The Bugg
Filed in travel, March 24, 2008, 9:58 pmMy hair dryer crapped out on me mid-drying a few days ago. It was a bit of an event as it just, stopped. My brother flipped the breaker just in case it wasn’t the dryers fault, but in the end it was determined that the dryer was ready to move on to the world of [...]
Ledbetter Collection
Filed in discoveries, March 23, 2008, 9:35 pmI have made my first larger vinyl toy purchase. I just couldn’t resist the Joe Ledbetter Tiger Dunny which came out last week. I mean, how could you resist? It’s Ledbetter, who is one of my favourite artists. I enjoy his bright colours, emotive characters, and thick black lines. Plus I feel like we have [...]
Czech Easter Cookie
Filed in discoveries, , 9:20 pmAs per Robin’s request, here is a photo of a traditional Pesta-family Easter Egg. This year, we get 4 each. And as usual, my cousin Nicole and my uncle were the ones to do the decorating. While this one has the traditional chocolate and vanilla icing on top, the decorators seem to have decided to [...]
Babi P
Filed in discoveries, March 22, 2008, 2:31 pmI visited Babi P (my grandma) to pick up our share of the traditional Czech ‘Easter Eggs’. They’re more like really amazing cookies, and each person in the family only gets about 4 a year. We actually all count how many we’ve had to make sure we get the same amount. Every year I tell [...]
