?) stuff on the sidewalk in a box:



OXO pizza cutter.



Calphalon baking pan (a bit shabs, but still).



Utensils!

Plus:



Old-fashionedy cheese slicer, made of two pieces of wire.

And...





Pepperell "fine muslin" green-striped sheet! In package!

Am I the luckiest girl in the world, or WHAT.

UPDATE!

Hexagons!



I bought some white yarn!

Much improved. (I was kind of worried about all that gray...)

Aw yeah!

Pretty.

Found: books!

It's so dern big n heavy!

And this:



Look, it's part of the African Writers Series, edited by Chinua Achebe!



I'm going to read every book on this list.

In my alternate, dream life that is.

Update

One of these days...

Cookie!

Munch munch munch.

I love Oreos.

Roast!

Lamb.

Also: miniature.



Greg bought it at the farmers' market and he cooked it up for Sunday dinner.

Thank you Greg!!

Quiz: Are you me?

When you look at this scene, you think:

a) Oh, huh, cars. Boring.

b) OMG A PENCIL!!

B = you are me.



And isn't it wonderful?

Change of season

Once in the springtime when I was a little kid I wore my snowpants to school on a really warm day. I had been wearing them all winter—every day for months—and a conservative impulse won out over the fact that it was approximately 15 degrees Celcius.

I got to school and everyone was wearing jeans and t-shirts. Yep, everyone except little Becca, who was shuffling along in her snowpants feeling like an idiot.

This guy has the same problem.



It may be April but he is not ready to shed the woolens.

Homeless in Montreal

Living in a roasting pan in a bus shelter.

Someone please take him home and give him love (after treating him for bedbugs)!!

(Thank you Chris and Claudine for alerting me to this needy case!)

Almost!

The best

Leaving work...and it is still light out!



I walked partway home just to enjoy it.

What's for dinner?

Uh......potatoes, fried eggs, and salad?



Surprisingly delishus!

The best-ever object EVER

It's not too often that I see something and my hand just reaches out and grabs it.

I saw this on a shelf at Goodwill and next thing I knew it was under my arm (then I took the banana peel out of it).

Is it not perfect?



Take a minute to appreciate the design and workmanship!



The perfect cherry red. Asymmetrical perfectly modeled folds. White trim and sole. No visible seam, no chips or cracks. Unused.

I am going to treasure this Santa boot planter for the REST of my LIFE!!

Geranium

Buds growing!



Soon: red flowers.

Yay!!!!!!!!!

Little bear

I really wanted to rescue him from the flea market!



The first thing I would have done is take that button off him so he could scarmper around in his underpants like a bear should.



Note to self: sometimes you should just spend the twelve dollars.

Landlady

It is definitely a set.

Landlady II

You may recall that she had our kitchen floor replaced for no reason.

Well, two weeks ago, during that big rainstorm, we had a leak in the ceiling of our bedroom. Now workers are in the process of replacing THE ENTIRE ROOF.

Furthermore. We had been having a problem with our toilet, namely that something seemed to be blocking the pipe. Last week...a plumber came...and removed our toilet...and installed a brand-new one!

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

Found

At Lexington and 62nd.





Let me know if it's yours.

Rainy Tuesday night

Me and this dog had the same idea.



Check out the spring collection at H&M!



I like her raincoat.

Missed connection

Redhead with blue sweatshirt and jeans. Leaning on the doors of the G train.



You were reading Henry and Beezus.



I feel we have a lot in common.

Me in my next life

Yes.

I will be a beautiful, ladylike squirrel.



































A bulldog will be my boyfriend.

Giant pickle

Yes, it's four feet long.



Put it on your bagel sandwich!

Working late tired dinner

Stick rice and water in the rice cooker. Don't forget to turn it on! Stick a pan on the stove. Dump into it:

Can of chopped tomatoes
Can of chickpeas
1 bay leaf

Turn on burner. Go sit at computer.

Sometime later... IT IS DONE!

Rice into bowl. "Sauce" onto rice. Grate some cheese. Add to bowl. Stir.



Stick it in your mouf. Swallow.

You are no longer hungry.

Discovered by Greg on a one-by-six

It inspired this drawing.

Pretty awesome!

Chance encounter

I edited this brochure.



Now it lives on the street.

Cautionary tale?

Afternoon

Exley has a special chair for babysitting.





He will be a good dad some day.

New blanket!

Well, I haven't finished the hexagons yet, but I had an idea for a blanket made of strips. I started it!

The plan is to take these (which are blanket length):



And join them together thus:



And so on.

Awesome, correct?

It is for my other sister.

Seasonal poetry

There are late bloomers,

like me.

And

There are early bloomers,

like this tree:

A little person

Has lost a sock.