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Old Man Cactus

Emily — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:22:33 +0000

Last month, I spent a few days in Phoenix for work. I had a few hours to kill one afternoon, so I paid a visit to the Desert Botanical Garden. Everyone said “oh, it’s hot there, but it’s dry heat, so it’s not so bad.” Not true. 110 degrees is hot, regardless of humidity levels. I only stayed for an hour or two at the gardens, but saw a huge variety of cacti and some beautiful big skies.

This guy was my favorite – Old Man Cactus, all covered in soft white fuzz.

Hippo bird two ewe

Emily — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:34:49 +0000

Get it? Thanks Daddy! =)

Cookie stuffed cookies

Emily — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:28:04 +0000

Ryder and I made cookie stuffed cookies this weekend. They are approximately equivalent to eating 3 cookies at once. Mmmm. Recipe found here.

What to do when “snowed in”

Emily — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:17:33 +0000

1. Watch cars attempt to drive up our slightly inclined street. Listen to wheels spin.
2. Have friends over who can walk or arrive via public transportation. Eat pizza (the only dinner food we had left). Play games. Cheer for friends who live nearby.
3. Start a puzzle while listening for #1 above.

Our Christmas Houseplant

Emily — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:56:21 +0000

We decided not to get a Christmas tree, and instead Ryder suggested we dress up our shamrock. So this is our houseplant-turned-Christmas-tree. We think it looks rather like a green-haired hippie at the barbershop.

Jack-O’-Light-Bulb

Emily — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:28:05 +0000

Our jack-o’-lantern for this year: a light bulb.

Happy Halloween!

Emily — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:08:54 +0000

Yes, this pumpkin is glowing. No, I didn’t do anything funny to the picture, this is actually how it looks, sitting in our window. Happy Halloween!

This is what happens when…

Emily — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:58:16 +0000

This is what happens when you let frosted, sprinkled cupcakes sit in your car in Nashville heat for 3 hours:

See how nicely the frosting melted and dripped off the cupcakes, leaving the sprinkles behind?

Also good to know: re-frosting melted-frosting cupcakes yields still-tasty cupcakes.

Cookie holding coffee cup

Emily — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:03:49 +0000

Totally brilliant “Dunk Mug.” Unfortunately, the only website where I can find it has it listed as unavailable. =( Any potters out there want to make one for me?

Cacti

Emily — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:38:36 +0000

Cacti at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.

I was trying to think of something clever to say, but I have nothing. I posted a few more photos of our trip to the gardens over in my photos.