Trying out a new method of polish removal I’ve seen around the blogosphere. Soak cotton pads in a bit of nail polish remover, apply to fingertips, secure with rubber band, wait a few minutes and remove cotton pads and hopefully all your old polish. Verdict – it seems to work OK, though the rubber bands…
Author: Classy Otter
Thirtysomething with husband, fresh new baby girl, and cat in Austin, TX. Lover of food, drink, and conversation. And the Oxford Comma.
Liberry
I love our library. It’s comfortable, and there aren’t nearly as many vagrants loitering in it as there were in Chicago’s Blackstone Library, my childhood ‘berry. Austin’s North Village Library is missing the grand neoclassical columns of the Blackstone, but it has giant skylights and hybrid car parking and is just generally sunny, airy, and…
Oof.
Funny how this looks like a lot more food AFTER I’ve eaten it. A bit too much value for my money, not that I am complaining. Exactly. Thanks for the tasties, Hanabi!
How Does Your Dog Answer the Doorbell?
File Under “Noises our cats DO NOT like.” A minute later, and they’re still staring at me with this look of betrayal.
BLAMMO! Beans!
I’m a super-impatient cook, when I cook at all. I quickly get discouraged with chopping and simmering and adjusting flavors. And forget baking! So this is perfect for my slapdash style of cooking. Green beans, tossed with olive oil and a generous pinch of salt. Roasted at 425F for about 15 minutes. I would have…
Triangle Man would eat a more generous repast.
This was going to be lunch. Or, at least, a hearty snack. And because I’m not really entirely amazing at photography or perspective or whatever, let me explain to you that this is two ounces of liquid. Two ounces of beet/turmeric/oregano/jalapeno/habanero (yes, two spicy peppers, perhaps to clear the sinuses) juice, at a cost to…
um. hi? No! HI!
Hello. I’ve spent more than 8 years now sharing a blog with my husband, and I’ve loved that space (boots in the oven), but it’s just feeling uncomfortable and very un-me-like (where do the hyphens go in that word, anyway?) lately. So, WordPress, here I am! I’m throwing myself into a NEW space, a ME space,…
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