I’m a very practical person and prefer to make things that are durable and severely overbuilt. But for Halloween I ere on the side of ephemeral

Gray Lady assignment editor channeling Mad Libs

Basement Panther: 60% of the time, it works *everytime*

Same thing, except Mississippi has less ash to clean up

I’d say this headline is applicable many thousands of times over

My FIL previously turned me this pepper grinder and the handle for the pizza cutter. Wheel of the cutter is from Rockler and it is *the best* pizza cutter

For Christmas my FIL made me this cake stand. It’s pretty great. The top platform turns so I can frost cakes right on the stand. Now I have to bake more often!