cozy igloo

feed hungry people...

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art+music...

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makes the world go round....

i love when i come across a gem... someplace that i know other people have discovered but gives me that sense of wonderment upon entering... i met a friend last night to see some live music. i had no idea what i was getting into but i figured what the hell... i could sit on my couch on a freezing friday night or see what the night had in store... JALOPY. this little place tucked away on columbia street next to the brooklyn battery tunnel is a GEM! one would never stumble across it as the cheese stands alone ( or at least next to a great bar, moonshine... ) but nevertheless...alone in an area that one doesn't travel oftenon foot...

art shows, live music, movies, rent an instrument, take some lessons...
you can do it all @ JALOPY!

david & goliath

2008-01-15T19:49:00.000-08:00

this site david & goliath is super fun... check out their products ( i got a great top as a gift ) but what i can't get enough of is the arcade games... having a bad day? throw rocks at stupid boys! help goodbye kitty get across the road... i gotta go... i made it to the next level and i can't get enough - it cracks me up!

he is here!

2008-01-11T18:36:00.000-08:00

man is he a cutie! congrats and big hugs to jean louise and mike!

the backwards tale of our new year's trip to tucson....

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stayed: hotel congress

drove: a kick ass mustang

went:
tucson botanical gardens, nogales, mexico, tombstone, bisbee, scottsdale, Frank Llyod Wright's taliesin west, poked around, looked at things, drove through the desert....it was great!

arizona...

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arizona!

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got something to say? check out the bureau of communication!

2008-01-05T18:36:00.000-08:00

this is genuis! have something to say? thank you? grievance? want to invite someone to something... check out this site! it is the perfect solution to your communication needs!
(and it's all at no cost to you... can you believe that?! )

i am so not a fan of umbrellas, but...

2007-12-17T14:12:00.001-08:00

i am totally diggin this one! the Brelli... even the name is fun!

it is 100% biodegradable as it is made of sustainable bamboo and bio plastic.. check it out at the Brelli !

over at the gothamist....

2007-12-16T14:19:00.001-08:00

in a city that never freakin sleeps there is a lot of crap happening...

i happened upon this incident map over at the gothamist....

what a way to see what horrible things are happening.. like a bad accident i can't look away.

coffee shops.

2007-12-16T12:53:00.001-08:00

these pics are brought to you by brooklynometry!

i don't know what it is exactly but coffee shops make me think of being a kid and my grandfather.

i've often gone by this one in particular here on 5th ave. in brooklyn and wanted to go in... today i found out it is closing. so is the way. things open. things close. there was a really great little coffee shop on avenue a ( a few actually... ) when i inhabited the l.e.s. (before it was cool.) i can't for the life of me remember the name but it was on A the the block north of houston on the west side... escaping me. the woman who ran it was fantastic! leshkos.... that is another one... when brenda lived on A & 7th - that was a good stop... oh how i love a good coffee shop... and who could forget the kiev. and did you hear that frutti de mari closed?

i love this bag!

2007-12-13T18:43:00.001-08:00

i don't want it i need it! you can find it at matter in brooklyn!

hitting the road jack...

2007-12-13T07:39:00.001-08:00

get on the bus gus, don't mean to be coy roy....

ok i didn't take these pics but what inspiration...for my trip to ARIZONA! yup. just booked a few days out in the desert and i can't wait!

one of my fave seattle shops!

2007-12-06T15:02:00.000-08:00

Karen Deans Limited Edition Wooden Tiles
Each wooden tile is an archival print taken from original oil paintings by Deans, who draws inspiration from vintage textiles, contemporary design, and patterns in nature. Tiles are 8" x 8" and are $75 each.

check these out and more at Urchin! i stumbled upon this groovy shop a few years ago on one of my trips to seattle and i LOVE it! a great collection of excellent items! thumbs up!

wibaux,mt.

2007-12-06T08:47:00.001-08:00

this is where my great grandparents lived and my mother was born....i guess all those bonanza episodes were just lin playing out some sort of miss kitty fantasy... but man that rifleman guy was kind of hot if i remember correctly but i think she had a crush on little joe... who didn't.

shop local? shop at these great sites!

2007-12-03T08:02:00.000-08:00

ok i have been starting my holiday randomness and realized that i know some really talented folks! so i thought i would share the latest and greatest projects of some of my nearest and dearest....

need a great t-shirt for a groovy gift?! check out insanely great tees!

want to suds up with some execellent homemade soap? go to stella marie soap company!

sending flowers in the seattle area? juniper flowers is my fave!

this is just the tip of the iceberg! check back for more great places to get really cool stuff!

who said turkey?

2007-11-23T06:24:00.001-08:00

it all started out clean and quiet...

got to have the big shrimps...

( steam shrimp with 1 whole lemon, 1 onion quartered and 10 whole peppercorns... boil together for five minutes, add shrimp and cook until pink & opaque... easy breezy! )

self portrait. ( mama Q and me. )

who said the pilgrams didn't eat lobster? what's with all the turkey?

okay another cool find...

2007-11-21T13:30:00.001-08:00

clearly i am into alternative wall covering techniques...

check out the rasterbator!

the rasterbator creates huge, rasterized images from any picture. Upload an image, print the resulting multi-page pdf file and assemble the pages into extremely cool looking poster up to 20 meters in size. where you can take an image and create a whole wall treatment!

i have way too much time on my hands today...

2007-11-21T11:32:00.000-08:00

ok.. it is the day before thanksgiving and although i should be cooking up a storm, working or otherwise... i am perusing the world wide web... ( does anyone call it that these days... with internets and all.. )

one of my fave sites to check often and much is apartment therapy... i always find juicy nuggets of random facts, tips and who would have thoughts...

that's how i found this... man - what you can do with a pack of post it notes!

a little sox news...

2007-11-19T20:34:00.000-08:00

random bits of sox news will slip in here and there - i just can't help myself.

mikey lowell is back it seems... i just checked shil's blog 38pitches.com and it seems to be true!

yippeeeeeeee!

good enough for grandma Quade....

2007-11-19T16:15:00.000-08:00

i went to the grandma Quade dusting boot camp and she used the Ultimate Duster... and so therefore i do too... to this day none the less... this dusting cloth is amazing... try it you'll like it.. i swear!

you can find them online at www.colehardware.com - you can tell'em i sent you but i don't think it'll hold much weight.

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it's on....

2007-11-18T18:08:00.000-08:00

today was a total betty crocker day... i am not sure why but i am so in love with food right now - it could be the sudden switch in temperature outside that brought it on but whatever it is baby it's hot in the kitchen!

i tried my hand at an apple crisp, baked some cookies ( and they were yummy! ) and finally took on the pumpkin bread i have been dreaming about....

that said... dinner was super yummy amy's veggie chili and a little pumpkin loaf! deee-licious!

some other autumn faves of mine are tomato soup from cafe steinhof and butternut squash soup from second helpings - both right here in the slope!

why igloo? it is a fun, yet under used word!

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Architecturally, the igloo is unique in that it is a dome that can be raised out of independent blocks leaning on each other and polished to fit without an additional supporting structure during construction. The igloo, if correctly built, will support the weight of a person standing on the roof. Also, in the traditional Inuit igloo the heat from the kulliq (stone lamp) caused the interior to melt slightly. This melting and refreezing built up an ice sheet and contributed to the strength of the igloo.

The sleeping platform is a raised area compared to where one enters the igloo. Because warmer air rises and cooler air settles, the entrance area will act as a cold trap whereas the sleeping area will hold whatever heat is generated by a stove, lamp or body heat.