"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Adventures, biking, Distractions, Photo entries on Feb 18th, 2009
I don’t know why I never published this back when I wrote it (in April of ’08) but here’s my writeup from the Ouachita Challenge weekend last spring. ————————————————————— Last weekend, Joel and I went down to Arkansas: he to participate in the Ouachita Challenge and me to ride around the countryside and really put […]
Posted in Fashion, Fashion/Sewing stuff, Photo entries, Sewing, Utter Silliness on Feb 13th, 2009
Well, I had a couple of really, really nice surprises this morning. #1 is that Joel thought today was Valentines Day, so I got a lovely treat of LUSH goodies a day early. I’ve now got a selection of lovely soaps (ice blue, sexy peel and yay! karma) and a fab shower gel called Flying […]
Posted in Photo entries on Feb 9th, 2009
St. John’s On The Kaw, originally uploaded by Meetzorp. The church is a good quarter mile away from and quite a bit above the river, but the angle of light was just right, just before sunset, to reflect it on the surface of the Kansas River.
Posted in Photo entries, Ruby the Dog on Jan 17th, 2009
DSCN1168, originally uploaded by joeldyke. Ruby was a lost, burr-ridden, and kind of pathetic little puppy. What you’re seeing there is a poor little pup who has worms, fleas, and hasn’t had a good, square meal in days. This is the animal who showed up on our back step on 7-27-08, about three months old, […]
Posted in Photo entries, Schwinn Debutante on Jan 13th, 2009
There are some days and in some places, where Kansas City just looks really beautiful to me. This view down Baltimore toward 9th is one I particularly enjoy. This low-slung art-deco yellow brick building in the Crossroads area is another sight that caught my eye that particular day I was out cruising. Another day, another […]
Posted in Fashion/Sewing stuff, Photo entries on Dec 30th, 2008
I finished another top today – another v-neck knit from the New Look 6149 pattern: I discovered I had a choker that went really well with the fabric, so I put it on the dummy as well. I went a little nuts with matching up the pattern along the seamlines and consequently you can hardly […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Home Improvements, Photo entries on Dec 20th, 2008
I’ve had a general purpose disaster area for a workroom pretty much since I moved out of the apartment on Warwick. So basically for the past 6 years, give or take a few months, my workspace has been an explodey mess. In my old house, my workroom also doubled as “That Place Where I Put […]
Posted in Fashion, Photo entries, Utter Silliness on Aug 24th, 2008
I remembered I own the PERFECT dress for our “hippie wedding.” This is basically my favorite dress that was ever made. I’ve thought this dress was beyond awesome for many, many years. I used to wear it in highschool to gross out the more fashion conscious girls who did not wear orange polyester, thank you! […]
Posted in Photo entries, Ruby the Dog on Aug 20th, 2008
8-18-08 202, originally uploaded by Meetzorp. Man, you wouldn’t believe what a good dog Ruby is. Seriously, she’s just naturally a good little dog, and all Joel and I can do is add a little polish. She’s friendly, fairly respectful of the cats, and amazingly mellow. She’s amenable to instruction and is picking up the […]
Posted in Cats, Photo entries, Ruby the Dog, Sewing on Jul 31st, 2008
So, today I hauled home about 70lb of old kids’ bikes for some of the neighbor kids. Granted 70lb in Roadmasters = two of them. That kind of load makes the ol’ BOB trailer awfully wobbly. I was SO glad to end that ride. Bleh. Joel and I will be going over the bikes to […]