Round Museum

It has become a 24/7 world, with immediate access to almost anything, devices bleeping and buzzing interruptions every moment, things happening fast, time to go, be here, be there, move it, Move It, MOVE IT!! Well... take back your day. Breathe. Shut off the noise. Give yourself some quiet brain time. You get to know things better when they go by slow...

11.04.20

The heat is on. The final step is here before the baking. The proof is in the rising. Have you used the right yeast? Did you knead the loaf too much? Did you knead it enough? Has the dough risen properly? Get your loaf in the oven. VOTE.

11.03.20

The Horror. Oh, the Horror. It has always been clear that the jagged wide smile of the Jack o' Lantern was hiding something sinister. Just didn't think it was filial cannibalism. Pumpkin pie is delicious though...

10.31.20

"You know what you look like to me, with your good bag and your cheap shoes? You look like a rube. A well scrubbed, hustling rube with a hard boiled egg. Good nutrition's given you some length of bone, but you're not more than one generation from poor white trash, are you?"

10.30.20

Down under the porch, in the dark dank underbelly of the building, something is lurking. At least it feels that way. This would be the point in the horror movie that the mutant mole man makes his move. First cut the electricity, then slowly turn this knob on the boiler. What was that sound? Creaking? Foot step? Dripping? Wasn't your friend here just a second ago?

10.29.20

Look out now, you might want to take your coffee and croissant and move to another table. The ceiling has cracked open over your head and some sort of illuminated Demogorgon is reaching out to grab you. It could pull you through a wormhole to a parallel dimension. Stranger things have happened.

10.28.20

From the looks of it, the Barbie Resident living in this Bad Dream House is having an avant-garde themed party by the pool. Unfold the cardboard carry case, set up the deck furniture and say hello to a nightmare.

10.27.20

With decaying dry tendrils twisting around this lightless orb, we could very well be seated on the back porch of Grey Gardens in a slow creeping infestation of deprivation. While a coterie of cats crouch close by in darkened corners, Little Edie pours glasses of port and serves crackers on chipped china. "Don’t you love the overgrown Louisiana Bayou look?” she might say. And you might think, "It's just about time to leave. Now."

10.26.20

The bright red shiny cap of the Russula emetica might look like a lollypop, but don't be fooled. Its scientific name literally means “red causing vomit.” Affectionately nicknamed “The Sickener,” it surely will not go down well. Or stay down. And will keep you running in the end. Literally.

10.24.20

In the world of macrofungi there are important guidelines and particular characteristics to look for before you eat anything. Take this beautiful, purple Viscid Violet Cortinarius, for instance. Myco nerds will tell you while it is on the edible list, you'll want to remember it has a nearly identical cousin that is toxic. One way to tell them apart is by the taste of their sticky, slimy coating. The good Viscid will have a mild taste. The bad will be bitter. Go ahead, give it a lick.

10.23.20