juggling june

 This month started with a trip to the Bay Area Book Festival:

We listened to Richard Russo read a section from his latest novel, Everybody's Fool:

And then we almost convinced him to flip off the camera for this photo:

We wandered through the fountain of free books:

Then we cast our votes for the best Sherlock Holmes-themed erotic fan fiction:

The Silent Film Festival played two movies starring my one true love:

And two puppies were pooped:

I felt fancy for an hour:

I received texts from my loved ones calling me a traitor because I was wearing this to the game where The Giants took on The Dodgers:

We had good seats:

I said a tearful goodbye to my running shoes:

But Addie helped me work through it by assisting me in yoga:

We went on a hike that we were told was way shorter than it actually was:

George did better than I did:

Poor Rex needed a little relief from his robot legs:

I saw the most incredible sunset I have witnessed in three years:

BART was a little crowded during Pride:

Adding a little love and color to the world:

Muttville! Thank you for George:

Don't rain on our parade:

Seriously, be nice:

I got non-stop cuddles from this guy:

He and Addie bonded over their love of barking at children outside:

I can't get over how cute these two are:

First road trip with George:

Orange County, we are headed for you.





much love,
hedgie

eating like an author: elizabeth bishop edition

The blanket fort is still up. Adulting is still hard. Time to make brownies. 

Elizabeth Bishop's brownies-

Ingredients:
4 squares bitter chocolate, or 1 cup of cocoa
4 eggs
1/2 cup butter
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup flower
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups chopped nuts

Steps:
1) Build a time machine and travel back to when slow ovens were a thing.

2) If you use bitter chocolate: melt the butter and the chocolate together.
If you use the cocoa: melt the butter and mix in the cocoa, half the sugar, and a little water.

3) Let cool, then beat in the eggs and the rest of the sugar.

4) Mix in flour, vanilla, and chopped nuts.

5) Spread the batter about an inch thick into a thick square pan. The batter is fairly stiff and will not run much.

6) Bake in a slow oven (325° F) for 45 minutes to an hour. They are done when they are dry on top, damp in the middle, and just pulling away from the edges.

7) Get too excited to wait for it to cool and eat it directly out of the pan with a fork.

The result:
Damn, that lady loved chopped nuts.
This came out to be a delicious creation halfway between brownies and fudge. I can see why she was frequently asked to bring 4 dozen of these and a chocolate cake everywhere she went during her time in Brazil.





much love,
hedgie

adulting

I had a very tough week pretending to be a well-functioning adult. To reward myself for surviving, I built a blanket fort.

 BONUS: It is puppy approved!

It will probably stay up for another week BECAUSE I EARNED IT.






much love,
hedgie

richard russo

Over the weekend, I attended the Bay Area Book Festival with Nick and our good friend Katie. We went to Nobody's Fool--Everybody's Fool: Richard Russo in conversation with Lori Ostlund.

I think that the best way I could describe this interview and represent Richard Russo himself is to leave you all with this out of context quote:

"I know what you're thinking: "How could watching a dog chew off his penis be full of joy?"--but it is!"

What a guy.





much love,
hedgie