so we went back up to my parent’s house… and came back with a whole slew of beets! we harvested both the classic red beets as well as some golden beets. here is the booty right from the soil and then we brought them home to brooklyn to use in a quick pickle. yum!
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so those that know me are already aware of my aversion to the heat. i can’t stand being too hot - i’d pick a cool, damp, snowy cool day over a blistering hot one any day of the year. BUT this summer i have really been trying to give heat a chance… i think my appreciation for the sun has really been in trying to understand it and celebrate it’s virtues… like ok you can’t grow really amazing things without sun. and this summer it has all been about the garden fresh goodies… check out some more photos!
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if you are in colorado tomorrow nite be sure to check out the show at composition in belmar. from 5pm - 9pm thurs. july 17th you can view the inaugural exhibit featuring work from 40 artists and designers including swigg! www.shopcomposition.com for more details or to see who is involved visit ‘art shows’ at left.
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so this is my cousin nicole who is a traveling occupational therapist. she just moved to nyc for a gig up in white plains (yeah we get to hang out all summer!) and the company she works for usually hooks her up with large and swanky apartments. but this time the upper east side digs were a bit on the dingy and boring side. so this past weekend i took my fabric scraps and headed up to see what we could do to liven up the place.
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sadly the polar bear was added to the list of threatened species under the endangered species act on wednesday. the bears are losing their habitat in the arctic circle due to climate change. currently the estimated polar bear population is around 20,000, but by the year 2050 that number could be 1/3 of what it is today as the temperature rises and sea ice disappears. see the whole story on pbs.org…
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june08/pbear_5-14.html
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tonite 7-10pm… www.seeyouattheriviera.com
Justin Fines, Dan Funderburgh, and Kevin Devine.
Riviera Gallery
Williamsburg Brooklyn
May 8 - May 31, 2008
waiting for the water taxi in alexandria, va… purple bird at the hirshhorn museum in dc…
baby harper lee… mr. rogers neighborhood…
john n’ felicia’s georgia porch: poppy… poppy’s demeanor… coffee time…
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gosh… sometimes it’s just all or nothing around here - 2 months with no posts and now i feel i’ve got loads to share. so if you’re looking for the most amazing baguette in the city you have to go to almondine bakery in dumbo (brooklyn) at 85 water st. to be exact - it’s across the street from jacques torres’ chocolate and apparently he is a partner with fellow pastry chef herve poussot. it is an authentic french bakery with lovely tarts and things but their bread is really what makes it worth the trip. these baguettes are seasoned perfectly with a solid crunch on the exterior and soft lovely flesh on the interior… i could eat a whole loaf by myself with just unsalted butter and sea salt. um yum.
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so my boyfriend lee is no stranger to making home-made jerky. yes he marinates his own meat, jerkifies it in a slow, low-heat 50’s style enamel gas stove and gives it to our friends. he is the jerky dealer of our neighborhood. recently, for a dessert party at our friend patrick and rebecca’s house, he turned things up a notch with a candied molasses outer shell dipped in pepitos (pumpkin seeds). if there is a blue ribbon for jerky making out there, he will win it.
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so yes it’s true… in honor of my 35th birthday everything in the swigg shop is 35% off thru march 31st. including critters, snoozers, squares, packs, sacks and fungis — it’s spring cleaning time and we’re making room for new ideas and new things to blossom… so enjoy the sale, cuz i’m only turning 35 once! www.thisisswigg.com/shop
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