Article on Gred and Forge

The North Carolina wizard rock band Gred and Forge, creation of one Jarrod Perkins, was featured in the latest issue of Performer magazine. The piece discusses wizard rock in general, Jarrod’s muggle life, and other subjects.

In the article, Jarrod explains, "I feel like I’m not encouraging fans to read as much, because these people are already reading," Perkins explains. "They wouldn’t be into this genre or even know about it if they weren’t readers in the first place."

You can read the rest of it here. Photos are included.

The latest cut from his EP We Had Class is up today, "History of Magic." I think all five have been posted by now. I've been enjoying them. And I just got the Gred and Forge CD from the Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club, too, and that was fun, too.

Goodbye Privet Drive by Ministry of Magic now available!

The second eagerly-awaited CD by Ministry of Magic, Goodbye, Privet Drive, is now available for order. Order it; you won't regret it. They should soon have it up on iTunes, if they don't already.

Crunchy Top Peach Pie

From The Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen (since _lindsay_ asked) :

Crunchy Top Peach Pie

1 - 9" unbaked pie crust
1 egg yolk.
Brush crust with yolk. Let stand while you prepare the filling:

4 heaping cups fresh, sliced peaches
2 TB flour
juice from 1 large lemon
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp cinnamon
couple dashes of nutmeg

Toss peaches with flour and spices until they're evenly coated. Drizzle over the lemon juice and honey. Mix gently

Let stand while you prepare the topping:

2 cups raw rolled oats
5 TB butter
3 TB honey (melt honey and butter together)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt

Pour peach filling into crust. Apply oat mixture evenly over peaches, and pat firmly into place. Bake 35-45 minutes, starting at 400 degrees and then turning down to 375 degrees after the first ten minutes. If top browns too quickly, cover the pie with foil. Serve warm or cold. Yield: one 9" pie.

This is really yummy and easy.

A Week in the Life of pegkerr, Volume V

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

( Monday )

Still having fun experimenting with off-kilter perspective. The one picture I really liked, but then was disappointed with when I downloaded, was the corridor picture. I didn't realize the focus was so blurry. I may attempt to get this picture again, tomorrow, trying to figure out how to get the focus right.

Edited to add: Re-did the corridor picture the next day. ( It turned out much better. )