Sofistafunk - I found rosewater in the wine section (with the accessories and mixers) at my Central Market. Can probably find it in a liquor or other upscale-ish grocery store.

Yum. G&Ts taste like summer. Can't wait to get home now! I don't measure mine. Ice, a few seconds' worth of gin (sometimes enough to cover the ice!), top with tonic. Been...

Yello-cape-cod- thanks for that idea. I was toying with the idea of having the seating area like that (when i scrounge up the $ to buy another sofa that is!), especially if I can splurge and get 2 ...

Marska- aw, thanks! : ) i hear you on the furry friends. I've 2 cats, and am fighting the litter problem right now. I sweep it up and then one of them hops out and scatters a little more. Target is...

yeah, i thought about it, but the lamp is plugged into the outlet controlled by the switch next to the door, so that's convenient. And really, as there's no furniture in there yet, it's all tempora...

i would love to learn more cooking/prepping techniques. Also more basics, like sauces (and curries!), and freezer-friendly/weekend-warrior recipes. Those are so helpful for not eating out during th...

omg those flautas sound so good. You're naughty!

Oh crap! Yeah, N. Austin got hit pretty bad. I'm so sorry about the damage- that's awful! I got nothing, but hopefully your insurance agent has some good people to recommend.

Phyllis - We got a roll of that police tape for an art project in college from a police buddy of the photographer we used. Think you just have to know someone who knows someone... :-/

As we just moved in, I got a good start on my kitchen! I wiped dust off the shelves, organized my pantry (and purged a bottle of fish sauce that was "best before dec 07"- gross!) and cleaned...

Yes, the assignments are great. Those help keep me on track.

Hi Supershy- I, too, am in a 1960s non-ranch house (mine's got an addition so it's a little weird). Good luck with the cure- would love to see pics. : )

Aretha *is* good to clean to! As is most classic rock. : )

LOL, thanks for that great article. I am so guilty of #2 (frak!) and sometimes 8 and b.f. is very very very guilty of #6, 8 and, sigh, 1.

Well, I guess I'll start this! I just bought a house in south-central austin and we're officially moving in this weekend. I'll be unpacking and Curing as I go so hopefully when all is done, ...

Movers will come on Saturday so this weekend i'll get my "before" pictures up on flickr. Started on my clothi...

Mine froze yesterday, so i tried again and still froze. :-/ I just bought a house with my b.f. and we're moving in this month. My Cure is going to be somewhat different than previous o...

Yup, and they were fabulous! Made strawberry and a vanilla.

I'm thrilled to say that the house I'm buying at the end of the month has a converted car garage. The current owners have been using it as storage but I'll take over and use it as a letterpress pri...

Well, it's not naughty, but we have "Slaughter Lane" here in austin.