interesting reads for the day

from the New York Times

• After High Line’s Success, Other Cities Look Up
• Spicy Quinoa, Cucumber and Tomato Salad
• The Claim: To Repel Mosquitoes, Use a House Fan

i love the High Line park. i saw it in february though, i bet in summer it is one hundred times better (and more crowded.) i think it would be awesome if the trend caught on in other cities. cities need more green!


from the blogs

• Are you a radical homemaking failure?
• Homemade apple pectin
• Fruit butters in the slow cooker
• Cloth napkin round-up

this weekend kicks off a considerable amount of on-my-own-time, which i am hoping to use to get myself going on several projects—including fruit butters, garden catch-up and finishing my cloth napkins.

the world seems to be pointing me in the Go For It! direction.