How to make a bird feeder Munchkin-style

1. Acquire a plastic gallon container of milk, drain it, burp very very loudly, and get your mum/dad/parental guardian to wash it out.           2. Get your mum/dad/parental guardian to cut a hole where the handle is, leaving a suitable lip at the bottom for holding bird food.     (Ooh, [...]

The Doors (but not in a sexy Jim Morrison sorta way)

My DIY-ADD tendences are surfacing again. Here is my email conversation this week with Ms Fix-It. She: What would you like to accomplish this week? Me: oh Gosh, dunno. I do need to think about the office (still to paint, hopefully will do that by Thurs) but would love to tile the shower room as [...]

Farewell Bohemia

I’m in mourning. My favorite shop in Tucson has closed. With the news came emails, Facebook posts, calls and conversations with friends and fellow lovers. Where would we get fabbo gifts now? Who would support local artists? And did we shop there enough? We all agreed that we didn’t, although we tried our best. Bohemia [...]

21st Century Tween

Thou shalt not wear flats with socks, says Sweetpea. So that’s me told then. She’s also in a huff because I bought some Converse sneakers. She says I’m copying her. Forty-four is a strange age. I’m known for dressing a wee bit younger then I am (graphic T-shirts on the weekend, par example, or pigtails [...]

Farewell to some ugly stuff

Thank you all for your comments on Thing 1′s demise. There’s nothing like pets to stir up strong emotions in people. I still miss him. I look for him every time I go into our bedroom, and I miss the way (annoying at the time but sweet now I look back) that he drooled whenever [...]