Last night, I held a baby pig. A three day old mule-footed hog, to be exact. A hoglet? He was born at Caw Caw Creek and Eufren (resident pig whisperer) brought him to the market to visit with everyone for a while. Best market day ever. He was super cute and we totally had a …
Category Archives: Columbia
shameless plug
I’ve been cleaning like a mad woman today. We aren’t having any one over for Thanksgiving, but between trying to pack up fall things and prep for Christmas decorations, our house looks crazy. But it’s a rainy afternoon, and I needed a break, so I plopped down on the couch with the newest issue of …
out on a limb
Normally I shy away from discussing things of a political nature online, but this Occupy movement is hitting close to home. Our country is wonderful because (you know, in theory) we can be open about what we believe. When a non-violent protest is broken up by beating young kids and pepper spraying old ladies, we …
buns
Man, that really steams my buns. hehe. Thanks to the Asian market for a tasty, easy dinner. Last night I officially began work at the All Local Farmers Market as a holiday gift wrapper and shipper. It’s pretty awesome. The Shop Tart mentioned my stand in her post today, which you know, basically means I’m …
on yard cats.
I guess I’ll never learn. It is not emotionally safe to name feral animals. They come and go and don’t want anything to do with people. A couple weeks ago, I became attached to this tiny little kitten outside with white feet. I thought he was alone in the world so I fed him a …
FAIR!
OH, man. As a kid, I loved the fair. The rides, the games, all of it. Pretty sure I went home with a new prize goldfish every year. My parents weren’t quite so enamored. I understand that more nowadays. Forrest and I try to make it to the SC State Fair every year. It really …
Beer and Design
Those of you who know me, know much I love beer. Well this month has been a good month for beer. My close friend Nick Wilson gave a talk the other week alongside a very talented home brewer from the upstate, Brian Cendrowski. The two discussed the art of craft in design and beer, it …
mystery solved.
Strange things have been happening in the backyard. Pots are overturned, holes dug, chair pillows moved around, bird baths full of dirt, tomatoes gone missing, gnomes knocked over. Forrest estimates that it all started mid-summer. But we have so many stray cats around that I really assumed we had some annoying tomcat spending his nights …
Food Truck Rodeo
There was a rodeo in town on Friday night, but not like you might be thinking. It was a food truck rodeo. Our awesome city farm, City Roots, hosted 5 food trucks, and a couple of other food options including lemonade, boiled peanuts, and a bar. With live music on hand, this was my kind …
Go Gamecocks!
My uncle wasn’t using his football tickets last weekend for the Carolina Gamecocks game, so he passed them on to Forrest, me, and my parents! Forrest and I don’t usually make it to the games, so sitting in the fancy box with cushy seats and a constant flow of snacks was pretty a-mazing. The view …
Domesticated Artists 