Monthly Archives: June 2006

la sirena’s delicious ceviche Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. So, my mommyblogging homie Jo Spanglemonkey and I went in search of fish tacos down in Redwood City’s “other downtown” on Middlefield. We were headed for 7 Mares, but found it … finish reading Fish taco review #3!

spontaneous elevator construction Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Meme succesfully transmitted. Elevator construction is underway, complete with mysterious masking tape structural reinforcements and laborious “double knots” as explained yesterday during thread-tying and wing-making. Maybe the Age of Crafts has finally … finish reading spontaneous elevator construction

sewing stuff Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Moomin’s cool dragon wings look beautiful but needed some help to stay on better. I suggested straps across the wingtips so that he could hold onto them, flap, and soar. What I loved … finish reading wing modifications, sewing, and my mom

waiting for the train Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. We didn’t catch the actual march, other than a glimpse of some of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and a float full of sweaty dancing cowboys, but the playground at Civic … finish reading Pride March in San Francisco

sylvia paull is the cutest ever Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. I’ve barely seen my child today… maybe for about 10 minutes… But I had a great time at Bloggercon IV. Here’s a photo of Sylvia Paull of Gracenet, a … finish reading A brief note from Bloggercon IV

red pail on the beach Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. I’ve been thinking about getting my tubes tied for a while now. The IUD didn’t work out, and I don’t want to have any more babies. Just the other day … finish reading Tomorrow, snip snip snip on the tubes

Milo with storm troopers Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. We had a great time at Robogames today, watching weird robots slice each other into scrap. Deadly 60 pound pizza boxes with scythes! Helicopter chainsaw things! Metal turtles with flamethrowers! The … finish reading Mom, why are you making me shake hands with Darth Vader?

swimming goggles Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. “Hey Mom, if you had the Fantastic Four, and another team of superheroes that I just made up called the Stupendous Seven, and if they were my toes, and one of them died, … finish reading The Stupendous Seven in the tub, in battle

Read the title Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Caption on wall, by day care staff / aspiring museum curator: 4th & 5th Grade MASTERPIECES On May 16 and 18 the children created these wonderful works of art, complete with creative … finish reading When day care staff is properly laid back

sancho’s fish tacos Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Sancho’s is in a struggling strip mall in Emerald Hills, an unincorporated bit of Redwood City that’s up in the hilly bit — where houses get mega expensive and there’s no sidewalks. … finish reading Fish taco review #2: Sancho’s, with baby

cartoon history of the universe Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Political organizing, religion, books, feminism, writing, blogging, history, alternate history, poker hands, more books, the conversation went on for hours at my friend Deb’s house, swirling over Moomin’s head as … finish reading comic books in the think tank

ice cream scoop of dooooooom Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. I’m at SuperT‘s kid’s birthday party, and the kids are making animal masks out of paper plates. It’s Hamster’s 6th birthday and he’s still pretending to be a cheetah every … finish reading blowing it at the birthday party

baby herding Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Warning: sappy. We used to have it every day: All sitting together watching our kids swirl around like little cartoons of brownian motion on lawns, in sandpits, sidewalks. Now that I don’t have … finish reading little moments of hive mind

mi casa es su casa, fishy fishy fishy Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Jo Spanglemonkey and I made a pact to eat fish tacos at every possible place in Deadwood City, and to blog it thoroughly. We started with her … finish reading fishy fishy fishy: fish taco post #1