to carry

I recently got a bike. It has a back rack, so I can carry bags, which is nice. But the panniers for sale in the bike shops didn’t impress me. Most of them were just one large compartment, which is inconvenient.

I wanted the bag to be large enough to carry my laptop, a change of clothes and shoes. Nothing suited me. So I made my own. Photo fail; it was blurry and sideways and laziness prevents my fixing the situation.

I got a bag at Montana Rescue Mission, bolted tarp hooks and a drawer pull to the back, et voila!

The bungee prevents the bag from flying off the rack. Helpful.

I used this site for the design: http://overthebarsinmilwaukee.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/diy-ten-buck-pannier-ortlieb-beware/

snow day

 

Spring snow this morning meant tea, waffles, and a slow start.

to furnish

I added a lovely chair to my office furniture. It’s not hanging out in the office presently; it wants to be seen and admired so I’m humoring it.

In other news my basil that had been flourishing  is committing suicide. It doesn’t need more water; I added food; still, it’s dying. It’s a good thing I can get another plant and my life doesn’t depend on keeping this one alive.

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technology

Favorite new app: Kinotopic.

Why?

That’s why.

artful addition

Thrifting last Saturday with Brianna yielded a new picture to my artless house. I haven’t yet hung it up (it seems too small to add to a large blank wall), but it’s hanging out balancing the nut bowl on the buffet.

Slowly but surely I will add art…one of these days I’ll have a gallery wall.

camping

Mid-fifties today. The snow’s melting into yards and flowing down gutters. It feels like spring, though we’re still in the middle of winter. But is it too early to dream of camping?

The Oregon Coast from Kinfolk on Vimeo.

pesto

Tiger in a Jar has done it again. I love them, I love Kinfolk, and I love food, to include pesto. Enjoy.

Classic Pesto from Kinfolk on Vimeo.