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Food-Related Things I’ve Done Recently

* I went mushroom hunting a few times. Once I found a bunch of hedgehog mushrooms and took them home and made risotto. Later when I was in Whole Foods, I saw hedgehog mushrooms on sale for $30 Apparently mushroom…

Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016

2015 was a great year for us. Here’s some things that happened: * I wrote for many publications, including Mental Floss and The Atlantic. * I won a creative writing grant! I’ll talk more about that soon. * I finished…

White Christmas

I took this picture outside my parent’s house today. In California, a white Christmas is a rarity. It was Gideon’s first time playing in the snow. I hope you had a good holiday this year.

People Riding Zebras

Today’s research hole led me into zebras. Here are pictures of people riding or otherwise domesticating zebras.

3d Printed Frankenstein’s Monster Candy Bowl

In addition to 3D printing our Halloween masks this year, we also printed a candy bowl. It’s Frankenstein’s monster. He has a removable brain so we can fill his head with candy. He glows in the dark. Here he is…

New Kitten!

We have a new family member. She’s 8 weeks old. Name suggestions?

Trying Out The New Camera

I have a new camera. I went out on Saturday and tried it out, going to the Jack London State Park and a winery. I’m happy with it. Luther Burbank’s spineless cactus. A boy and some fish. I love this…

Things Going On Right Now

What’s going on with you? Here’s some things going on with me: I’m harvesting hops. I have at least 15 ounces of Cascade and Sterling hops from the garden. Kyle is going to make a beer with them. I’m sewing…

Swimming In Produce

I saw this gorgeous garden at a winery. I want my yard to look like that. I’m regarding 2015 as a difficult gardening year. Sow bugs are devouring the roots of my plants and slowing my yield. I’m not getting…

I Love Manzanita Trees

Marcia and I went on a hike and I remembered how much I love manzanita trees. From far away, manzanitas are all scraggly and ancient and gnarled looking. They look like they belong in a Van Gogh painting. Up close,…