We made cupcakes from scratch for my dad’s 80th birthday, which we’re celebrating tomorrow.
July 24
Lis and I walked down to West Newton for dinner tonight. On the way back we spotted this sign.
I always wondered where one is supposed to park one’s stickers.
July 23
I made some biscotti last week as an attempt to keep myself out of Dunkin Donuts on those mornings when I need a little breakfast at work. Today I made another batch, of a different flavor.
So far so good.
July 22
The good weather is back! I cooked myself some locally-caught striped bass on the grill tonight, with an olive/tomato/garlic/hot pepper salsa. (Yes, Lis is not home this evening.) I think the smell brought these guys out earlier than usual.
I thought I was gonna have to fight them off with a stick!
July 21
I had a busy, productive day at work today. It’s hard to take a picture of software, or of the design or implementation thereof. And the weather is more like April than July today, so there’s not a lot of photo opportunity outside. I made a yummy but not particularly attractive dinner.
But Winnie is awfully photogenic. And thus Project 365 lives for one more day.
July 20
A couple of my coworkers are in a band. A while back, I saw an article on Slashdot about a way to get your CDs listed on Amazon.com, and shared it with them. Well today, Jay handed me a copy of their new CD as thanks.
Break a leg, guys!
July 19
Lis and I went for a bike ride today, along the Charles down to Watertown Square. On the way back, we passed this sign.
The turtles will probably grow up to be snappers that would not think twice about taking the nose off some hapless shih-tzu, but it’s still nice to see them protected.
July 18
The bath fan is in and functional. We can paint now — the green bathroom will soon be green in name only.
July 17
My Saturday plan: finish up installing the exhaust fan in our green bathroom. There’s not room for a 3-gang electrical box (for fan, main light, and nightlight) in the chosen location, so I found a double switch. I think the Decora version here looks much better than the toggle variety.
July 16
On this, the hottest & muggiest day of the season thus far, I present the perfect margarita in the making:
Juice of 1 lime
1/2 shot agave nectar
2 shots tequila
3 small cubes ice
Coarse salt
Juice the lime. Rub the rim of your fancy glass with the spent lime, and stick some salt to it.
Put the liquids & the ice into a cocktail shaker and give it a good knock-around.
Pour into the glass and enjoy.