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Smothering Mother

By Molly

Feb162012

My girls (13 & 13 1/2) are at a new developmental stage.  Womanhood is peeking in and yet they are still kids.   I wish for them to be helpful, kind, independent and assertive young women one day but I often wonder if I’m always the best example.  To circumvent my short-falls I enlist my close friends.  I hope that if the kids don’t feel comfortable about asking Mike or I about something they will go to someone I trust.  It’s just a theory and I’m banking my daughters futures on it.

Many years ago when they wanted to dress like me, and kiss me, and snuggle me.

Many years ago when they wanted to dress like me, and kiss me, and snuggle me.

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Uppercase Magazine & a GIVEAWAY!

By Mike and Molly

Jan272012

For those of you not in the know Uppercase is an art magazine published out of Canada.  We found out about it when Molly’s lovely and talented Canadian friend  Kirstie mailed her one of their magazines.  We were both struck by what a beautiful magazine it was.  The quality is high and the articles are inspiring.

We wrote the editor and asked how we could be part of this community of other artists.  She wrote back with an idea.  Her winter issue was all about paper.  She’d love an article on Mike’s papercrete!  Done!

You can find us in issue #12:

How can I order Uppercase #12

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Molly, The Tattooed Lady

By Molly

Jan202012

Warning: There are pictures of Molly’s belly and a little bit of her ass-cheek.  If you feel funny, weird or uncomfortable about seeing that sort of thing we suggest you skip this post!

One day about 20 years ago I decided to get a tattoo.  I’ve always wanted to get a giant sunflower done on my armpit.  The center of the flower would be the actual armpit with the stalk going all the way down my side.  I couldn’t see going through that much discomfort for this glorious design so it just sat in my head for years…and years.

Last March I decided that 2011 was the year for the tattoo.  I ended up deciding on a departure from the sunflower in the armpit theme (I opted for a bunch of flowers winding up my side instead) and went to Dawn, the greatest tattoo artist EVER.  There was only one problem…she was booked all through 2011.  What did I care? I had already waited over 20 years.  What was 9 more months?  2012 is the year of the tattoo! » » »

SOPA and PIPA

By Mike and Molly

Jan182012

On January 18th we along with many other websites like Wikipedia, WordPress (yes, we are a WordPress site) and Google went black.  Mike and I decided to join in the blackout to show our support against two bills that have had a lot of support in the Senate and Congress and could be passed:  SOPA-the Stop Online Piracy Act and PIPA-Personal Information Protection Act.

SOPA and PIPA are purported to provide protection against piracy but they also allow for court ordered censorship of the internet.  We think that while the concerns about piracy are valid these bills are not the solution.

Here’s a video that lays out the issues:


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Round Up- Catching Up

By Mike and Molly

Jan132012

After a month of barely staying in touch with the blogging world we (Molly mostly) have spent the last two weeks catching up.  Not to much of our surprise it seems many bloggers were reinvigorated with the start of the new year.

Molly:  Mike and I are very excited for this years Fin Con 2012 conference (a PF bloggers heaven).  It’s going to be held in Denver which is a short day’s drive for us!  We’ll be there and we are so excited to finally ‘see’ all these PF bloggers we follow!

Mike:  Molly has problems not ‘seeing’ who she’s reading.

Molly:  I know anonymity is a preference for many and I can respect that….OK, no scratch that….I can’t!  I need to see faces!!    If I don’t I start making up how you look.  In my head you become a weird anime thrown in with whomever was on the cover of People magazine that week.  Please, I beg you, just email me your photo- I won’t share it with anyone- you know who I speak of.  Mutant Supermodel just released her photo!  Thank you so much Mutant Supermodel!! » » »

Noodle House

By Mike and Molly

Jan62012

While we were in San Diego last week we trotted up to LA for the day to do what else, EAT!  We were headed for lunch with Molly’s cousins and aunt which made it all the better.  In the past we have had marathon cooking/eating sessions with cousin Corey and his girlfriend Terumi who live in LA.  ( He has a blog dedicated to getting Spinal Tap inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame and she blogs about food)  We knew we didn’t have time for a big cooking session so we asked them to pick out an interesting restaurant.  They picked a noodle house called Malan Noodles.

Molly:  Don’t forget to mention there was a sauna house next door, ‘Joy Sauna’!

Mike:  Molly fantazises about opening her own sauna house.  I thought she was going to have a cow when we pulled up to the restuarant and saw it was next door to a sauna house.

Molly:  One day…..I will have a sauna house….or at the very least my own… very own… sauna.

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Get Me Outta Here!

By Mike and Molly

Dec212011

We’ve packed her into the dog carrier and are on our way to San Diego.  First stop… Phoenix!  The Blind Chicken is  oh! SO eXcITed!!

The Blind Chicken has had enough!

We’re going to take a few days off from posting.  See ya’ next week!

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On the Radio

By Mike and Molly

Dec202011

Just over a month ago we were invited to be on “Gardens, Food, and Santa Fe with Bob Ross”.  Lucky (for you) they have a podcast of the interview! Click the giant radio to listen…

Click to listen to the interview

On other fronts we are taking off for the open road!  The kids are off at their other parents for the holidays so we will be packing up the car and taking the Blind Chicken off to her retirement home in San Diego!

A big hug to all of you that are helping to take care of our little homestead while we are out- we couldn’t do it without you!!!

Tune in to see how our adventure unfolds!

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Field Trip

By Mike and Molly

Dec182011

We are in full Santa’s workshop mode. Our living room currently looks like this:

Our living room

 We aren’t totally pathetic.  Dumpling snuck off from stacking wood yesterday and set up our tiny Christmas tree.  It’s so festive! » » »

Mouse In Our House

By Molly

Dec162011

You know we try and keep it all romantic around here at Mike and Molly’s House but sometimes we just gotta peel away a few layers…

You may have read how the mice moved into the yurt but that’s only one of the places they like to move  in to.  Each fall they move into our house.  Moving in is not even an accurate description; they are brought in…alive!

We have two cats.  The older one is our beloved black cat, Buji, who is a beautiful sleek panther like cat.  He loves adventure and spends most of his time outside running up and down trees catching and eating mice and gophers.  I’ve attached a melange of bells on his neck to keep him from eating all the birds in our yard.  Our younger cat, Kitten-AKA; Splat-AKA; Little SH*T, Mike found in a drainpipe while taking classes at the community college a few years back.  Strange thing is Mike is not the kind of guy that picks up strays…stray materials-yes, but not stray animals.  He did this particular time and now we have this chubby cat who swats at you when you pass by her.  Try and give her a scratch on her belly and she will rip you to shreds.  She mostly hangs out with the dogs…in the house…on the couch…sleeping.  If Archie is on my lap she will hop up and sit on his head.  Archie just sits there not moving.  She has one special talent…catching live mice, bringing them into the house and dropping them on the floor.  Once dropped they scurry off under something.  She takes  a few sniffs at whatever they are under, shrugs and heads out to get another one.

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