March 4, 2024
A very special birthday means a very special cake I was tasked to do… my Mother is turning 80. I busted out the silicone numbers for the cake Starting the piping All done! I am pleased with how it turned out. I actually bought a cake sheet and box from Read more…
November 23, 2023
The big food holiday was here and I planned to make a 6-course all-vegan spread in my new kitchen! And I was surprised and pleased how easy it all went down… I even had time to do batches of dishes between prep tasks. With planning, this can be even more Read more…
November 22, 2023
Life Day is a holiday in the Star Wars galaxy. Detailed in the absolutely cringe-inducing Star Wars Holiday Special, a made-for-tv special made in 1978, the holiday is traditionally celebrated on November 17. Since we would not be celebrating Thanksgiving with the kids, we decided to utilize the cookbook we Read more…
October 21, 2023
To celebrate my birth so long ago, we headed south to Pennsylvania’s Potter County for a stay in a cabin in the mountains. I chose this location for a few reasons. For one, it is very near to the dark sky park Cherry Springs State Park. In the unlikely event Read more…
October 15, 2023
So now the main reason for my visit downstate… My birthday celebration with family! Since I will be away for my actual birthday, it was an early start. Celebrity status at my parents’ 🤣 A vegan pizza delivered from True Food Kitchen, one of my favorite vegan pizzas. The Roasted Read more…
September 19, 2023
No longer having the ability to bake fresh cakes for my loved ones, I needed a very high quality replacement to celebrate my parents’ anniversary… and I found one. Peach & Pine‘s baker creates absolutely gorgeous cakes. I was so excited what she could do for this very special anniversary. Read more…
September 17, 2023
It was time for the annual Renaissance Faire in Tuxedo, New York. This tradition bookends a season of mermaiding that starts with the preparations for Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade in the Spring. This season has been tremendously busy. But I am happy to report that I have all kinds of Read more…
July 21, 2023
My goodbye dinner party had a theme… a theme that had been discussed through many years of friendship. A perverted dinner party! So I dressed for the nines unsure of what phallic foods would be waiting for me. Feeling the love You can’t go wrong with potatoes… or er “poon”tatoes Read more…
October 9, 2022
It was that time of the year again, time to find our way to the New York Renaissance Faire for festive merry-making. This year, a first: I would be a fairy, complete with a crafted headdress, top and bottom. A mess of nature and iridescence, the trunk was an explosion Read more…
October 8, 2022
Some shots from my goal of making a vegan version of the iconic eat from the Renaissance Faire in Tuxedo, New York… the turkey drumstick. It’s seitan, of course. Making seitan is much like making bread… I used a stick for the bone… because sticks are free and everywhere. Braising Read more…
June 18, 2022
After a two-year in-person hiatus, finally the Mermaid Parade returned to Coney Island, Brooklyn! That meant I need to transform into a mermaid… starting with my hair. Well, I suppose it was mostly not my hair. But it sure made me want to grow it out! Now if my hair Read more…
September 12, 2021
Though it was Time Travelers Weekend at 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕹𝖊𝖜 𝖄𝖔𝖗𝖐 𝕽𝖊𝖓𝖆𝖎𝖘𝖘𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝕱𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖊 I’d be representing my mermaid wares! You see my dear mermaid friend was no longer available to go to Pirate Weekend, our original goal. Not wanting to waste a promotional opportunity, we mermaided up for a day at Read more…
August 25, 2021
On the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse is the annual The Great New York State Fair. Being a fan of carnivals, state fairs have been on my bucket list for quite some time. NY ❌ State Fair Core Vegan Eats at the New York State Fair, 2021 Though there Read more…
February 17, 2021
After learning that I had been approved to sell my mermaid wares at the largest Mermaid Convention in the world, I had a lot of work to do! Thankfully my school recess travel plans had to be cancelled because of the weather and my days could be devoted to getting Read more…
November 7, 2020
As an educator, I found the election of Donald Trump appalling; he is the antithesis of the values I have devoted my professional life to, the antithesis of the values I hold dear in my personal life. He flaunts proudly the absolute worst of the absolute worst of human traits. Read more…
January 1, 2020
Last year The Greek and I partook in the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Coney Island, this year we plunged on our own terms at Rockaway Beach. And because we are entering the 2020’s, I had to embrace the theme. Dressed for a party of two in the Atlantic Ocean. Read more…
September 21, 2019
Gosh, I haven’t gone to the Feast of San Gennaro in over 10 years (see the related posts below), but it’s exactly the same. Though the world has gotten much more vegan friendly, this feast–an authentic Italian feast–has not… really. Sure, plenty of Little Italy’s restaurants can give you a Read more…
September 14, 2019
New York’s Renaissance Faire, the vibrant crossroad of many-an era-specific subculture, in Tuxedo, New York is wonderful way to spend a September Saturday. There are pirates, elves, faeries, wenches, princesses, knights… the perfection of the space and all its details brings revelers, yes, but more it brings authenticity, folks who Read more…
July 19, 2019
I’m packing up the mermaid supplies for now, though I have already begun 2020’s costume brainstorm. So now, some reflections and inspirations to carry me out of mermaid season… I am happy to have sold two of my tops this season. Considering I only made 6 pieces, that is a Read more…
July 13, 2019
After a whirlwind, a ton of pictures from the Atlantic City Vegan Food Festival at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City. Enjoying a break between responsibilities. Another break when I gambled away $20, because: Atlantic City. Get the vegan message! Peanut Principle in Albany, New York Gangster Vegan Organics. I Read more…
July 11, 2019
I’m really excited to be volunteering for The Atlantic City Vegan Food Festival! Yes, I get comped admission and a food voucher to the event, but most exciting, I get to enter to the event, including the Food Truck Festival, an hour before the general public. This is great because Read more…
June 30, 2019
There are rainbows all over New York City! On this World Pride Day I share them in excitement for what they mean to me… but all of this is not without controversy. Some are making claims that corporate greed is exploiting the Gay Rights movement. And at a time where Read more…
June 25, 2019
How much would the world have beamed with an embrace of all love through history? …if it was treated with its value, sought out like power and wealth. Because it is powerful and enriching, if not one of the most powerful and enriching forces known to man. In this celebration Read more…
June 22, 2019
After months of crafting and preparation the Mermaid Parade was finally here! My first order of business was to finally decide upon a mermaid costume, from head to toe and in-between. And after I decided I wouldn’t wear a wig, I had some last minute hair crafts to make. And Read more…
June 15, 2019
This weekend I became a proper mermaid costume entrepreneur. Setting up a table on Coney Island’s boardwalk which, next week, will be inundated with mermaids and the crowds they bring, I got to pick the brain of interested parties, and others, as they strolled about on a gorgeous afternoon in Read more…
May 10, 2019
Ok, I can’t really wear more than one mermaid top on the big day… so I have listed a bunch of my mermaid crafts on Etsy. Also, I can use more discretionary funds and more space in the back room. So I am listing this at the price point in Read more…
