Must-have munchies: A review of hors d’oeuvres by The Pioneer Woman
When Mr. T and I were auditioning caterers for the big day (arguably one of the most fun parts* of wedding planning), …
Braving Bikram: What I learned about hot yoga, day 1
That’ll be me soon. Speedo, and all. Photo credit. With sweat pooling at my feet, hands slipping from position, I felt a …
Grand theft Hershey: 3-year-old learns larceny at an early age
So I’m in line at the grocery store the other day and this little girl turns to face me with a Chesire …
Birthday surprises: Patience is a virtue and Diana Krall is worth the wait!
Just a few hours after penning a post about patience and “surviving” the wait for my early birthday surprise on Friday (see …
Surviving the early birthday surprise: Patience, grasshopper
For the record, I have not even tried to guess what the surprise is, nor have I done any internet snooping to …
Culinary forays and failures: Know your ingredients and do doubling right!
For fresh lemon recipes, try to garden variety versus store bought. For recipes that focus on the peel, choose large lemons with …
Project Green Thumbs: Aerobic gardening dos and don’ts
I know that under normal circumstances, most folks wouldn’t accuse gardening of being an aerobic activity. Tilling and raking and shoveling, perhaps, …
Green gills and formation flying skills
A couple weeks ago I wrote about Mr. T’s newest aviation obsession: formation flying (see here), aka several aircraft flying coordinated missions and …
Ella-gant inspiration and a ramp recipe
Yep, those are shutters on the ceiling. Too cool! A couple weeks ago, we joined a friend for dinner at the lovely …
Thursday 13: Spring 2011 photo snapshot
Life’s been pretty crazy for the last several months (okay, years). Here’s a snapshot of some Spring happenings for this week’s Thursday …