Picture Sunday: Light Buckets

December 14, 2014

...We saw this nice lighting solution the other night @ Document Coffee Bar, where we went to see our friend Elon’s fantastic photos of questionable topiary. They create the perfect indoor ambiance for the 5 gallon bucket aficionado. Erik is thinking of installing one in his newly renovated Man Cave....

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Picture Sundays: DIY Flocking

Mr. Homegrown

December 21, 2014

Picture Sundays

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...Why stop at just the tree when you’re wielding your own flocker? The car, the kids, the dog? Do any of you have distant memories of DIY flocking? Via Kitsch and Retro....

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Picture Sundays: Joaquin Oro Wheat Loaf

Mr. Homegrown

December 28, 2014

Picture Sundays

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...This is a 100% whole wheat loaf I baked this week using locally grown Joaquin Oro wheat, a high protein, hard red spring variety. It was fermented with a sourdough starter (100% hydration for the bread geeks out there). And thank you to Michael Pollan for inventing the somewhat crass #crumbshot hashtag. Look for more #crumbshots and a whole wheat bread baking e-book on Root Simple in the coming year....

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Picture Sundays: Cat Ideology

Mr. Homegrown

January 18, 2015

Animals, Cats, Picture Sundays

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...This photo shows the shadow of our cat Phoebe looking out the window at birds while one of our other cats, Buck, hunts the shadows of those same birds. I think this proves that Buck is a Platonist. But what is Phoebe? Help me out philosophy majors . . ....

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