Feeling red

This weekend was 'hot hot hot!' (as my mil puts it). I did lots of reading and weeding in the sun-resulting in one of the biggest sunburns i have had in a while. Today i observed many a pink-sun-loving compatriots walking around campus.

Sleep deprived

Lately i've been so tired that i fall asleep on the floor... Not unlike my doggies here.

Food blogging from the bus

Evan's brunch quiche

Friendly brunching

Wentw to brunch with mira and brian. We went to pomegranite in bellevue. It was an unassuming place in an office complex. One whole wall was a set of windows that looked into the kitchens of their catering business. We got to see people making cakes and pies while we brunched. I got one of their 'firebread' breakfasts-scrambled eggs with chorizo and beans on flat bread fired go their pizza oven.

Plant i want

Ligularia

Spring in my step

Despite the fact that my bus stop is uncovered and windy and cold, i adore the changes it goes through in the spring. I loved how all these fab bulbs and flowers pop up. In other news, it's farmers market season again! And, there's one right near my house!

Bus blogging

We're all so sleepy! This quarter has been going so quickly, and i never got to catch my breath since last quarter! The weather is a bit fickle lately. I did manage to mow the strip of lawn near the curb using the fab push mower i found at goodwill. The weeds are winning go my yard, but i still have lofty planting goals. This weekend is the master gardeners sale where i can pick up some great plants that should thrive in our region.

Midweek musings

It's Wednesday. I dont know how these weeks all mush together. I need more sleep. Im not sure what's wrong, but EVERYONE is grumpy and unhappy.


I made cupcakes 4 clara this week. I missed "cupcake week" on Martha Stewart by a week! The frosting was amazing; it tasted like light and airy strawberry ice cream. It was a strawberry buttercream from Martha's website. I ended up using 3/4 cup butter instead of 1 cup, and I used a big jar of organic strawberry preserves. My frosting was a bit runnier than I would have liked, so I'll try to add maybe less butter next time? Any ideas? Ming--cooking chef man... advise me!

As a side note, I have no idea where the picture above is from, but I found it on my phone while I was on the bus, and I figured I'd blog it :)