Now that I have gotten that out of my sytem.
If you are an ice cream aficonando you must try Laloos. This ice cream made from goats milk is so delicious. Now they have ice cream sandwiches. I found Laloos at Whole Foods.
Some book talk:
I read The Works: Anatomy of a City by Kate Ascher.
This book is excellent. The author tells all about what it takes to run a city, specifically New York City. All the sytems from sewage, to mail, to zip codes are discussed. The book is filled with great graphics and informational factoids like the following:
Did you know that the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is so long, and its towers are so high, that the builders had to take the curvature of the earth's surface into account when designing it? Did you know that the George Washington Bridge takes in approximately $1 million per day in tolls? Did you know that retired subway cars travel by barge to the mid-Atlantic, where they are dumped overboard to form natural reefs for fish?
Now I haven't read People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with a Fish by Kathleen, but I plan to.
Another unusual museum-the Museum of the American Gangster.
Did you ever wonder what the difference was between Dutch pressed cocoa and natural cocoa? I did and this is what I found out.
10 words you need to stop misspelling. Also comes as a poster.
March 16-18, 2010 is the DC Environmental Film Festival. Lots of great movies and documentaries at great venues. Hope to see you there.
I love soaps. I just think for not all that much money you can buy yourself a nice smelling treat or give a nice bar of soap as a gift. I love the packaging and the names of the soaps at Seattle Sundries.
How cool is this? A scholar located a 1641 letter from philosopher ("I think, therefore I am") Rene Descarte. Can you imagine? My hands and everything else would have been shaking if I had something like that in my hands.
What a clever idea. The Animal Blueprint Company will render a blueprint of your favorite dog.
Love it, love it.
I learned to embroider as a child, but I could never master a French knot. I put my embroidery hoop away when I hit puberty, but I have taken it up again and I am still trying to master the freakin' French knot. Maybe this will help. Or here-an actual video. Or maybe I am just hopeless. I learned to make knots in Girl Scouts. I guess it just isn't the same thing at all.
I am so excited that Liberty is coming to Target. The British are coming, The British are coming. I have been a fan of Liberty prints since I was a teenager. We had to make these boring aprons in Home Ec and one of the girls had this fabulous fabric and it was Liberty. I never did find out where she got such a treasure (much too shy to ask). I mean we were in a tiny place in Southwestern, PA. Not exactly the hot spot for fashion or cool fabrics. I've been covetous of Liberty prints ever since then. I so hope Target doesn't 'uck it up.
This would be such a cute craft project for the kiddies at Valentines Day.
I love terra cotta pots and I must, must have one made by Guy Wolff. More about the artisan and his pots.
These pussy willows made from branches and felt balls are adorable (March 7,2010 entry). Betz White has such great ideas.
Check out this NPR slideshow of jobs that have gone by the wayside.
That's all for this week. It's going to be a nice rainy weekend, which I love. I think I am going to relax, run a few errands and
make some Guiness cupcakes.
Have a nice weekend.
"The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it. " P.B. Medawar
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