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Choice Bit of Calico
The wilting force of summer is upon us in full force – 104F today, kittens! When I’m not doing the kangaroo cool-down, I’m splashing in Barking Springs with Natalie Ribbons, put-putting at Peter Pan mini-golf, and watching that insano moon-rise yesterday over the pond in the park near my house. This week, Angeliska and I [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving! I am so excited for Vegan Turducken: Pumpsquash-o (Potato inside of a squash inside of a pumpkin). Thanksgiving food is by FAR my most favorite cuisine: gravy, pecan pie, yams, cranberries… gravy!!! For my student teaching, I am teaching a two week unit on The Crucible. So far, we have played a game [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Oh, excuse me! It’s been over a month since the last “Choice Bit of Calico.” Please forgive me, I am a busy lady. On my bike commute this morning I saw a pink sunrise and a V of geese soaring over the Congress St Bridge. Having a frank discussion about Coming Out Day made me [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
So many neat things this week! Jenny Hart from Sublime Stitching has teamed up with Molly Crabapple to release buxom ladies in this amazing embroidery pattern Looking forward to the Ukulele Road Show and strumming along with Andrea and Angeliska. I’m really excited about the launch of Austin Street Style. We’ve lacked a cohesive site [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Oh, gosh, what have I been up to? All of this heat makes the days melt together. Taking the dog on long walks in the August heat to get zucchini tacos at El Chilito. Listening to John Waters read his new book “Role Models” on my iPod everywhere: on the bus, on long walks, and [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
It’s a terrible thing when puppies get hurt, but sleepy, medicated puppies with bandages are very, very cute. This is Seuss after his dewclaw got snagged during puppy play-fight. 1. Dixie Davis, 2. Eleanor Boardman, 3. Dorothy Revier, 4. Patricia Avery, 5. Mona Rico, 6. f_velox_gypsygirls, 7. Girl feeding fawn, circa 1930s, 8. vintage unknown [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
It’s been a whirlwind two weeks since my last Calico post! I hosted two separate tasting events for my ice cream and went back to work full time at the toy store. Last Thursday I handed out nearly 300 vegan root beer floats at an art show and on Sunday I hosted a vegan milkshake [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Here’s the things making me go “mmm!!” this week: Flapper/Phonograph tattoo is finished!! I had my final sitting with Nick on Sunday and I sat for my last 6 hours of the tattoo. Getting tattooed in the Texas heat and then wearing the plastic wrap to heal it has been murderous. I’m going to stick [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Greetings, dear readers. I know some of you are new so I just wanted to welcome you all! Here is what I’ve been up to this week… Seeing The Black Forest Fancies perform a puppet show with their version of Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” enacted by little crawdad marionettes in a version they called “Waiting [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
In Oklahoma City, I saw a gigantic photo of Woody Guthrie in the airport & the prarie wind gently rustled my chiffon skirt. Indian food, pink Vulva Pink pedicure, a baby pug puppy & whiskey in the hotel room with my family. At a most unconventional dinner with my family at Zorba’s Mediterranean, we danced [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
This week was packed with special things: The State is available for streaming on Netflix… excuse me while I relive my jr high days, complete with wine coolers. I LOVE this show and all of the incarnations that the cast members have done, including Viva Variety, Reno 911! and Risk! podcast. My vegan ice cream [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Watching Holy Ghost People, a 1967 film about snake handlers in Virginia. I did this while embroidering while also watching a most spectacular thunderstorm. Dumpster Christmas! Got a book shelf, antique rug and sidetable on my 8am walk this morning. Hello, money for groceries! Watching “Exit Thru the Giftshop” with Valerie and scheming up my [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
This week has been filled with packing, moving, and swimming in lieu of showering. I, therefore, bring you a short(er) list of my Choice bit of Calico for the week: No internet in my new house (yet) means that I dug out my Ween, Ugly Casanova, Portishead and 1920s mixed CDs that have been neglected [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Saw the CUTEST crust punk girl with a baby opossum hanging out on her backpack & it was begging for treats. Such big ears on a little cutie! Biking biking biking in little cotton dresses. Bringing my own set of dice to play Hot Dice! and really getting the summer going with other games like [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Yes! Spring semester is over and one glorious month before it starts up again in June. When finishing my final projects, my routine goes like this: write for 30 minutes, watch LOST, write, watch LOST… Ad infinitum! It was a surprisingly effective way to get my writing done, and now I’m all caught up for [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Good things have been happening to me in doubles lately – I hope this week is treating you all just fine! My finals are nearly over (which is partly why I’ve been absent) so I’ll have a month off before summer school starts. Blog girlfriends becoming IRL girlfriends – Louise Black, Andrea and more! Keep [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
As spring turns quickly into summer (and then decides to be sweater weather again) I give you my TILT! house parties with photos of Prince everywhere, house parties that also include play-do, bubbles and other games. waking up to cartoon birds meant to be John Lennon on my kitchen chalkboard, eating Hemp I Scream cookie [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Black lace netting and gold glitter eyeshadow and whiskey and dancing at White Ghost Shivers Hiding my giggles when my 8th grade class recalled that David Bowie fought at the Alamo Eating cacao/goji/almond/energy chunks, sunflower sprouts and grape kombucha Putting some much needed hippy magic into my day Making 18 vegan pizzas from scratch for [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Things I love this week: Since my Paris/SXSW vacation is finally at an end, I’ve been having one helluva time getting back in a school mind set. Me doing my homework is like silent game of kicking and screaming. Some things this week are making me fall back in love with school. Seriously considering making [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Things I love this week: Tea party planning & execution Taking care of all of my new tattoos All the trees in my yard are blooming and they smell so delicious! Still being in vacation mode because my Paris trip turned into SXSW extravaganza when I returned home Violet pastille cocktails at the East Side [...]
Choice Bit of Calico
Things I love this week: It was so beautiful out this week! I biked past a street corner where a man was selling sno-cones to quite a crowd. Oh, Texas weather! Stitching off a batch of Tidy Cloths to send out to the Museum of Sex – they will start selling them in their gift [...]
