January 3, 2012

Morphological inquiry

Do pointsettias grow on pine trees?



My Christmas tablecloth says "Yes."

(Also note: Christmas books!)

Still life

With hot apple cider!

It's my favorite seasonal beverage (even though it WILL burn my mouth).

Beware


A drawing you made in high school might be hiding behind the door of your grandma's guest room.

YIIIIIIIIIIKES!



But I am glad she likes it :)

Christmas turkey leftovers!

Eat them from a bag!



Ideally at the train station in Trenton, New Jersey, with your sister.

January 2, 2012

Christmas!

My little sister gave me this old picture.


That's us at my grandparents' house on Iroquois Court in Warrenville, Illinois, in 1980 or 1981; you can see our older sister's leg sticking in the picture at left (she's sitting at the games table).


There were a ping-pong table and model trains in the basement, and a river behind the house with beavers in it.

I noticed a certain smell by the bed

A pee-ish smell.

Eventually I realized that it was coming from this plant:



Look—it's flowering!



(The flowers are tiny.)

Now that I know the smell isn't pee I like it a lot better.

Leftover spaghetti?

I suggest:


Make an omelet!

Seriously. It's good.

This dog


Give him some homemade mozzarella and pasta.

Ding dong!



A witch got run over?

December 23, 2011

On 53rd Street

The old public library building has finally been torn down.

When the sun comes out, new light hits the museum tower across the street!





I like observing this, for some reason.

December 21, 2011

Smooth Red Ironspot sample card

Found on the street.




I ALMOST BROUGHT IT HOME.

Tonight

Florist shop!


With these guys in the window:



They have their own little nests!

At the door:


A sibling is on watch.

December 16, 2011

Obsolescence



No one needs these things any more.

Making gift parcels!

Best activity ever.

First, wrap each individual item separately (using some of your seven zillion hoarded scraps of used wrapping paper). Stick them in a box, and stuff the empty spots with something (perhaps that's why you've been saving this!!).

For the outside:

Bright colors, and lots of tape.


Decorate with animal pictures you found in a box on the street last night, ideally.

Unfortunately, to finish the job right you have to go to post office—ie, HELL ON EARTH!

December 15, 2011

It ain't perfect


But it is a handknit scarf, by me.

For Greg's mother! My second knitted item ever.

December 13, 2011

This morning



While I was unlocking my bike, I saw this guy looking at me!

Glass o' wine!



It's miniiiiiiii!

December 12, 2011

Personally


I would have gone with Burragels.

Bucket foam tree


We know you want to steal it.


Hence we have secured it with twine.

December 11, 2011

This guy


Hibernating?

Strange and beautiful



Are the bus seats of Montreal.

Exley



He's found a new perch.

Eating from the cupboard

It will eventually come down to the can of herring fillets in mustard.

Check it out!

I repotted this cactus today.


My mom made me this perfect pot featuring my own drawing of a cat—taken from the envelope of a package I had sent her (decorated with cat pictures, natch).


AWESOME!

We were using it to hold our garlic but I thought it was time to put a cactus in it.

Snowflake


FOLD FOLD FOLD FOLD snip snip snip snip snip snip snip snip snip snip snip snip UNFOLD UNFOLD.

Now tape it to the lamp shade!

Saturday

Greg and Rebecca shopping day!

Non-secret purchases:


Two tiny chai glasses!


Nice.

The best pipecleaners on the planet:



For cleaning my pipe (or something).

And, finally:


Bahn miiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!



We scarfed them down so fast.