Archive for the ‘stuff I enjoy’ Category

Off to the PNW

Soon very soon.. kind of not soon enough I’m off again to the grand old Pacific Northwest. Michelle is (finally) turning 30! To celebrate the occasion we’re going to the coast and having a 3 day girly weekend plus a couple days in Portland too. Cooking, drinking, watching stupid movies, roasting marshmallows, [...]


The name..

A couple people have asked me where the name NeedleCloud comes from.
The name was inspired by this great little needlepoint art piece done by a friend of ours, Ben and his wife Betsy.

I was sitting here trying to think of a new domain name for my blog and looked up at the piece on the [...]


What is love to those who laid these stones

A million years ago (well only nearly two) we had our wedding reception. At that reception we had cameras. I had the best intentions of taking those things right to the lab to be developed but they sat… and sat…. and sat. I’m such a procrastinator. Finally I took the damn things [...]


The term ‘turned on’ remained in my kitchen

We caved.
After 5 months of broadcast TV, we are getting cable again. I know, I know, we were doing so well. Not getting stressed out by the number of channels to choose from, comfortably complacent watching episodes of ‘The Moment of Truth’ and a million Law & Order’s.. Life was good until we found [...]


Rotini with Arugola and Spicy Tomato Sauce

This was a really tasty, quick and easy dinner.
1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes
1/2 a 5 oz container of Arugola (if you can find bulk get a couple good sized handfuls , I could only find it pre-packaged)
Pinch of ground cayenne
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt to taste
1 pound rotini
Parmesan Cheese
Empty can of tomatoes [...]