I have recently been lucky enough to be able to stay at home and take care of things here. My fiance and I just moved into a new house. We are renting, but the landlord said we could do whatever we like. Paint, garden, build… you name it, he doesn’t care. We’re still unpacking/settling in, but we have grand plans.
I also like to cook and bake. A lot. My most adventurous creation to date was making soymilk by hand. Well, I did use a blender to pulverize the soybeans, but I extracted the milk with my hands. Messy, messy, messy. It tasted fantastic though.
Last, but certainly not least, I’m a crafter. I love all things crafty, knitting and sewing in particular. I haven’t done a lot of sewing for years due to lack of time, sewing machine and inclination, but I do love it. Knitting is the craft I am currently actively engaged in.
All of these things tend to be labeled as domestic activities, which is where the domesti- comes from.
Another love of mine is anthropology. Specifically physical and forensic anthropology. Mostly, anything that deals with getting information from bones. Whether it be the fossil record, an ancient burial or a recent death, bones and the information one can get from them fascinates me.
That said, the -pithecus portion of the name is taken from australopithecus, which means basically, southern ape. Since the most famous evolutionary fossil is Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis, I went with it.
So there you go. Domestipithecus = Domestic Ape. I like to post as Upright Ape, though I do tend to slouch. hmmm…
This blog is in it’s embryonic stage currently. I will be posting entries on cooking, baking, knitting, sewing and probably running, home improvement and life in general. I am hoping to grow and flow until it’s something I can enjoy and share. It’s also not very attractive right now, but I’m working on that as well.
So hello, and welcome.