this is my new jam.

summer reading list

thus far

to read:
"anthill" by e. o. wilson
"animal, vegetable, miracle" by barbara kingsolver
"the road" by cormac mccarthy
"yarn" by kyoko mori
"the mysteries of pittsburgh" by michael chabon
"evidence of things unseen" by marianne wiggins
"the memory of running" by ron mclarty
finish "pan's travail" by j. donald hughes
finish "out of the earth" by daniel hillel

any suggestions??

also: we got bonnie prince billyyyy tickeettts for august.

Click here: Phosphorescent on the World Cafe

I need to get their new album asap.

"i found a little plot of land in the garden of eden...
i tilled it with my two hands and called it my very own."




i've got four tomatoes over there on the right: a manzano plum tomato, a razzleberry pink tomato, and a chocolate cherry tomato that is brown, and a sunsugar cherry tomato that is orange.
and in the pots i have spinach, some rosa bianca eggplants and a black beauty eggplant, two sweet pepper plants, italian parsley, cilantro, zucchini, globe basil, sweet basil and purple basil, thyme, oregano, and chive seedlings, orange and pineapple mint. i also have the little orange tree sprig danny's mom brought me from florida. and i'm gonna also plant some red beets.

it's gonna be a good summer.

birthdays past

good memories of pittsburgh birthday 2008 with the whole birthday group.

birthday yumz

green pea and lemon risotto with roasted bell peppers



and birthday coconut custard pie with homemade cookie crumb crust

both vegan!!