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Test driving an electric bicycle! (vid)
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I was trying to talk Rob into buying a bike today to ride on the harbour with us (for excersise) the we run across this. All hope is lost.
The finishing touches #decoproject @jamigoldsmith
Jami I have four walls to finish off you can have them all to yourself if you'd like for your full creative freedom. Living room wall in front of the couch and plant corner where the tv lives. TV walls have always been tough for me to figure out. TV must stay and the side table. Oh and yes the rock band junk, my negotiation piece with the fam.
Living room wall behind the couch leading to the patio. Two or three pieces of gallery art? One giant piece to take over the wall? Something ocean toned but not literal.
The small wall as you enter the open office. I have a dark choco wall shelf to play with in this room. Speaking of shelves the bookcase needs a final touch it still looks messy and disconnected no matter what I do to it.
Office desk wall. Notice we hung a medium painting on the middle wall to the left. I want to keep it clean and uncrowded but add something to the wall to look finished and connected.
Very very cuuuute puppies in AZ pet store. (vid)
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Long time since I've seen this in the mall they are outlawed in CA. Can't deny the cuteness anyways!
My Dining Room Chair Conundrum #decoproject
My dining room table will finally arrive in the coming week from Z Gallery after ordering it two months ago. The final large scale piece missing from our redeco project after moving into our new home downtown. Since the table took so long I took my sweet time in ordering the dining chairs I selected from Overstock.com, I need 6 I now have only 4 and have been waiting weeks to find if they come back in stock. The fun and challenge of "overstock" inventories is that they are one time finds and often not replenished, at least into the liquidators inventory. My condundrum is do I wait a couple more weeks to see if they come back in stock? Or do I find a stylish unmatching set of chairs instead to mix it up? The two chairs will be used in the office and then pulled out for dinner when we have a seating of 6. Even though, I want the table setting to look purposeful and stylish.
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Chairs I have in a set of 4
Option Ideas - looking for more
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(Budget for set of 2 chairs <$300)
Adventures in eating: a peek into my box
I recently signed up to receive deliveries to my neighborhood farmers market of locally grown organic veggies and fruit. The concept is called "CSA" community supported agriculture where you join others in pledging to support a farmer to grow your food. I've been exploring organic foods and have found they have a better texture and more flavor than factory farm grown items in most grocery stores. Have you noticed the difference in a tomato grown in your backyard bursting with flavor compared to one off the shelf, large and watery? That's what I'm talking about, so have decided to go on a quest for higher quality food. I'm also bored with the grocery selection, I can only take so much of the same old every week; apples bananas or oranges. Carrots, broccoli or squash. My first box of CSA food was pulled/cut from the earth that morning and contained things I've never seen or dared to try. Here's a peek...
These pics are from the farmers market in Little Italy. I picked up a basket of strawberries picked at 9am that day (see the sign), they were as tasty and sweet as they look. For me it's often a gamble on berries from the grocery store they look juicy then you get them home and they are sour or watery. You will have a strawberry OG if you bite into one of these.
Onto my box: mixed lettuce, raddichio, green onions, turnips, carrots, oranges, green garlic, bok choy, endives, broccoli greens, spinach. I took them straight home and rinsed them off, all the soil and a cute little green worm proof of authenticity!
To my surprise a bottle of local bee honey was included in the deal. Joy! I was running out. My favorite breakfast snack is toast with a spread of butter and honey. I also like it on cereal or in my tea it's a great sugar substitute.
Here's a view of The Inland Empire CSA booth where you can pick up many organic goodies each weekend, no need to pledge. I like the adventure of my surprise box. Leave it to myself and I'd never had tried raddichio or green garlic, amazing BTW.
I had a chance to meet and chat with Farmer Phil who grows the food - in real life! He personally thanked me for supporting the farm and gave me tips on how to prepare my mysterious new veggies. A matter of throwing a bit of garlic, pepper and olive oil in a sauté pan.
If you're looking for a CSA in your area you can bet there is a program if your city has a farmers market. And, many offer a low commitment trial. Google it! There are a few choices in San Diego here's where you can find Phil's farm out of Escondido: www.inlandempirecsa.com
Now go get adventurous with food. The worms aren't so scary.
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