End of December

In case you hadn't noticed, I did a post every single day in December. I thought that would be a fun activity to finish out the year.

I hope your 2008 was good. Happy New Year!

Here are some pictures from Christmas.

Jenny is Crafty

Jenny was really proud of the Christmas gift she gave Carla. She wanted to do something special for Carla (because Carla is just awesome) so she handmade her a messenger bag. Jenny designed it and made it from scratch. She didn't even have a pattern.

The inside of the flap is the same blue butterfly pattern you see on the front. Jenny even added a little pencil pocket inside.

Jenny Collage

Here is another collage - all Jenny this time. I scanned a bunch of Jenny's old photos recently.

Maria's Kids

We made a collage of Maria's three kids, framed it, and gave it to Maria for Christmas. The top left is Ely. Ana is at the top right. Jenny is the bottom.

La Mitad del Mundo

La Mitad del Mundo from Theodore Scott on Vimeo.

A short video I took in Ecuador.

Photos from Flickr Commons

I browse Flickr Commons daily. I love the gritty, old pictures. Today, I found these:

Egypt: Arabic Window and Native Bazaar, Cair




Collision between two engines, Bay of Quinte Railway, ON, 1892




Paris Exposition: Pont d'Iena and Trocadero Palace, Paris, France, 1900

Merry Christmas!

Today, we are going over to Mila's for Christmas dinner.

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family!

Jenny's Christmas Present

Jenny and I traded gifts early.

I gave Jenny this Willow Tree nativity scene.

Blackberry Ice Cream

This weekend I made Ted's Famous Blackberry Ice Cream.

Woodlands Boat Ride

Saturday night, we went to the Woodlands to go on a boat ride through the canals. Jenny's whole Texas family was there.

As some of you know, Mike proposed to Ana (Jenny's sister). Photos of Mike and Ana are on Maria's blog.

Vagabondish: Jellyfish

Photo by jeffk

Over on Vagabondish, I have a short item about how jellyfish swarms are increasing around the world.

Vagabondish: Venice Floods

Photo by lpiepiora

Since I already have too many projects, I thought it couldn't hurt to add one more.

I am going to start contributing short pieces to Vagabondish. Actually, I have already started. The first one has been up for a while now.

Venice Hit By Deepest Flooding in 22 Years

5 Classic James Michener Novels

Photo from George Eastman House

A few days ago, Matador Goods posted something of mine called 5 Classic James Michener Novels.

By the way, I think the photo posted above is funny. That guy wants you to know that he takes his reading seriously.

Santa Jenny

Jenny turned into Santa.

Phishing Scams

Phishing Scams in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo.

Someone I know recently fell for a phishing scam. This video explains how to recognize and avoid these scams. It only takes 3 minutes.

The video comes from Common Craft. They make videos that explain complicated topics in simple terms.

Christmas: Family

My parents - with all their sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.

Christmas: Payton

Jenny and I just got back from Iowa, where we celebrated our Christmas with my family.

My nephew, Payton, entertained everyone the whole time.

Discovered Wedding Photos II

Here are a couple more good pictures from my parents computer.

Discovered Wedding Photos

These are photos from my wedding back in February. I just now found them on my parents computer in Iowa.

Video: Quincy & Milo

Quincy Chases Milo from Theodore Scott on Vimeo.

I recorded this shortly after Hurricane Ike. We went to visit Mila's family, and Quincy got to play with Milo.

I put some of my guitar music on the soundtrack.

Pizzas Rolls

I came up with a variation on my pizza-making. They are long pizza rolls that I slice crosswise to serve. They don't have tomato sauce - just meat, olive oil, and various cheeses. I made the feta cheese one (above) most recently. It was yummy.

Kite Surfer in Mancora, Peru

Kite Surfer in Mancora, Peru from Theodore Scott on Vimeo.


Here is another video from our South American trip. For a couple weeks around Christmas 2007, we stayed in Mancora, Peru. One day I filmed this kite surfer for a while.

The clip is only 30 seconds. The soundtrack is myself on guitar.

Goat Ice Cream

A few days ago, I made vanilla ice cream using goat milk. We bought the milk at the farmers' market from Swede Farm.

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu Overview from Theodore Scott on Vimeo.

I found this on my computer this morning. Enjoy.

You can also watch a bigger version.

Aren't they cute?

Bayou City Farmers Market

Jenny and I have made a habit of going to the Bayou City Farmers' Market in Houston every Saturday.

It is fun. Last week, Jenny's mom joined us. Plus, Jenny and I have both gotten some of our coworkers interested.

December Tomatoes

One benefit of Houston that I hadn't considered when moving here: I can harvest tomatoes in December.

Our two tomato plants (that I transplanted from Idaho) are still producing little yellow pear-shaped tomatoes.

Let It Snow

Jenny has been hard at work decorating our house for Christmas.

We decided to not get a Christmas tree. Instead, Jenny strung a garland around our living room.


Jenny made a bunch of bows and hung them, with ornaments, at the peaks of the garland.



It probably won't snow here.

Thanksgiving Dancing

These pictures are blurry, but I wanted to share them anyway. At Thanksgiving, Maria and Ana were dancing in our kitchen. Then Mila and Carla started. I am not sure why.

Shortly after the above photo was taken, Mila threw Carla to the floor while trying to dip her. Sadly, my camera missed it.

Thanksgiving

Maria & Madeliene at our house for Thanksgiving

The day after, we rested.

Thanksgiving Food

Thanksgiving was great! Jenny and I hosted about 15 people at our house. They all brought food. Jenny and I made two pumpkin pies (sacrificing the pumpkins you see in the picture), and one apple pie from scratch. I made the crusts while Jenny made the fillings.

We also roasted a 15 pound turkey, baked dinner rolls, and made cranberry-orange sauce.

We wanted to do everything from scratch. It felt better that way.