The Chef requested a homemade cheesecake for his Halloween birthday. I think it turned out alright!

The Chef requested a homemade cheesecake for his Halloween birthday. I think it turned out alright!


It’s only rock and roll

Autumn Walk
I see a lot of live music. Here are some October highlights!
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers. 10.3.18 @ Ace of Cups:

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
Lorkin O’Reilly. 10.13.18 @ Ace of Cups:

Lorkin O’Reilly
Gruff Rhys. 10.13.18 @ Ace of Cups:

Gruff Rhys
Betsy Ross. 10.23.18 @ A&R Music Bar:

Betsy Ross
Thelma and the Sleaze. 10.23.18 @ A&R Music Bar:

Thelma and the Sleaze

Thelma and the Sleaze. The Chef and I with LG (and a photobomber).
Thunderpussy. 10.23.18 @ A&R Music Bar:

Thunderpussy
The photos are pretty bad, but the music was awesome.

Cuteness for days
I was just minding my own business while listening to The Clash and cleaning the kitchen. Then my stomach piped up and informed me that it was actually the perfect time to make Pear Apple Crisp.
Nevermind that it would create extra cleaning for me. What a jerk!

Pear Apple Crisp
It wasn’t wrong, though.
Recently I bought the loveliest, sweetest Victorian mini-mirror.
It lives on my dresser, alongside a bunch of other pretty but almost wholly unnecessary bits and bobs.
A few days ago, I decided it would be fun to photograph images reflected in the mirror.
Quite the challenge, that.
First up? An image of myself, because it is the easiest thing to do with such a tiny mirror.

Arty Self-Portrait
English writer Elizabeth Gaskell was born on 29th September 1810:

1832 miniature of Elizabeth Gaskell by William John Thomson

Fran Lebowitz Quote
The Book Hunters by Gordon Grant. Illustration for Collier’s, 1909:

The Book Hunters by Gordon Grant. Illustration for Collier’s, 1909.