Naomi's cat Banjo.

Tara, Derek, Cori, Jason, Mariko, Nathan, Melissa, Me, PJ, Naomi, Allie, Many, Derek, Brian. Thanksgiving 2009. I made a speech.

Jason, PJ, Mariko and Nathan. Thanksgiving 2009.

I dreamt about a very bad ocean.

Lana, low light. November 27th 2009

paints on paper

I let paint float on top of water and with some practice and patience made some neat designs. I then put thick paper on top of the water and let it pick up the paint. This one is a family of jellyfish!

Miles and Alex, puzzling. November 16th 2009. I think Drew took these.

bread

White Sandwich Bread, Straight Up! I made bread. It took about 20 hours. I made a biga, which is a sort of starter for breads the night before and let it rise for about 15 hours. I then incorporated the gooey biga into the rest of the flour and water, with a little more yeast and salt. The bread had to rise two more times and bake for about 45 minutes. Its very dense with a moist crumb and a delicious, firm, golden crust. This is my 3rd attempt at bread baking and I'm getting really excited to rely on myself for all my bread needs.

I made Vegan Pecan Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies. They ruled. And then I burnt the second batch and almost cried.

I'm having a birthday party!

Me, Tammie, Will, Phil, Marina (somewhere in there), Cori, Chris. Thee Parkside. November 9 2009.