happy stuff.

on saturday, i had the pleasure of photographing another new baby from my circle of friends.  this baby’s father is big into photography, so i didn’t spend tons of time just photographing the baby and tried my best to get photos of the whole family. but i couldn’t resist at least one silly pic:

i like to make “art” but i also like to buy “real” art from other people.  especially when it’s actually affordable.  and that’s why i was thrilled to discover laura george’s etsy shop a few weeks back.  i think one of the blogs i read had linked to her shop and when i clicked through… [...]

awhile back, i read on one of the many blogs i follow about the concept of a “pantry challenge” and was intrigued.  the basic idea is to try to go for a week (or two weeks or three days or whatever) without buying any groceries.  the point is partially to motivate you to use up [...]

the last few times that i’ve attempted to make my own popsicles, i’ve been very disappointed with the results.  they were always frozen so hard!  somewhat like licking an ice cube.  how did commercial popsicles get that nice, soft, bite-able texture?  after last week’s successful rhubarb sorbet, i decided to try an experiment this weekend.  [...]

long-time readers will no doubt be familiar with my love of the tart, tangy vegetable that wants to be a fruit known as rhubarb.  i’ve blogged about it many times before. last week, mr. happy stuff brought home a gift of rhubarb from a church friend.  it sat on the counter for a few days [...]

last week was the annual lotus pilgrimage canoe trip.  this year we seemed to hit the water a little too early.  there were lots of buds and not tons of flowers or seedpods.  here are some photos for you to enjoy: and although they are more “common” and boring, i took a few shots of [...]

(apologies if this is a duplication–we’re still ironing out a few kinks in the switchover) my blog has a new address!  the old address should still work, but if you have problems with your links, shortcuts or rss feeds, try the new, snappier address: www.thisishappystuff.com thanks for reading!