I finally got around to taking some half way decent photos of my latest Chester Cheetah Trash Bag Purse.  I hand wove the fused plastic to create a basket weave pattern, added a zipper, some d-rings to the straps, made a chain out of soda pop tops and blinged out Chester with some Swarovski crystals.  The [...]

Will you be cool as a cucumber? Not merely is the cucumber known for it’s ability to cool down our bodies, it has additionally been recognized to assist with jaundice, diarrhea, epilepsy, sore throat, conjunctivitis (redness of the eye) and swelling of extremities.
Frequently you should try to deseed the cucumber as the body can have [...]

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives is one of my favorite cooking shows.  Guy Fieri screams Santa Cruz to me and being a fan of Santa Cruz I figured Guy’s opinion would be worth listening to – when it comes to food anyway.  I’ve tried several of Guy’s recipes at home and these [...]