(From left) Prince Fielder, Craig Counsell, and Ryan Braun are gearing up for the postseason, along with the rest of Milwaukee! Photo by Rick Wood via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Don’t know if you’ve heard, but the Milwaukee Brewers, my hometown baseball club, are the National League Central champions. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. I repeat: […]
Month: September 2011
Cook’s Illustrated challenge: Vegetable Lasagna
The bright green basil pops against the red tomato sauce. I decided to make the Vegetable Lasagna pretty early in the challenge because it looked to be the most involved recipe in this issue of Cook’s Illustrated and I wanted to get it out of the way. It was extremely fussy, but it was quite […]
Show off your stash
Super-sized stash! Photo by emma_louise via Flickr. Looking for some inspiration AND maybe a free treat? Of course you are! Check out the Stash Bash pool at Flickr. If you’re willing to share your cache of crafting goodies, you are entered to win craftish books from publisher Interweave. Winners will be drawn tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. […]
Back to school, backing away from blog
This is what I’ve been staring at last week: the portal for my online classes. Aloha! You probably noticed I was a little light on posting last week. I’ve got a good excuse: school started. I’m taking online classes for my M.B.A. this semester, which allows me to be home with Paul. But because I’m […]
Under Construction: Jogging stroller redux | Road test
Under Construction provides a peek at works in progress. If you’ve been following my Twitter feed, you know this week I’ve been working on the jogging stroller. Big news: it’s finished! Yay! MVH took it for test drive. Here’s the photographic evidence: There he goes! This looks like an artsy pic, but it just […]
Sports bra fix
The patch from the outside of the sports bra. So when you start breastfeeding a baby, your breasts change. (Hello, Ms. Obvious!) I truly gained an appreciation for these changes during my first postpartum run. Ouch. I needed a new sports bra, and after some research, I decided on the Juno by Moving Comfort. And […]