Monthly Archives: February 2014

Sewing a Kindle Case

I made this Kindle cover with traveling in mind – it’s big enough to hold the Kindle and the data cable. I used a high loft quilt batting for extra protection, and wide ric rac to hold the flap into … Continue reading

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Faster than a Speeding Primate

I was stumped for an idea for a Valentine this year so I sat with a sketchbook and hoped my pencil would do my thinking for me.

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Death Wish

Because it’s better to look good than have an unbroken coccyx.

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I mummph you…

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day Joe!

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Henry & Young John in Younger Days

I’ve been running photographs of John Capewell’s sons recently, and I decided to step back a little further in the past when the Capewell boys were toddlers. Here the boys wear stern, somewhat anxious expressions. My guess is that their … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to make some over-the-top cupcakes – rich chocolate cake filled with a vanilla pastry cream, dipped in chocolate ganache. It’s good to have an excuse to be decadent! 

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Happy Tết

Just around the corner, Le Viet – a fantastic Vietnamese restaurant was celebrating Tết – a holiday which marks the first day of the lunar new year. There were firecrackers, drummers, and a Lan – an animal that’s a cross between … Continue reading

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