Hello from Team Shafer

We moved into our new house in May 2008. There is a gallery of the house before all the projects we've undertaken on the Action Shots page. Lots of our house projects are chronicled at our new blog, theurbanfarmersalmanac.com.

Listening...
Mates of State, Sean Hayes, Alicia's 30th Birthday playlist, Veggie Tales Sing-Along, Josh Radin, Hey Marseilles, Too Beautiful to Live and Planet Money podcasts, Ron Sexsmith, Sufjan Stevens Christmas, Led Zepplin Lullabyes.

Watching...
Free stuff online (Colbert, the Daily Show, The Office, Gossip Girl, etc), contemplating a Lord of the Rings film festival, looking forward to Revolutionary Road, and the Muppets and Sesame Street are always a possibility, depending on how hard the day has been.

Reading...
Almost Catholic, The Love of Impermanent Things, Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Ulysses.

Visiting...
Hood Canal, Vancouver BC for Thanksgiving, South King County, points eastward.

Current Seattle Weather (updated every 4 seconds):

Highlights from the Permanent Collection

Alicia's blog "Blue Tags are Half Off"

Our farming blog: The Urban Farmer's Almanac

Hannah is a budding photographer. Check out her Flickr photostream.

The famous Black Turkey recipe (though we brined ours this year thanks to the SF Chronicle and it was delicious)

Durgin Park's Indian Pudding recipe

Cretia's Nursing Portfolio

A guide to Bay Area Snobbery (used to be required reading before visiting)

Homemade pizza -- after years of testing

Sattelite photo of the 23439 (Shafer Homestead)

Big cats

Christmas cards:
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

Dan's Suit Measurements