We don’t need another life…

At the beginning of the year, Nine Days randomly followed me on Twitter announcing their comeback. (And I reminisced the adorableness of John Hampson.) Some time later they launched a Pledge Music campaign (Kickstarter for music) to fund and support their new album. (Let’s not get into the ridiculous number of music projects I’ve pledged money to in the last six months. So many music makers I love are on this path and…GAH…I am weak…. Keep reading…We don’t need another life…

Through a string of stars…

Toad the Wet Sprocket is releasing their first album in…sixteen? seventeen? years. I got in on their Kickstarter campaign (which funded damn fast and over 5x their goal)…whenever it was on…and I’ve been listening to the new album New Constellation (plus the bonus EPs they released to pledgers) quite a bit. It’s very much Toad. And it’s a refreshing change of pace from the shit on the airwaves these days. Remember 90’s alternative music? That… Keep reading…Through a string of stars…

When the time comes…

I’m starting from scratch on the Ben & Marina timeline. Because I am a glutton for punishment apparently. It needs to be done. Gator and Sheep are trying to help but they can’t figure out what the hell all my scribbling means. They’ll just be over here listening to the Ben & Marina playlist. — Kiss Me Slowly Parachute

Soft Ginger Cookies…

It used to be whenever I heard mention of ginger cookies, I thought of the thin, rock-hard, cut-out cookies that show up at Christmastime. They smell nice, but they’re not worth breaking your teeth on. When we moved into our house and I started itching to bake something, Bob mentioned that soft ginger cookies were his favorite. So I took to Google (Pinterest didn’t hit for another year or so) in search of a recipe… Keep reading…Soft Ginger Cookies…

Poutine…

I made Poutine. You heard me. I’d heard talk of this Canadian concoction around the intarwebz but I had never tried it. And then there was a new vendor at the MN State Fair last year that sold exactly that—Poutine. I’ve wanted to make my own ever since but just never got around to it. Recently Bob showed me a video he’d seen on making basic Poutine and then I really wanted some damn Poutine…. Keep reading…Poutine…