happy stuff.

after i got home from my most recent (as in second ever) european trip, i began an earnest search for a good source of delightful bakery goods. i visited each of the bakeries in the area that claimed to be “european.” some were sore disappointments (4×4″ brownies with a half inch of bright green frosting [...]

yesterday, the red bull guys stopped by the library “in honor of national library card sign-up month” and gave us (the staff) some free samples of red bull. i spoke with mr. happy stuff about this and he said that they frequently try to give their product away at frisbee games. ok. sporting events, i [...]

“bananas are my favorite food to eat. [bananas, bananas, bananas] they’re long and yellow and i think they taste pretty sweet. [bananas, bananas, bananas] i have to say they’re my favorite after-school treat. [bananas, bananas, bananas] bananas are my favorite food to eat. [bananas, bananas, bananas]” –jim gill, “bananas” from jim gill sings the sneezing [...]

sunday was another happy melancholy rainy day and i loved it! i stayed inside all day and sewed crafty things and read my book (see librarian’s log) and listened to another book while i sewed. my kitty kept me company. she was especially happy once i set up a soft blanket underneath a desk lamp [...]

i think i may have mentioned before that i usually have a song going through my head. pretty much always, in fact. occasionally, i have a word or phrase that runs through my head–usually because i like the souds of the words–the rhythm or the assonance or allieration. today’s word in my head is the [...]

i saw a wild turkey by the road this morning on my way to work. those things are huge!

if such a thing is possible, today’s happy is sort of a melancholy* happy. it’s a gray, rainy day (which we’ve had very few of this summer), there’s a hint of fall chill in the air and all i want to do is sit in a dim room, curled up under a blanket in a [...]

ok. i’m trying out a new style of photographing the jewelry that i make and try to sell. go to this link and then come back here and tell me if you like the new pictures better than the old ones. (there’s an example of one pair of earrings photographed both ways.) i have other [...]

my favorite moons are the giant orange pumpkiny looking moons when they’re just above the horizon. last night, as i was driving home, the moon was orange and big and beautiful. the face on it was so clear. i only wish i could take a picture of it, but photographs of the moon never turn [...]

i found a silpat baking mat at the dig-n-save today! if you’re not familiar with this, my favorite bargain-hunting ground, it is basically the “outlet store” for one of the local thrift store businesses in town. if items do not sell in the regular thrift stores, they get sent to the dig-n-save. sometimes, if their [...]