So, there’s this website where people post ideas for things they want to build or produce that are going to cost money. You browse through the ideas and pick any where you think, “Wow, the world would be a better place if that actually existed.” Once you’ve found one that appeals, you decide how much [...]
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Jars and Socks and Lids – part two.
January 31, 2012
So, you’ve seen the jar with the sock, yes? Well, Marisa mentioned the Cuppow in the comments, and I was familiar with it from her website and others and was curious about it. It is very ingenious – it is a reusable lid that you use with a canning jar ring to turn your jar [...]
Let’s become very best friends, puff pastry.
January 2, 2012
Today was a wonderful day, in that I was home from work before 4 o’clock! Woo-hoo! I was so excited, I even got in a tiny nap! Yay! The downside is that my internal clock was confused and within an hour after getting home I was completely ravenous, and it was still early in the [...]
Back in the habit
October 23, 2011
This new medicine I’m on has to be taken 30 minutes before breakfast and dinner. I had been remembering the morning dose very well during the week (I take it before I get in the shower), but when the weekend came my routine was off and I forgot until after I ate. I have two [...]
Another ‘bleh’
October 3, 2011
I got to go into Lincoln this weekend, and was so excited because I loaded up a bunch of The Splendid Table podcasts to listen to as I drove around and did my errands. I love The Splendid Table – it’s like watching Food Network with out the hassle of using your eyes. Every time [...]
Clerical Collar Cake
October 2, 2011
Warning: This post has almost as much shame and disaster as Pop-N-Dog. I’ll admit that sometimes in church I get distracted. (God loves me anyway – he made me, y’know.) Many Sundays back I was singing a hymn and the thought popped into my head, “Y’know what would be funny? A cake shaped like a [...]


March 24, 2012
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