http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:11:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I've got a bit of the gardening bug this year. Our yard is dark and tiny, which usually puts me off. I found a lot of shade-friendly offerings this year, so I thought I'd give it a whirl. To me, a garden isn't a garden without some veg. I ... http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog/2009/05/13/gardening-micro-greens/ I received a lot of great gifts this year. My favorite is usually the calendar my sister, Bridget, makes for us every year with family pictures. This year I received something better. My sisters and I sent "care" packages to our brother while he was stationed in Iraq. In thanks, he made ... http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog/2008/12/25/the-best-christmas-present-this-year/ My friend Jim had his work posted on his yarn shop's blog. It's TEH Awesome!! Here is the post. http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog/2008/11/27/holy-knit-tastic-batman/ After years of experience, we've gotten a routine down for the procuring of food. Around lunch, we pass around a sheet of paper and everyone writes down what they want from the nearby Ralph's supermarket. Often it's sandwiches, but this year, Joe took us in a delicious alternative: chicken strips. ... http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog/2008/08/03/comic-con-food-thursday-masala/ It Opened a Couple of Weeks Ago Film Review: Hancock I've been looking forward to seeing Hancock. This summer there are quite a few films I'd like to see, which isn't always the case. The ads for Hancock put a very human, dysfunctional face on a super-being, so it seemed really ... http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog/2008/07/20/iocwafr-hancock/ At the Monday Night Dinner Club, we wandered into the topic of spam. I mentioned my friend, Shiaw-Ling, receiving this rather meta spam and blogging about it. Everyone seemed interested, so here is the link to it. Enjoy! http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog/2008/06/25/the-meta-nigerian-scammer/ I picked up the habit of taking pictures of food in Japan. To the amusement and embarrassment of my friends and family, the habit persisted. I could wax expressive on food, but hopefully you understand. My friend Shiaw-Ling suggested I start featuring food in my blog, and why not? Keith participated ... http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog/2008/06/13/wilcox-high-school-make-tasty-food/ It's one month after Valentine's Day. I'm struck by the ironic parallelism between Japanese tradition and American. In Japan, Valentine's Day focuses on the men. Women make or buy chocolate to give to the men they know. The usually fall into one of two categories. Giri-choco, or obligation chocolate is given ... http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog/2008/03/15/thoughts-on-march-14/ I belong to this Monday Night Dinner club. Mo's birthday happened to occur on a Monday. After pondering, she decided she'd like to go to a restaurant that serves booze and suggested TGI Friday's. Serendipitously, that Monday was available for quite a few folks, so there ended up being 16 of ... http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog/2008/02/28/woz-the-prankster-1st-hand/ Wicked early in the morning, Maureen and I flew to Seattle, Washington to see our brother, Kevin. He's finishing his second month of training before being deployed to Iraq. He had this weekend free, but the Army wouldn't let him leave the state to come see me. I promise I would ... http://www.stattenfield.com/loretta/blog/2008/01/30/whatta-weekend-sunday/