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Archive for the ‘Office Space’ Category
Sunday, July 29th, 2012
Final post of the day/week. I’m off to the Farm to Cafeteria Conference later this week to sit on a panel. I’ve shifted from the eek! feeling to one of confidence and this is going to be fun. In school when I’d study for tests I’d be so nervous, then test day completely at ease…if I didn’t know it by then I didn’t know it. Somewhere between the handouts, my notecards and my friend Ellen sitting by my side (plus ALL the expert advice from Amanda, Linda, Ellie, Monica, Debra, Jessie, Sarah @WHF, Sarah @HM and Stacey..thank you!!) I know it will go fine. More than fine, right isn’t that the attitude!? I’m honored to be given the opportunity to speak to some of the food service professionals, farmers, educators, policy makers, government representatives, entrepreneurs, students and others who are breaking down barriers and expanding the impact of Farm to Cafeteria. We’re the positive side of the 1% (those who know real food, locally grown food is the way to eat).
In the couple weeks following the conference I’ll share not just my experiences there (not just one, but TWO dinners at Shelburne Farms and an in-depth tour of farm to school with the Burlington School Food Project partners (woo too!) and a Food Day workshop (all things crossed I’ll be sharing some amazing experiences from VT, Maine and D.C. later this year)..but my presentation and the handouts being used for exercises. I’ll be stopping in Hardwick again for a cup of coffee at Claire’s and to check out High Mowing again (I just can’t stay away). If I depart with time to spare I might even do a tiny bit of hiking in Crawford Notch State Park (so gorgeous).
Okay, so week in review…
Had to share this, how funny is Kirkie in one of her fave resting spots – my laptop cover in the inbox?
Ate the perfect Maine peach, fleshy and juicy. Some day I hope to eat one from my tree.
Scott w/ mackerel. Stopped at my favorite waterside eatery up the coast for an early dinner w/ L, and Scott was so excited about his fish (whole bunch of them). His enthusiasm is contagious and once again I find myself writing how happy I am someone so nice and talented has found success (for a second time in Maine!) doing what he loves.
Stopped by to talk shop w/ Melody at In Good Company re a dinner next month w/ some of my favorite bloggers (all I can say on this for now).
Elmer’s Barn, where I found (written in) old ledgers, a 4-H ribbon collection, dozens (hundreds?) of old tools and walked away with two metal pales for $2 bucks each from Elmer himself. The man didn’t quite know what to do with me and I could see why after realizing I was digging through the junk floor and that the actual shop was upstairs (I was basically in his work room!).
Attended the Kneading Conference Bread Fair and ate a delicious Bavarian Pretzel from Good Bread. The bake shop is located in central Maine on a homestead farm of twenty acres. I bet life is good there!
J checking out hand-printed tea towels by Madder Root. We each picked up mason jar towels. I might get a napkin set at Common Ground Country Fair this year.
The chicks turned 14! These ladies went for a grass eating/bug finding stroll around with me (okay, actually I walked around doing chores and they just ate). I really need to make a perch for them when I get back.
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Thanks Brian Willson for creating a font for my e-signature! What a cool idea (I stole it from Pinterest) to have a font customized just for your name. Brian may be doing more of this so if you too want a customized “hand-written” signature visit his site. Here’s the font we think represents me. xo
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
Four days since I moved into my new (“really old” built in 1820′s) home. The realization that it is mine sinks in during those quiet moments at night after the contractor has left and I’m left settling in. The feeling is less one of I’m a new home owner than I’m a grown-up, and believe me I’ve tried to remain as much a kid as possible for as long as possible. Now there are jobs to organize (switching from well water to public water), radon air mitigation (doesn’t that sound like something the U.N. should be taking care of!?), replacement of fascia on back of barn, new rain gutters on front of house, carpentry work in dining room closet, pouring of cement in basement, setting up of greywater system, building of compost system (made out of wooden pallets), hanging of clothesline, and starting of the two heritage vegetable gardens. Fortunately, I’ve been able to put together a terrific team to help me and these projects are getting checked off quickly.
In the past three days I’ve been to Lowe’s once and Home Depot twice. I am now the joyful owner of a new set of wheels known as the Troy-Bilt Pony Lawn Tractor (or riding mower with a …get this…cup/can holder!!). Michael Waltrip watch out!
 The kitchen, home office, and bedroom came together yesterday. The living room and guest room I’ll tackle this summer, and the dining room…well that is going to take more time. I want to do things right and so if that means an empty space so be it. My first purchases for the house were a Herman Miller Aeron Chair (I’m sitting in it now, and it is the best office chair I’ve ever had), a coffee table made by Jason Wein out of an old railroad cart, and a kick ass photograph of Gregg Allman by Joe Sia. Well, and a $70 recycled trash can for recyclables. That was not exactly a gift to myself or an item I really wanted, though I always feel good about recycling, and I’m pretty sure anyone in the vicinity of me at Home Depot heard my exclamation “OMG are you kidding, $70, really $70!?”
Yesterday, after clearing out most of the empty cardboard boxes from the dining room (aka I don’t know what to do with this stuff so I’ll set it here room) I cooked pasta and pesto as my first meal in my new home. Bowl in hand I headed to the back of the barn with my dog and just looked out at the field. Nothing special, but delicious…every single bite.
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Tags: Gregg Allman, Herman Miller Aeron Chair, Home Depot, Jason Wein, Joe Sia, Lowe's, maine home, Michael Waltrip, Troy-Bilt Pony Lawn Tractor
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Thursday, January 13th, 2011
I have been meaning to post something on my new website since last week, well that really is not that long ago. Facebook was easy, a link and voila hello world look at me and my new website. I’d say it was a lot of work, but really it “is” because of Thomas Scola. The guy reined me in (no small task especially after I’ve had coffee and/or sugar, which if you have read this blog frequently enough is as you know often) and got to work then came in way under budget. Who does that? Him, thankfully.
I met Tom (Thomas) through my friend Eli (aka best cider maker ever, especially when teamed up with David and Craig), and got to know him while he was creating my site. A few things I learned about him:
favorite ingredient - Vegetarian so I’m italian, so for seasoning – any fresh basil or bay leaves.
least favorite ingredient - Not a big fan of mushrooms, artichoke and olives.. funny – again, i’m italian! lol
something you want to learn/do in 2011 - I am really busy and always thinking 3 steps ahead.. in 2011 I want to learn to relax, take a breath. Along with that, I plan to take the GMAT’s to eventually go to get my MBA. There will be a ton to learn for that adventure.
best memory of 2010 - My best memory is the time I spent with my kids this year. I’m lucky to work for a great company with owners that understand that we live in a digital world. I can do my job from any location and really appreciate that.
inspiration - My 2 biggest inspiration in life are my family and co-workers. My family teaches me to enjoy every day to the fullest. My co-workers Laura / Peter remind me to think… strategize every decision and think through every thought. Every conversation can be a potential connection. I listen to the music from a hip hop artist Brother Ali… also a huge inspiration to me.
I should add, the site also exists thanks to the ever helpful and patient Brian Willson, Jon Levitt whose photo of me (what a fun day that was at his home in the woods) is one of my favorites, Kate Neckel and Grant Harder whose beautiful work in featured on Delicious Musings and thus on my site’s Blog page, and Renee Glazer (aka Montmarte Blogpspot) whose super pretty/ fun photo is on my Contact page.
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
A friend told me about this site this morning and I have not been able to get it out of my mind. It features interesting people in their creative spaces.
Shannan Click (model) and Dan Martensen (photographer) at their amazing home in Upstate New York.
George Gorrow, Creative Director of Ksubi at his office in the Ksubi showroom Sydney, Australia.
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
I met my friend (font/web designer) Brian Willson while working on promotional materials for a Halloween oriented event at The Strand Theatre in Rockland, Maine. I wanted to create cool promotional materials and had heard Brian designed historic fonts. It seemed like a great idea at the time to use one of his more eerie looking fonts to replicate a sort of wintery/cemetery impression. What I could not believe was how inexpensive purchasing the font was and then how supportive Brian was of the event (he is now the head of the theatre’s film society). The event sold out, we had more requests for posters than we could supply, and now this amazing guy continues to design fonts anyone can purchase for $39 to make their own invitations, menus, cards, etc. etc. How brilliant!
Dipping into a digital inkwell with Brian Willson…**If you like what you see contact Brian at Old Fonts.
About fifteen years ago, soon after I’d begun fiddling around with type design, I decided it might be fun to recreate the look of antique handwriting from the early- to mid-1800s. At the time, my mother worked at the Center for American History in Austin and was able to send copies of some letters written by famous Texans. The penmanship of Thomas J Rusk, Secretary of War, seemed perfect — not to fancy, not too plain — and I set to work. A couple hundred hours later, I unleashed my first historical handwriting font on the world: Texas Hero.
Texas Hero not only proved popular but was fun to make, so I decided to model other typefaces after old handwriting. For instance, the famous strokes of Timothy Matlack, who engrossed the familiar copy of the Declaration of Independence (authored, but not handwritten, by Thomas Jefferson). I named this font American Scribe.
I made good use of a few of the old Texas letters my mom sent, also, among correspondence from arguably the most famous Texan, Sam Houston. Houston’s bold, graceful penmanship inspired a font I called Houston Pen.
Then there was the indomitable, indefatigable Emily Austin Bryan Perry — sister of Stephen F. Austin — who traveled a lot and sent elaborate instructions by mail to her husband back home. Emily Austin simulates her distinctively compact, legible hand.
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