It seems for an art and crafty blog, my programming has been more eating and pets lately so I am going to try and get some art stuff back ...

I guess it is a dog posting sort of day because after showing you that video of Oskar, I want to show you his favorite toy.  This may be t...

We just upgraded our phones to Samsung Galaxy 3s, which I am still trying to figure out all the bells and whistles for, but I learned this...

 Every time I look at my list of 38 Things I Want to do Before I Turn 39 , I am most smitten with the cooking and food items.  Maybe I nee...

I don't normally eat vegan but I am in a book club and one of the members is vegetarian and another member can't eat cheese, so I ...

 True story:  A dear friend of mine is allergic to wheat.  Like seriously allergic to wheat.  It is pretty easy to have him over for a din...

Yesterday a couple showed up at our house and "flocked" us.  It's a charity thing for my dad's Rotary group.  You donate...

Anytime is the perfect time to eat Vietnamese food, but summer is an especially good time because of the importance of using fresh ingredi...

I had the great pleasure of seeing the opera Turandot at the Seattle Opera two days ago.  Puccini's Turandot is about a princess tha...