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Minnesota State Fair
Friday, August 31, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
What can I HANDle?
I quit my nursing assistant job because I pulled my wrist tendons so badly, like overstretching a rubber band: a condition called DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis.
The hand O.T. said it takes 8 to 12 months for them to heal fully. The workplace personnel dept. were less than kind.
I am drawing and pondering the question, What can I handle?
Friday, August 10, 2012
Summer Kitchen
On Thursdays, I often shop at the Farmers Market on Nicollet Mall, downtown. This is today's haul. The luminous basil is soon to be pesto.
Pesto Recipe
1 bunch basil
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2-4 cloves garlic (to your taste)
Grind to a fine paste in food processor or blender... or even by knife.
I'd posted this on Phillips Whittier 365 photo blog, and a painter named Maureen Carrigan asked if she could paint it. I was thrilled with her result:
