Custom Design + Oklahoma State Wallet

Vibrant red Oklahoma wallet on etsy.com. Click here for the listing!

Tryptophan Funtimes

Our post Thanksgiving party was a massive success.  There was barely room to fit all the people that showed up.  Tons of delicious food and great company. Thanks everyone!  I was too busy to take many pictures but I did pause to get a few.

TYLER!!!! and friends:)

Yay! Seth was in town!  Hugs with Sasha and Nicole.

Rare Tish sighting. Was great to meet your lovely wife!

What a great smile. 

That is the face of a woman who just successfully fired two whole free-range, hormone free turkeys!  Glad she fried two because we barely had leftovers as it was.

Main man Mitch and Hanna.

Blurry smiles.

Matcha Mayhem!

Picked up a few ounces of sweet matcha at t, an urban teahouse before Christmas.  Love that place.  So minimalist and chill. This cookbook: "New Tastes in Green Tea" had been tempting me for awhile so I just had to try some experimenting with a new ingredient.

 Matcha butter. Simply butter blended with matcha. It didn't have a strong flavor. Just left the butter tasting a little bitter and slightly of green tea.  I've enjoyed it on toast in the mornings.  I imagine that it would compliment a mildly sweet scone or muffin because it needs a little sugar.

Spinach, marinated tofu, carrot and red onion salad with matcha dressing.  This was so simple but one of the best salads I've ever made  You'll have to pick up the book for this amazing tangy matcha dressing recipe!

Garden Harvest

Here is just a small example of what we get to enjoy:

 The initial work of building the raised bed, hauling the dirt, researching and planning was an investment that will payout for as long as we bother to spend a few minutes in the backyard every other day.  And even though the garden isn't providing the lion's share of our food: it reminds me every day that food is precious and sacred. 

Custom Wallet Project Completion

I recently posted some photos that I was using as reference for a custom wallet project.  Well, it's done and it got a great reception.  In fact I am even getting work from all the good reviews it got! Here are some photos of the beginning wallet and the finished project:

Glad I could overcome my horrible procrastination and performance anxiety to just jump in a get this project completed.  Here are links to purchase the painted cow skull design and the dream catcher design. Want a different style/color wallet/purse or a custom colors?  Contact me and I will be happy to create exactly what you desire!

St. Simons Vacation Slides

More St. Simons pictures. 

Micro hand crab.

Happiness.

Sidney Lanier Bridge.

Bicycles!!!

A functioning lighthouse.

Leaf impersonator.

Ice cream point n' clicks.

Older than the dinosaurs.  Horseshoe crabs be lurking in your serums!

 Best food we had on the trip was from The Crab Trap.  Shrimp, oysters and fish that was caught that day!  So fresh, I could really taste the difference and I don't have a sophisticated palate.

Brunswick paper mill.

 Annie the dog.

Container and Raised Bed Garden - Oklahoma City 2012

Bird feeder and bird water fountain hanging from a re-purposed swing set. It is a big hit.  The birds love it and I end up spending about $50 - $75 a month on bird seed, suet and sugar for the hummingbirds.  So worth it though.  Keeps the cats occupied and pleases me to no end when I glance out to see the daily visit from pigeons, cardinals, sparrows, morning doves, black birds, starlings, crows, blue jays and the occasional finch.

Porch potted plants,  Rainbow carrots, oregano and a huge pot of basil.

Garlic chives and a rosemary bush; both of which survived over the mild winter.

A potted tomato plant.  The potted plants seem to do very well with plenty of water and the addition of compost and/or compost tea.

View of the south tomato and pepper raised bed garden.  Just planted some kale in the empty spaces and it seems to be doing well in the 100 - 110 degree heat.  There is a fat dog wallowing in the grass as well!

Big pepper!

Tomato harvest from one day!  The sun and heat may end up killing all our tomato plants but I hope that isn't the case.  Never get sick of toast and tomato sandwiches!

Tomatoes getting ready for sandwiches.

View of the south garden and the bird swing set.

Porch plants.  Tub of Genovese and bush basil, oregano, carrots and freshly spouted Italian zucchini!