a weekend at the coast

One of the few last weekends curtip got to come out to the coast which also happened to be the US vs. Ghana game (super depressing right??). So after a few beers at the...uh... local "pub" a picnic at the beach was in order as it was a rare 80 degree day. We also partook in hiking along the coast trails, beach beer, a visit to the gardens, an early morning trip to tidepool, french toast, etc. etc. Awesomeness indeed.



Sitka spruce trees are the best


Early morning South Cove

Kelp for me

Limpet for Annie (by the way, we found a number of your friends, certainly not all of them were there though )

Sunflower star because they are pretty neat (and more kelp for me)

Urchins!

Tidepooling in chacos. no big deal.

Self portrait


We found a massive amount of squid eggs washed up on the beach, potentially rumored to be Humboldt squid? but that's debatable.

It was mysterious, but pretty cool

And the perfect opportunity to creep on a certain someone whilst on the phone.

wait... what?

Summer has officially whipped by this year. We had a late start in the garden, little sun and warmth in June along with some insanely rainy days, a whirlwind July with conferences, summer camp i.e., kid herding and attempting to finish stuff for this project/job I've been working on. Now that is is almost September (wait. what??!) I have a non tan, been lap swimming twice (thankfully in the local outdoor pool) and only a smidgen of produce from the garden.

In that time curtip also bought a newer car, packed up and made the big move to the LA area. It has been funny describing where stuff is while he has never been there before, but now lives there and I have been there oodles of times and I'm not there. obviously. I'd have a tan. So be prepared for about 6 posts to cover my absence over the last month or so. Onwards!

om nom nom

I love food! but you knew that...

First up! the discovery of Swiss chard from the peejay town farmers market & the love of eating color for dinner.



Second: the littlest tastiest Oregon strawberry

and how it was converted into awesome-ness.



Third: melon is pretty good. watermelon? even better! But what is it that makes watermelon even more incredible: the melon baller.


And for last, the ˚76 day at sunset bay post US losing in the world cup. The day was met with a bit of sadness, the only time you will see me wearing patriotic colors, and a picnic courtesy of the GO. organic raspberries are always a good thing, especially when you can enjoy them at the beach with swiss cheese, wheat thins, fat tires and your partner in crime.

That day was littered with blackmail photos and even better nano videos.

It is peach/blueberry season so this will also be going down very very very soon.

p-town

where I should be living... Photos from June 2010








New discoveries:
-roses hate extended rain too
-I've became a bit uptight about taking photos in normal city settings (don't worry i'm working on it)
-doug fir happy hour is all it's chalked up to be
-more food carts: the steady cheap delicious mexican food near psu & the savory creperie on 12th & hawthorne
-swiss chard is as yummy as it is pretty
-carrots are not half bad as long as they are from a farmers market and they are complete with the fluffy tops
-burgerville will never ever ever get old

grads & pears

A pear for Hillary of is there life on mars. A dear old friend like her needs a crafty pear to help with projects aplenty, to remember hillarious summer memories like falling in the hammock on hard apples, dogs with bad fruit additions and permanent tan lines from the trusty red lifeguarding suits. Thinking about it 1) reminds me about how pale I've been since I've moved to the coast, 2) how badly I could go for a fresh off the tree pear, 3) how much I miss that lady!

This was from that awesome heather baily pattern

Curti P is donezo!! wooooo! so is that skirt I started on eons ago... also, note the brazil jersey. World Cup anyone?? He even included a plug for his favorite team in the "what I've done and will be doing/thank you they read aloud when they called him up.


The rescue charlie brown lei complements of a Monday graduation. He said he still really liked it though.


Successful creep on Kaleo!! Congrats to you too!


The unit


My prize for being the supportive girlfriend for the five years: a beau and a token of gratitude.

Human Phys is not the easiest of majors and pretty competitive with the intensity of pre-med kids. It called for lots of food, beer, friends & family to celebrate. He'll be continuing with prosthetics and orthotics somewhere much warmer come August. Congrats!!

spice cream & kitties

Strawberry-cinnamon frozen yogurt

Step 1.
{Greek style yogurt, sugar, freshly squeezed lemon juice, vanilla, ground cinnamon, lemon zest, salt & fresh strawberries}


Step 2.
mix it alllll up
(yes my parents own an ice cream maker, if you have the space and the funds buy one. now.)


Step 3.
omnomnomnnom nomnom.

I delicately peel through every page, article, picture & word in my current issue of ReadyMade. After I finish it, I wait and wait for the next one while I scour through the old ones for new ideas and such. They have recently been doing these awesome food articles {pancakes of all sorts, tarts of all sorts, potato salads of all sorts, hangover food & very recently ice cream of all sorts}. Needless to say the spice cream recipes had me excited. Next on the list is the Three Spice Chocolate ice cream.

Also, buddy has a mad crush on me... I'm okay with that though.

Kitttaaay!!