June 2009

I don’t know where sisters Julia and Ellen Lupton live, but I wish they were my neighbors and that we had a standing lunch date on Fridays. I think you should go buy their book, Design Your Life, right away. It is a fascinating work. Filled with all sorts of information you didn’t realize you [...]

For those of you emailing me requests, here is Becky’s Heath Bar Cake Recipe: 1 chocolate cake mix 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk1 small jar butterscotch topping (if you’re a whiz in the kitchen, you could make your own) 12 ounces whipped cream4 chopped Heath Bars -Prepare the cake according to directions on [...]

In the midst of the mini-family reunion last week, my lovely mother-in-law Julia took the whole clan to Casa Bonita for dinner. Casa Bonita is something of a Denver Institution. The food is not worth mentioning, but I can’t think of a more fun place to bring your children. Oscar was entranced. I think their [...]

A few links I’ve been wanting to share = time for a Friday link list. 1) Design For the Other 90%. I’d really like to see this traveling exhibit. The basic premise: “The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s [...]

I just paid a visit to The Queso. Girl con Queso was one of my very first internet friends. (Now we are even business partners.) The Queso fell almost silent for awhile there (such sadness!), but the post frequency is increasing again lately and I couldn’t be happier about it. Look what I found there [...]