Our life in images & few wordsTumblr (3.0; @manyirishtears)http://manyirishtears.net/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxyccoStXc1qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/> MLK Cake 2012<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxyccoStXc1qaiwrio2_500.jpg"/><br/> We're all pink inside baby<br/><br/> <p>We met over MLK weekend 2005 and baked a cake to celebrate his life. Every year since then we’ve baked another. </p> <p>Recipe at <a href="http://www.aemalkin.com/2012/01/mlk-cake-2012.html"><a href="http://www.aemalkin.com">www.aemalkin.com</a></a></p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/16011261523http://manyirishtears.net/post/16011261523Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:55:33 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8qsbRpLs1qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From the Zoo</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/15255309720http://manyirishtears.net/post/15255309720Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:09:47 -0800<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx1amnIjbv1qaiwrio1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Family resemblance?  </p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/15082245526http://manyirishtears.net/post/15082245526Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:00:06 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx19zqIqnO1qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/> Cold Cold Corvalis<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx19zqIqnO1qaiwrio2_500.jpg"/><br/> Casper & Shiva<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx19zqIqnO1qaiwrio3_500.jpg"/><br/> Snoozing Bear<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx19zqIqnO1qaiwrio4_500.jpg"/><br/> Ground Kontrol<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx19zqIqnO1qaiwrio5_500.jpg"/><br/> High Scores!<br/><br/> <p>A couple weeks ago we took our last out-of-town date weekend before the baby makes travel and sleep a distant memory.</p> <p>We had a great visit with friends near Corvalis and celebrated Baz’s 4th birthday. Then a fantastic date day in Portland with the <a href="http://www.oregonzoo.org/">Oregon Zoo</a>, pinball at <a href="http://groundkontrol.com/">Ground Kontrol</a>, and an Oregon-made movie at <a href="http://pdx.livingroomtheaters.com/">Living Room Theatres</a>.</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/15041127597http://manyirishtears.net/post/15041127597Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:23:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscyq8xsyx1qaiwrio1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I am so happy and lucky to have four years of marriage with the best husband ever, and excited for what the future years will bring.<br/><a href="http://www.aemalkin.com/2011/09/this-is-happening.html">Happy anniversary love of my life ♥</a> </p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/10864007948http://manyirishtears.net/post/10864007948Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:03:00 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr0ug8H6Fa1qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Virgin strawberry daiquiris, to celebrate the last Sunday we get together for nearly a month.</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/9809641034http://manyirishtears.net/post/9809641034Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:26:31 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo2p65D9zY1qaiwrio1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Weekend!</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/7420400885http://manyirishtears.net/post/7420400885Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:46:53 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnl7fefneW1qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>15 pipe cleaners: a playground for a pipe-cleaner town, by J.</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/7072332808http://manyirishtears.net/post/7072332808Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:04:25 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnat91Y8RN1qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A’s in DC, working, missing J, but getting to take a morning & see the sights.</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/6865114434http://manyirishtears.net/post/6865114434Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:22:00 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmaqsnwO7d1qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Go Canucks Go!</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/6198678750http://manyirishtears.net/post/6198678750Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:54:58 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llkrznT9w31qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/> shadow heart<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llkrznT9w31qaiwrio2_500.jpg"/><br/> down by the river (A is short)<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llkrznT9w31qaiwrio6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> walking through the fields<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llkrznT9w31qaiwrio7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> molesting state property<br/><br/> <img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llkrznT9w31qaiwrio9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> cracked dirt in J's hand<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llkrznT9w31qaiwrio8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> the river (not sure which one)<br/><br/> <p>We explored north of Davis today, and found the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=Fremont+Weir+State+Wildlife+Area&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Fremont+Weir+State+Wildlife+Area&hnear=Fremont+Weir+State+Wildlife+Area&cid=0,0,4701805640177651945&ll=38.752477,-121.645432&spn=0.055088,0.132093&z=14&iwloc=A">Fremont Weir State Wildlife Area</a></p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/5717708204http://manyirishtears.net/post/5717708204Sat, 21 May 2011 19:23:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll9fuuxaDb1qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A perfect Sunday, with lightning, thunder, hail, then sunshine.</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/5526928161http://manyirishtears.net/post/5526928161Sun, 15 May 2011 16:28:07 -0700<a href="http://www.aemalkin.com/2011/05/weekend-awesome.html">weekend awesome</a>: <p>It’s the weekend, yay!<br/><br/>I have a few days off to pretend I’ll post some of my recipes dating back to Easter brunch, catch up on house-cleaning, and hopefully play like this owl & cat.<br/><br/>If you’ve got…</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/5502908273http://manyirishtears.net/post/5502908273Sun, 15 May 2011 03:20:14 -0700<a href="http://www.aemalkin.com/2011/04/sweet-sour-request.html">Sweet & Sour request</a>: <p>Does anyone out there in the internets have a good recipe for Sweet & Sour Sauce from scratch; like using fresh tomatoes and pineapples, rather than cans of tomato (or god forbid, ketchup) and…</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/5044840440http://manyirishtears.net/post/5044840440Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:19:53 -0700<a href="http://www.aemalkin.com/2011/04/sidewalks-of-brazil.html">The sidewalks of Brazil</a>: <p>I’m a big fan any society/ culture that considers the aesthetics of the mundane.<br/><br/>Everywhere I went in Brazil -except Brasilia, which is a 60’s modernist fantasy- there were fantastic mosaic…</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/4888691950http://manyirishtears.net/post/4888691950Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:33:40 -0700<a href="http://www.aemalkin.com/2011/04/p-de-queijo.html">P&#227o de Queijo</a>: <p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G_nkAZz9cZY/Ta-KUF7LfpI/AAAAAAAAAQk/G0IkXkn-WsA/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G_nkAZz9cZY/Ta-KUF7LfpI/AAAAAAAAAQk/G0IkXkn-WsA/s400/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597844939637227154" border="0"/></a><br/><br/>These delicious cheesy doughy balls were everywhere in Brazil- every meal included them, and even the airports smelled of them. Even more than the endless amounts of charred cow, Pão de…</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/4802930429http://manyirishtears.net/post/4802930429Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:48:24 -0700<a href="http://www.aemalkin.com/2011/04/kimchi-noodle-soup.html">Kimchi Noodle Soup</a>: <p><span style="font-size:85%;">I promise I’ll get to the Brazilian recipes soon, but for now it’s last night’s dinner.</span><br/><br/>I’d had some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi">kimchi</a> fermenting in the fridge for, oh, 5+ months, and decides it was time to clear up space…</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/4613549402http://manyirishtears.net/post/4613549402Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:21:01 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lis6oddYaX1qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/> Surprise guest at the door<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lis6oddYaX1qaiwrio2_500.jpg"/><br/> What kitty are you?<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lis6oddYaX1qaiwrio3_500.jpg"/><br/> Seems friendly enough<br/><br/> <p>A random cat has taken to chillin’ on the porch by my front door. Looked very much at home there and stayed all day long. </p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/4163578670http://manyirishtears.net/post/4163578670Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:43:24 -0700<a href="http://www.aemalkin.com/2011/03/where-am-i.html">Where am I?</a>: <p>Brasil!<br/><br/>My crazy travel season has begun, again.<br/><br/><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&msid=201144904607793629651.00049dc03b66e4b6b053b&ll=-12.382928,-34.980469&spn=53.033093,105.46875&z=3&output=embed" width="600" frameborder="0" height="320" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/><small>View <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&msid=201144904607793629651.00049dc03b66e4b6b053b&ll=-12.382928,-34.980469&spn=53.033093,105.46875&z=3&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">Brazil 2011</a> in a larger map</small><br/><br/>Four down and three to go; though I doubt I can convince them to send me to Antarctica.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width="1" height="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/599196698207920286-8951980907190017656?l=www.aemalkin.com" alt=""/></div>http://manyirishtears.net/post/4154657145http://manyirishtears.net/post/4154657145Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:29:07 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lin847j5JM1qaiwrio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Date night</p>http://manyirishtears.net/post/4097984053http://manyirishtears.net/post/4097984053Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:26:31 -0700