couch surfing...

1. In South Africa, Chinese is the new Black
2. The best Tofu Satay in the world
3. Jar cakes will be the next cupcakes (one more link)
4. Burdastyle
5. M.I.A. retires?
6. Obama declines public financing for his presidential campaign
7. Chris Burden is back
8. White Bean and Garlic Scapes Dip
9. Ever lost your luggage?
10. Makeup technique for the fashion forward

whoo what?

I have a bad case of hiccups and Topher is asleep in the other room with his clothes and glasses on. I am SO happy that the CELTICS won! I was trying not to cry at the bar and now I am doing my own celebration dance while drinking San Pellegrino. Good times. Love to all. Hope I do not throw up. KG and Ray (and Pierce) and oh so many others off the bench who surprised us!, have worked so hard to get here..

I am so tired.

Today is the last day of one of my reading classes. I am bringing Mighty-O Donuts and Creature Comforts for them to watch. Tomorrow we have a half day of class and then it is Field Day! Topher has volunteered to come and run the Jump House with me. I guess the Field Day here is different than in the Marshall Islands, here we will be having fun with inflatable structures and face painting and eating. Well, I should get ready for another day. We are almost done....

Time waits for no one...

Here is the famous ever elusive Stellar Jay. I finally caught him on film!
We continue to grill, this was round one of veggies, which I finished off for lunch today. Oh, so good and my sweatshirt still smells like fire. (Turns out we both like that smell!)
"I am very disappointed in these bananas."
He finally got to throw them away and was very happy about it.
It actually rained yesterday, a lot. It was similar to a Midwest or a Marshall Islands rain. This picture is not out of focus. It was literally pouring out, the was people think Seattle is all the time. At school we are doing a play for one of my reading groups and it is both crazy and insanely cute and fun at the same time. Here are some pictures of the cuties! (Check out the dude in Topher's duds and the BABYHUNT T-shirt.)

this just about sums up the last week of my life

day'n days

I was a hair model at Salon Joseph up the hill from our house and was asked to come back for another up-do. It was fun. The weather has been beautiful and we have been getting out and walking more. Yesterday I made a Coconut-Lime Bundt Cake from Veganomicon with Gluten Free Flour. It turned out beautifully and was moist and delicious! I have never made a Bundt Cake before and have a hard time baking sometimes, because I try to do it too quickly. This time I took my time and it paid off! We had a wonderful time at NAS and also saw Ironman, which was very entertaining. I started doing yoga more, which feels great and makes my job easier. We continue to explore the city together, walking around Queen Anne is quite a workout. We have begun looking at Real Estate, partially for fun, but also to get an idea for the the future.

This weekend Topher had Saturday and Memorial Day off, so we got to hang out more than usual. The grill is being put to use and the porch garden has benefited from all the recent sunshine. Our plants look great and we now have fresh Mint, Sage, Purple Sage, Thyme, Rosemary, French Lavender, Bay Leaves, Chives and Oregano available. Soon we will have Aunt Molly's Ground Cherries, Eggplant and Carrots too. (If anyone in the Seattle area would like Sage, Ground Cherries or Chives, let us know we have extras that are already started.) I planted some Catnip outside for all the outdoor cats in the area and someone has already been chomping it up!

heat wave

This quilt is beautiful! Denyse Schmidt also sells fabric scraps on her website. If I made quilts, that seems like a cool way to get started. The packs of quilt fabric I have seen have all been, well ugly.

Right now there is a bird fight outside our picture window. A Crow, a Robin and the always present and cocky Steller Jay are going at it. All of the birds are pretty large in size and the tree branches can barely hold them up.

And last but not least, if we could get a dog....

tidbits

Our tomatoes are growing up beautifully. I transplanted one into a bigger pot this afternoon, but we are running out of pots and rocks for all the young sprouts we have. Thursday and Friday are going to be very warm, so at least one can spread out a little bit. The plant that Topher's sister Becky gave us came back to life. I have been paying a lot of attention to it and it finally bloomed. My log cabin blanket is also coming along, an exciting project for mw to knit, as most of the projects I have made for us have been smaller items. This is the big one! We have been enjoying the warmer weather and sunshine. Here we are on the porch last weekend, Topher is working late, or else I might not get away with posting this one. Cheers!

past few

1. Watched more basketball, but not all the games, because we are tired.
2. Saw In The Heat of The Night on the big screen and now we know the origin of the quote "They call me Mr. Tibbs". (Very good movie!)
3. Found the best sushi restaurant yet! See photos! Marinepolis!
4. Walked around Green Lake tonight, enjoying the warmer weather we've been having.
5. Dentist and hair appointments for Heather.
6. Students have relaxed and that makes things easier and harder at the same time.
7. Our plants are doing very well and that is very exciting, alas still no P Patch.

sunday