Cate Anevski

Yum!

4 c. milk
1 c. short-grain brown rice
1 c. water
pinch of salt

2 egg yolks
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

1. Put the rice and water in a large-ish saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer for fifteen minutes.

2. Add the milk & salt, and simmer for 1 hour & 25 minutes, stirring frequently. (You don't have to stand there and stir it all the time, but don't get caught up in Spirited Away and forget for more than ten minutes, or you'll have a serious milk skin issue on your hands.)

3. Mix together the remaining five ingredients. Add them to the mixture and stir constantly for four minutes.

4. Portion out the result and refrigerate.

5. Top with that delicious strawberry that you couldn't resist at the grocery store. (No kidding, it was saying my name...)

6. Share with your sweetie.

Tada! You've just enjoyed rice pudding!

Kieran Took Me Out to Lunch Again

We asked the waitress who does that song. She didn't know, but I thought I'd commemorate the event with a viking ship.

I've also been toiling away at my various Web sites. Feedback is always appreciated.

Radio Beastie? Check.

Just a Little Bit Done...

...but it's not bad for a tired sick girl. I got more done, but there's nothing to show for it yet.

Chesterfield Arts

The opening last night was really wonderful! I got so much positive feedback on my work, which is always inspiring. I owe a big thank you to the women who put the show together at Chesterfield Arts (and to any men who were behind the scenes that I did not meet).

I'm sick today, so even though I'm supposed to be meeting the newest (and only) baby in my family, I'm stuck at home with a sore throat and no voice. Hopefully, that will force me to get some work done and I'll have another post for you today, but I may just veg out watching The Last Unicorn for the 100th time.

Exhibit A

fig. 1
A pile of new mats for old prints.

fig. 2
A pile of old mat bits for new prints. This are what I do 86.3% of my drawings on. {see also doughnut holes}

fig. 3
{invisible in this photo} These mats are for prints that will be in my upcoming show this Friday at Chesterfield Arts from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 444 Chesterfield Center in Chesterfield, Mo.

Not Sure if She's Done

Trying to learn some new techniques these days. None of them seem to be working, and I'm getting frustrated. I think I finally like her, but at the same time I think I need to shove her in a drawer for a couple of weeks before I look at her again.

The Green Post

I gardened today. On my way outside, I saw this guy through the window chowing down on something. By the time I got to the yard, he was gone, but he had left a pile of feathers behind.

Anyone know what he is?

Toiling Away

Just finishing up as Kieran picks me up from work. It's for a Day of the Dead themed show at Cranky Yellow on Cinco de Mayo. Yeah, so Cinco de Mayo doesn't have much to do with dead people, but here in America, it just involves lots of drinking, which can potentially lead to death. I guess.

Kieran takes me out to dinner every so often. I never have any money on me to contribute to the tip, so this is what I give the servers. Don't worry, they still get tipped well. This is just a bonus. I remember how much I used to get a kick out of fun notes on receipts when I waited tables, so I'm trying to pay it forward. Guido's has really delicious tutto mare, fyi.

Zoo Time

Red-eared slider pile. We have one of these in our kitchen. Well, we have one turtle, not one pile.

New yeti exhibit at the zoo. Every time you get out your camera, all you can capture is a little bit of him so he winds up looking like a polar bear. But he's a yeti. Take my word for it.