Willy, Zabel, Ophelia, and Me

Last night's bedtime stories and entertainment came courtesy of Oh and Zah, via Skype. Stories about sperm and hats, bears and swimmers. Very cool kids.
- Lana

A kid, a stick, and a crack in the ice.

- Gerard Holmes

Kitchenware Porn

Cookin' is quite possibly the greatest store on earth. Think "Julia Childs' estate sale meets SF thrift shop." It's awesome. Whenever I'm there, I promise myself I'll go back when I have a lot more money to spend.
- Lana

Rice

When most of the water has cooked off, and dimples start to form on the surface of the rice: then, and only then, do you give it a slight stir, moving it into the middle, lower the heat, and cover for 17 minutes.
-Lana

Knitting lesson

This young woman was knitting on the train - obviously an early stab at it. An old woman - a complete stranger - sat down next to her, and proceeded to give her a long knitting lesson. At one point after I stopped filming, the old woman took the girl's hands in her own and showed her how to use her pinkies to train the yarn, making it an easier flow. Lovely.
- Lana

Street Klezmer

So, this goes on for almost 2 minutes, but it's my blog, and I can do that if I want to. I'm not a stickler for the 60 second rule, anyhow. It was difficult enough stopping when I did - this band was so good. Street Klezmer. Aother great thing about life in an American city.
- Lana

Snow Globe

A quick snow flurry blew in this evening, and I had to catch a video of all of the fluffy flakes. This is from my kitchen window... You might be able to hear a little Fleetwood Mac on vinyl in the background.
-Kate Dever