I always knew I would be a designer of some sort. An artist, an architect, a fabric designer, a jeweler… those are just a few, I had so many options and interests. One thing was clear, I wasn’t going to achieve any of my creative dreams in the comfortable, but rather unsophisticated suburban town I […]
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Both simple and elegant, This jazz era cake has all the bells and whistles; from the taste: vanilla sweet, caramelly, and fruity, to the appearance: Golden pineapple rings, and bright red cherries, and a lusccious ooey-gooey syrup, to the catchy convention challenging name: it’s Upside Down! What’s not to love about this tasty treat? Informal
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This was another week of punishing heat at Overleaf, with temperatures in the high 90’s almost every day, and heat indexes over 110 degrees. Luckily the heat is forecast to break somewhat as I post this. An unseasonal “not hot” front — I can’t call it cold or even cool, since the temperatures are only
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Above: The Arcadian or Pastoral State, Oil on Canvas, a part of The Course of Empire Series, by Thomas Cole, 1836 According to Merriam Webster, the English word “garden” traces its origins back to the Old High German word “gart”, an enclosure or compound. This of course implies a place separated from the outside world.
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This makes two cocktails. When in season you can substitute half the Orange Juice with Blood Orange juice, and garnish with sliced Blood Orange. This cocktail is better when mixed individually, but if you want to serve a larger group from a punch bowl, float a single large ice block or ice ring in the
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When I first started Overleaf Garden, a “Master Plan” of sorts quickly formed in my mind. I’ve found that is often the case when I’m designing almost anything. After giving the project some careful thought and consideration, the larger framework of design tends to form quickly. As a designer I’ve learned it’s best not to
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Facebook has a feature “On This Day” that shows memories of previous posts, and reminded me this morning why I began a new chapter in my life. In all the excitement and flying dust of researching, planning, and creating a website, with a goal to use social media as a signpost to my Personal and
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While cleaning up a pile of branches that have been lying around Overleaf for over a year, these colorful patches caught my eye. Brown, Turquoise, Purple, Copper, Yellow, and White. Various colors, that I assume denote various types of mold working diligently to turn the dead wood of fallen branches into dirt. As a color
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My grandmother, who we called “Mamaw,” was born in northeast Texas, a product of a pioneer family from the southern US that settled in Nacogdoches around the time of its founding in 1779. Like the rest of the family, Mamaw’s speech was peppered with colorful phrases and descriptions I often find myself remembering and sometimes
August is here, and with it some of our hottest weather. It’s also a very dry month, and unless we have a tropical storm or hurricane, we will have to rely on scattered thunderstorms until late September or October brings showers with the first cool fronts. The heat of summer is the deep south’s answer
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