The Impossible Year

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  • Marla and Care Packages, 3 May 2020Polaroid OneStep 2 / Color i-Type Film I put together care packages of cookies and art and biked them to friend’s homes. Beth Ann put a Hawaiian shirt on the dog in celebration of the spring weather.

  • Honey, Bourbon, Bacon Fat, Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies, 2 May 2020Polaroid OneStep 2 / Color i-Type Film I have been working on this recipe for years. This batch was nearly perfect. The time has finally come to make it public. Coming later this week. 

  • Melissa Pierce, 1 May 2020Polaroid OneStep 2 / Color i-Type Film Melissa sent out a tweet that she had bought too much flour and offered some for anyone who might want it. I took her up on this and biked up to her place to pick some up. I will be making batches of cookies…

  • Cocktail Night, 30 April 2020Polaroid OneStep 2 / Color i-Type Film Finally some good film! We made cocktails and called Beth Ann’s parents. I made myself Stanley Tucci’s Negroni and Beth Ann made herself something with Amarula.

  • Ohio Moose Grub Beer Bread, 29 April 2020Polaroid OneStep 600 / Impossible Color 600 (Expired)   We took our first baby-steps into the bread baking craze with this beer bread mix we bought at an Ohio rest stop a while back. Added a can of 312 and boom, bread.

  • Marla on the Front Lawn, 28 April 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Impossible Color 600 (Expired) I swear to you, there is a dog faintly in the center of the photo.

  • Montrose Brown Line, 27 April 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Impossible Color 600 (Expired) It’s strange to see the CTA virtually empty… err what you can see of it. Just take my word.

  • Bicycles in the Garage, 26 April 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Impossible Color 600 (Expired) We took a long bike ride and I took a photo off the bikes afterwards. Unfortunately it didn’t turn out. As I mentioned, this film is struggling, but doing its best. Relatable film, I support you.

  • Backyard Cityscape, 25 April 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Impossible Color 600 (Expired) The view from our back balcony, more or less. This whole pack of film is having a hard time, but I’m still trying to work through it.

  • Film Failure at Begyle, 24 April 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Impossible Color 600 (Expired) I biked over to Begyle Brewing to pick us up a special treat, where they are operating an incredibly well run pick-up window. Unfortunately the pack of film I had in my camera did not feel that this was an essential…