So Long and Thanks for all the Headaches!

Adios Blogger - we're live on elsewhere now: amykenny.ca

Away We Go

Blogger is for the birds. It's making me crazy. I hate how it looks and I hate how messed up all my posting has been for the last few months.

I'm closing up shop and taking it over to Wordpress. If you stop by here regularly using the ameskenny.blogspot.com address, note that you will shortly (hopefully) have to check amykenny.ca for thrilling, up-to-the-minute (mostly) updates on where I am writing, painting, crafting leather, eating lunch, dancing at shows, petting my dog, etc.

Let the techno-mess commence!

Peroti

Here is a thing you must try. A peroti - courtesy of Vagabond Street Foods in Whitehorse, YT.

I ate so many of these during the four or five days I was there and I think of them every day. Finally tried my hand at making them last night and ooohhhhhhh. So good.

1) Make curried potatoes according to your fave recipe.

2) Stuff them into a wrap or pita pocket.

3) Cover with shredded mozzarella.

4) Scoop some mango chutney on top.

5) Grill if you have the means.

I meant to take a picture of this to entice you, but I accidentally inhaled the thing, so you'll just have to take my word.

Here is a completely unrelated photo of progress so far on the Brown Album paintings. The long one of all five of them isn't related to a song - just an extra one I did when I realized I forgot a wall's worth of space.

Look how smarmy Robbie is. Don't believe me? Read this, then see how you feel about him.

Nice Toolin' Tex

I'm trying to stick to the queue of orders I have lined up, but I'm really itching to start on the latest - the western guitar strap.

Its order-er wants the liner to be a shade of maroon I can only acheive by staining veg-tanned leather, so I get to line the whole thing with a beautiful Belgian hide. This is going to allow me to finish the edge smooth as glass (something I can't do with regular liners because of the way they're treated) and tool a hidden inscription inside the strap - a deatil I think it going to look awesome.

Check out the hardware I bought for it...

Canadian Geographic

Check it!

Don Your Red Riding Hood...

Deep Dark Woods.

These guys are awesome. I remember hearing them on Q some months ago and falling in love. I don't know how I forgot to get full-blown obsessed with them at the time, but I plan to remedy that starting today.

WORLD DOMINATION

Shoot from the Hip is soon to be international!

I'm tooling up some stock for The Snug - a new shop opening in the Isle of Man.

Their merch will include home decor and outdoor gear like multi-fuel stoves, hip flasks (my contribution), BBQ, fire pit and picnic implements, and cozy home accessories like sheepskin rugs and hot water bottles.

I'll link as soon as they have their website up and running.