Breakfast at Backstory Coffee Roasters

Wow. I can't even remember hiw long it's been since the last time I got BSOD'd on my work computer. I guess that's still a thing, then.

Linux cinnamon is downloading.

I'm going over to the dork side.

(plus ice and seltzer, of course)

All of my attempts at a mocktail with the Prickly Pear balsamic vinegar just ended up tasting like bubblegum ... until today!

1 tsp each
Prickly Pear balsamic
Ginger syrup
Mint syrup
Grapefruit zest syrup
and a dash of Sumac bitters

Yummmmmm!

I made a vase. I think it's good enough to be given as a present. About 7" tall, maybe.

I did confirm that this is, in fact, three separate items, and not one.

Latest mocktail: blueberry balsamic vinegar, lemon syrup, ginger ale, and seltzer, with a dash of Watkins vanilla bitters. This one was so fabulous it needs a name!

Modeling my great kilt at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Six yards of fabric with no seams, just held together with a belt. Heck yeah, I'm wearing shorts under it!

I'll try that next. By the bottom of the pint, the lavender got a bit perfumey/soapy.

Another winner: lemon syrup, pomegranate juice, ginger syrup, and a lavender/wormwood bitters, with seltzer.

It's not easy, painting a picture of my phantom. It's especially hard to capture the shimmering effect, in watercolor.

Technician: You can wear these headphones in the MRI, and listen to any kind of music you like.
Me: Well, I presume I can't have Metal in there ...

Successfully extracted the library's CD from a non-responsive car audio system. Bonus points - the radio still worked when put it back into the dashboard.
Oh ... all but three parts. Might have to do something about that.

"If from a turn in my dancing came this pain, by dancing I soon shall turn it out again!" - William Kemp (1600)

View out the window from my department's new office space, starting later this month. Our current offices are in the little green building on the left.

So, alright, maybe my balsamic vinegar mocktails aren't a million dollar idea. I still think the Raspberry Gorilla is pretty darned tasty! Raspberry syrup, banana cheung, and plain 18yr balsamic, spice bitters and sarsaparilla, plus seltzer and a dusting of candied ginger powder. Yumz!

A fun day yesterday at Ren in the Glen, in Wisconsin. White kilts are just a little silly. Photo of me before the faire opened, and the closed up shops at the end of the day. Too busy the rest of the time to be taking pictures.

I woke up a four, from a very strange stress dream, in which I showed up late for a Scottish dancing performance, and discovered to my horror that I had forgotten to not wear any trousers.

Okay ... one slight modification.

Second attempt looks pretty good.

Penannular pin, finished (well enough)

Semi-albino mutant boxelder bug?

It's always good when there are young children on the discovery adventures, at the nature park, because they see things the adults miss. Center left of the picture - one of the hundreds of tiny frogs that were swarming out of a pond and across the path. Quarter for scale.

Carolina Larkspur - a new flower on the list, for the Prairie Wildflower Discovery Tour at Tamarack Nature Center. Event starts in an hour and a half. I hope we can find this again!

I meant MSP

Had a lovely visit, first time in a different country. Need to improve my language prep, next time. And need to bring a jacket next time - chilly here at MDP this morning!!!

After an unfortunate episode of nest predation by crows, the robins are again incubating eggs, on the platform near out front door. Maybe need to start using the kitchen door, soon?

Almost a pound if fresh burdock root, from my sister. We'll see whether I can make anything edible from it!

"Oops, I missed."

... is not a phrase you want to gear, from your phlebotomist. It invariably leads to, "Hold still, I'm going to try to adjust this."

It did not work.