A goat walks into a bar...

Friday, December 30, 2011

If Grandpa could see it now

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Home (at the Holman Farm) for the Holidays

Power friend and fellow Bikram yogi Laurie had me over for an evening of Christmas cheer and another one of her stunning dinners

Laurie's perfect spinach-mushroom-red pepper quiche. Her Grandma's crust recipe was pastry-licious.

The dark vegetable on top of the salad is her home-grown grated purple carrots

Jenny says love, love me do, you know I love you, I'll always be true, so please, love me do!

My Christmas present was a collection of Laurie's creative canned goods: pickled asparagus, a rainbow of pickled carrots, red pepper spread, and tart cherry-red jalapeno jam. She puts up the most interesting things, and all of it is home grown.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Acorn Tattoo

I went with my friend Beverly to get a tattoo from Shannon at Acorn Tattoo. Shannon is a great tattooer and funny, talented lady. Her studio is full of amazing art.

drawing and embroidery framed fabric

Shannon's thriving succulent garden in a snowy Michigan window

beaded curtain

dapper barn owl painting

shelf 'o trinkets

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

The Building of Boss Mouse, Part 11: Pull up to the bumper, baby

The addition of the cheese room in the small barn has reduced the space where I park my truck. One slip of my foot on the pedal could mean backing into the wall of the cheese cave and taking out it and all the cheese within. Behold my custom built anti-cheese-crashing stainless steel barricade, compliments of Reeber Metal works.