Yeah yeah yeah. Here’s a link to my latest preoccupation; scroll down to the class description on beekeeping. I just sent my check to enroll.
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Shaun White’s Air Guitar: Thanks for the Laugh!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2010 Winter Olympics, NBC Winter Oylimpic Coverage, Shaun White's Air Guitar on February 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I love winter sports and every 4 years I go crazy watching the winter Olympics. There are a lot of objections I have to the institution of the Olympics; and also to the classist nature of the Winter Games–it’s not a racially or economically diverse competition: not many kids have access to ski slopes and, [...]
Grasslands Bakery and Cafe, Sonoita, Arizona: 1996–2010, The End of an Era
Posted in Grasslands Bakery, Uncategorized, tagged Grasslands Bakery on January 31, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Today was the last day the Grasslands Bakery and Cafe was open; as I’ve explained here before, my parents decided earlier this month to close the bakery, mostly because of concerns about my mom’s health. It was an emotional day, because the few people who came in were really very saddened by the bakery closing; [...]
Photography by Norma Jean Gargasz
Posted in Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona Hiking, Uncategorized, tagged Arizona Trail, Norma Jean Gargasz, Sonoita Arizona on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When Bearbear and I discovered the wildcat dog park in my neighborhood late last year, I met Norma Jean Gargasz and her demure but sporty dog Jazz. Norma Jean is a very talented photographer and her work is visible–and for sale–here. Norma Jean remembered me from my parent’s bakery in Tucson in the late 70s [...]
Good Craic, Cookies and Tunes
Posted in Baking, healthy cooking, Irish Fiddle Tunes, Irish Music, Uncategorized, tagged Baking, Irish Fiddle, Tucson Irish Music on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you who don’t know what craic is, read the definition here. It’s my good fortune that David Levine and Roz McLean are spending part of the winter in Tucson; David has a great sounding concertina–for the life of me I cannot figure out how anyone can play that instrument, but he does [...]
“Highest Duty” Gets My Highest Ratings
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Captain Sully Sullenberger on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I got the audio book of Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters by Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, and I got it just in time for the first anniversary of his spectacular landing of a US Airways flight in Hudson (January 15th). So far the audio book is really great! Right now I’ve finished the [...]
Clare Aylward on Youtube
Posted in Art Quilts, Design, Grasslands Bakery, Uncategorized, tagged Art, Art Quilts, Blacks Creek, Grasslands Bakery on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a video of me on Youtube called simply Clare Aylward. It wasn’t my idea. Enough people have found this video while googling my name so a small explanation is in order. My dad had an identical twin, Bill, who was very eccentric and just completely nuts (in a good way); he was also a [...]
Half a Day with Mom: it’s not enough time!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Monday my mom came to Tucson, and I had the day off from work so we spent some time together; she had an appointment with her cardiologist, and then we went for a walk along the Rillito River (it’s a dry river, most of the time) bike/pedestrian path. Doesn’t my mom look absolutely adorable? [...]
Reverse Applique: A Weekend Sampler
Posted in Art Quiltmaking Design, Art Quilts, Baking, Design, Uncategorized, tagged Art, art quilt design, Art Quilts, cooking healthy meals on January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I think one big secret to any successful art quilt design is making samples. A sample is a helpful way to “audition” a technique on a micro-level before taking the plunge into the art quilt itself. So, this past Saturday I made a small sample using sheer fabrics and reverse applique. I learned both techniques [...]
Goodbye Wildcat Dog Park
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bearbear, Dog Park, Dogs, Tucson dogs on January 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Late last fall Bearbear and I discovered a wildcat dog park near the multi-use walk/bike trail in our neighborhood. There is a large park along the path; last year it was being rebuilt and redeveloped. At the edge of the park was a very large grassy area that was sectioned off with portable chain-link fence. [...]
