This is the chair Jim made at the C-Arm class in New Hampshire last week. I have been using the New York bowback side chair as my dinner table chair. Once this one has been painted, I may appropriate it for that use instead. This is a very comfortable chair.
Archive for August, 2007
Windsor chair: Continuous Arm
Posted in chairmaking on August 29, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Mike: A portrait
Posted in cats on August 29, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Mike is actually a dark chocolate color, although most people see him as black. His coat does an interesting thing. When he has an injury, which happens regrettably often (he simply does not know how to back down from a fight), the guard hairs there come in white. In this photo, you can see where [...]
Habitat news
Posted in Wildlife, cats on August 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This morning Smokey was waiting (impatiently, of course) for the door to open. He had a particularly urgent need for my attention today, as he had brought me a present.
Coiled in front of him on the concrete floor of the carport was an extremely small, very upset, and quite feisty snake. I told him he was [...]
Pepper harvest
Posted in garden on August 25, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I had to pick peppers. A few days ago I was out in the garden admiring the butterflies and picking the last of the tomatoes. I happened to notice that the serranos were ripening:
The grey streak across the photo is the top ring of the cage that supports the plants.
I decided it was more than [...]
Personality cocktail
Posted in general silliness on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I found this quiz over at Dragonqueen’s lair. I tried it out with healingmagichands, but didn’t really like the cocktail. So then I used my real name, and it seemed like it fit quite well. So, here is my cocktail recipe.
How to make an e.
Ingredients:
1 part friendliness
1 part brilliance
3 parts empathy
Method:
Stir together in a glass [...]
