the green chest

Category: Friends

  • Scenes from Nicaragua (Or Heaven on Earth)

    I realize I never completed Story #1 before delving into Story #2 on this blog. Close friends: This news is old. But it’s so, so nice to revisit. Even though I saved my goal amount to go to Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, I didn’t make it there. The day of my trip, my visa was…

  • fact friday rio: a sigh what?

    Acaí juice needs a song, and I need your help.  Have you heard of acaí? I used to pronounce it “a sigh” but learned from my brilliant amiga Cara (who is in Brazil as we speak!) that it is actually pronounced a-sigh-ee. That same brilliant friend introduced me to Turntable Kitchen. Have you heard of…

  • how to make a rug out of t-shirts

    Remember that top-secret crafting project I mentioned? No? That’s OK. The time has come to reveal it! As part of my goal to make gifts rather than buying them, my housemates and I collaborated on a hand-woven rug to give to Manda, our housemate who was moving out. It is a farewell-we-love-you-don’t-forget-our-good-times gift. I did…