Xine and Don got me a subscription to the Full Belly Farm CSA (Community Supported Agricultural) project, which means that we’re now supporting local Capay Valley organic farmers AND enjoying fresh new…
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Special delivery!
April 10, 2008 :: 8:46 am :: Product Updates :: no commentsI had a very cool moment last week when I got to hand-deliver a Skip Around Town bag to a very cool customer…right here in Alameda! It turns out that she runs Baby Boot Camp classes – a very…
A few site changes
March 31, 2008 :: 9:03 am :: Being a Small Business :: no commentsI’ve been futzing around with the site lately, particularly the Home page, to try and find a good way to display product photos. Christine’s helped me customize a WordPress plugin for Pictobrowser to allow me to show multiple “galleries” on…
Back to the grind
March 12, 2008 :: 8:01 am :: Personal :: no commentsAaaaaaah. Wedding’s all said and done, we’re honeymooned and back. We’ve even had our LA wedding banquet, complete with 10-course meal at the Universal Hilton. Once the thank you cards are out, it’ll truly be a big fat fond memory…
Happy birthday to Dad
November 30, 2007 :: 11:21 pm :: Personal :: 1 commentThis is one of the last pictures I took of my dad. I have it framed in my living room, right under his geology map that I had mounted on wood. The picture is a little dog-eared from carrying…
Jimmy’s new MLB wallet
November 30, 2007 :: 7:01 pm :: DIY and Craft Tutorials :: no commentsHe asked for it, he got it.
My first of what will hopefully be many wallets to come, this one was made from the BART/DHL All-Star Game banner donated to the East…
Rubber ducky
November 30, 2007 :: 2:07 am :: DIY and Craft Tutorials :: no commentsChristine carved this awesome rubber stamp today using the Speedball carving tool set I left for her over Thanksgiving. It’s only the second stamp she’s ever carved, which makes it that much more impressive. Ain’t it cute?!
At least I tried
November 26, 2007 :: 1:17 am :: DIY and Craft Tutorials :: no commentsIt wasn’t pretty, but it was tasty. And I made it, so it counts as a “project” and I get to post it to the blog.
It was a pumpkin pie. It was Cook’s Illustrated recipe for “The Best Pumpkin…
The Big Lug gets personal(ized)
November 22, 2007 :: 11:51 pm :: Product Updates :: no commentsI was tickled pink when Joanne asked me to make a custom bag for each of her lovely bridesmaids back in August. She wanted a tote bag large enough…
The MLB All-Star Tote
November 22, 2007 :: 5:25 pm :: Product Updates :: no commentsAnother bag has been borne of my reclaimed BART banner. It’s the MLB All-Star Tote!
One side bears the MLB logo; the other side reads well…All-Star. DHL All-Star, actually. Doesn’t hurt to acknowledge…

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