Posted in about life and art, tagged art, ipad on January 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I am inspired by technology’s potential, and the ability to execute art within a minute, simply by randomly choosing colors and shapes, without thinking or planning, simply a subconscious expression, much different from hours spent on my tulip canvasses (listed under art and tulips)
life engine 1
a drawing I did on my ipad
life engine 2
Posted in food, tagged local, market, oregon, produce on January 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Local Choice Produce Market, every city should open one of these, a local,privately owned farmers market under a roof, in Portland and in the Pearl this is a great thing! 
fresh veggies
eggs, fruit,meat
check out line
carts of California oranges
Posted in Recipes, tagged asian, cups, lettuce, mint, pork on January 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I love asian beef in lettuce cups, hard to find in restaurants so I made it myself the other night
Veggies
Boston lettuce
2 Carrots, cut into sticks
20 Mint leaves
1 Cucumber, seeded and sliced into half circles
Meat
1 lb Ground pork
2 Garlic cloves crushed
1 tbsp fine sugar
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 small shallots chopped
combine all ingredients and shape into small rolls
Spicy peanut sauce
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp teriyaki sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp thai red chili pepper sauce
1 tsp shrimp paste
SRI RACHA!
Posted in attic renovation, tagged attic, renovation on January 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »
so here are the two sides of the attic and how they look today
lots of noise and dust, ugh
this is photography taken with an iphone in panoramic mode
Posted in food, Recipes, tagged beef, garlic, kale, sriracha on January 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
My husband is addicted to this meal I concocted:
Recipe
Chopped garlic
Hot pepper flakes
1 bunch chopped lacinato kale stems removed
Sauté 1 lb ground beef in olive oil with the garlic and hot pepper flakes
until all the liquid evaporates
Add chopped kale and cook 10 minutes stirring constantly
Cover and turn off heat
Cook basmati rice separately
Serve beef with rice and a hot sauce like sriracha drizzled over it
Enjoy!!!!
IMG_4369
Posted in fashion, fashion design, tagged coat, house, pendleton, robe, wool on January 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Working on this house coat for over a week now, in the middle of construction and jet lag but determined to get it done. It will sell online as soon as I post it up on Etsy
If you are interested in purchasing it ahead of that tell me and I will make a special order for you.
The cost will be $550.00, and the fabric has a very limited run, at $70/yard it is an indulgence and there are only a few yards left of this style, 100% wool, original design, bought from the Pendleton store in Portland. Â This is a large and is very roomy, above the knee.
Sent from my iPad
Posted in vacations, tagged ducks, ny, pond on January 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »
on my recent holiday visit to upstate ny, a frozen pond serves as a resting place for hundreds of ducks, the beauty of it made me stop in my car and take this photo
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