Cosmo

Cosmic Forces Frohlich
Sept 1997 - June 2010
my college sweetheart:

as a strapping young tom--admittedly a horrible bully:

in his "kitty apartment" (the spare bath) in Boston:

always in the background for important events:

with his boyfriend Blackie in retirement:

defying odds - The vet gave up on him almost exactly two years ago!

Rest in peace, my sweet kitty Cosmo!

Balloonacy

Metamorphosis

Whole Mess o' Pickles

This weekend I hope to do some bread and butter pickles with the super fat yellow cucumbers I've just picked from the garden. We just had a big rain, so they just ballooned, almost overnight. One is the size of one of those tall beer cans!
Here is my mother's green tomato crop, in pickle form:

So far we have:
4 pints sour dill cucumbers
6 pints spicy sour green tomatoes (extra salt)
3 pints spicy sour green tomatoes (regular)
3 pints sweet green tomatoes and onions
1 pint sweet brine yellow cucumbers

Fire Chief

Goofing

Fun with Cousin Writer (part 3)

Playscape Portraits

Fun with Cousin Writer (part 2)

Splashing

Fun with Cousin Writer (part 1)

Little Big Voice

With a cousin visiting and lots of family members yelling all around him this weekend, Django seems to have finally figured out how to get attention when he wants it.

Macro

I wish I had the photograph skills/equipment to show to you *exactly* how handsome this little boy is. I mean, look at those eyes!

Robotic Assembly

From Vine to Brine

Step 2 in fulfilling my dream of becoming the Woman You Want to Know Because of Her Pickles:

Step 1 was learning how to pickle, accomplished last summer with Emily and Amy.
Step 3 will be perfecting growing and pickling techniques.
Step 4 will be feeding them to you, dear readers.