urban farm expansion

Bill came over last night and helped us build our Earthtainers. And by ‘helped us’, I mean he did almost all the work, because he brought the power tools. We bought a bunch of materials on Wednesday night, and Willis already had the rest of it ready to go. The thing that really impressed me about the process is that ...

shiver.

Minnesota forgot that part about how it was spring, and got cold again. We managed to get through the weekend without turning the heat back on, but it was tricky. Knitting a blanket helps: Friday night, we had another very early-season edition of Friday Night Meats. You know it’s good when people have to spend the night. We pretty much ...

the deuce

I want to explain why my car is named The Deuce, but it’s a really long story that only makes sense only to me and Matt and Wendy. Just know that it involves Seabiscuit and three Lamborghini Gallardos in pristine condition. I picked him up from the dealership last night! I haven’t taken photos yet because it’s winter again, but ...

open studio, here i come

Last night was the last class for Letterpress II. We’ve been officially sent off into the big world of expensive, oldtimey printing! I knew there was no way I’d finish my project in those three hours, so I spent all night setting type and laughing. My favorite story of the evening was the one about how two of my classmates ...