Posts by movita beaucoup
roadside chair re-do
Remember the chair I found by the road? The one 2.0 made me hose down in the yard in case someone had pooped on it? Well, now the Roadside Chair is commonly referred to as the Poop Chair. I resisted and insisted, but each and every time I referred to it as the Roadside Chair, 2.0 would correct…
Read Moreblueberry grunt
Whenever I make blueberry grunt, I think of my brother. Mostly because when we were kids we would replace the word “grunt” with an actual grunt. It was endlessly entertaining. (For us.) (Only us.) Sweet, juicy blueberries combined with soft dumplings. If lovin’ this is wrong, I don’t wanna be right. Apparently, wild blueberries are the…
Read Morehow to make a pallet table
. . . Remember a while back when I told you that our deck kind of sucked? And I painted some deck chairs so it would suck less? And remember how I said we needed a table to set our alcohol on to eat at? Whelp, a few weeks ago I told 2.0 that I…
Read Morefull of beans
Um, I hate green beans. Seriously hate them. Always have. I hate their slightly furry exterior, I hate their taste, and I hate their long, pointy ends. Or perhaps I should say: hated. I made green beans last night. I figured that at my age I should just get over it. Stop being a hater. Because…
Read Moremovita’s pasta sauce
After the construction of our pallet table yesterday, we were very hungry. I didn’t really do anything to help build the table, but watching someone else work can be exhausting. I decided to whip up a batch of my almost famous pasta sauce for 2.0, hoping he would think I had been very busy in the…
Read Moretaco salad
A couple of weeks ago, Rosie Beaucoup made taco salad for 2.0. He fell in love with it. It was a whole, new and exciting taste delight for him. And he couldn’t figure out how she’d come up with such an amazing idea. It was hard to resist pointing out that taco salad has been around…
Read Moreemily’s ridiculously simple banana bread
For some reason, 2.0 and I have been talking a lot about banana bread recently. It’s not the kind of thing that we have conversed about much in the past, but I haven’t been able to get it out of my head. So, after allowing some bananas to get nice and ripe on the counter, and after banging…
Read Moreribbon dispenser
No. The craft room isn’t done yet. It is almost done. I have a dresser to paint. That’s the last big project. So, to tide you over until I’m ready for the big reveal*, I thought I’d mention that 2.0 created a ribbon dispenser for me. Particularly sweet when you consider that I’m not sure he knows…
Read Morezucchini and chicken salad
It’s been hot here. I know what you’re thinking, and no, it’s not as hot as it is in Dubai, so you don’t need to send me an email to tell me. But hot here means humidity. Here, when it gets hot, it feels like the harbour is hanging in the air. Actually, it feels…
Read Morehow to antique (and distress) furniture with paint
Let me preface this wee tutorial with a disclaimer: I’m no painting expert. I am very good at researching crap on the interweb. I am also very good at asking questions at my local Benjamin Moore store. I am not afraid to try new things – you shouldn’t be either. However, should you ruin a piece of…
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