We got talked into taking an entire banana cream pie home from the BBQ, and I ate it from the pan with a fork like a jerk. Man, it was good.
How to Eat Supper
This cookbook might be old news to much of the internet. I bought it years ago, inspired by all the great reviews and recognizing the talent of the authors. I’ve been listening to The Splendid Table Podcast for years, and…
Another big project
I seem to have what we stitchers refer to as start-itis. Some of the most fun in stitching comes in the planning of projects – picking a pattern you love, sorting among gorgeous fabrics and fibers to pull together supplies,…
2011 Year of Pleasures #15
I am such a child about drinking water. A total baby. It tastes like dirt to me, but I know, oh how I know, all the benefits of drinking it, and all the evils it will save me from in…
Vinyl Splashmat
Man, kids make such a mess. It’s almost worth getting a dog just to clean up the mess left on the floor. 3 years into Atti’s little life, and I’m just now addressing the mess he makes at food time.…
2011 Year of Pleasures #14
I was in Big Lots the other day, can’t remember what for now, and while waiting in line I was browsing the cheap jewelry. It’s so unlike myself to make an impulse purchase, but I totally fell in love with…
2011 Year of Pleasures #13
I am trying so hard to avoid the mom rut in my dressing, but once you pass 30 and aren’t interested in looking like you’re 20, I’m starting to think it might be unavoidable unless I dress in cocktail dresses…
Pruning
Spring has hit me with a bang and I am absolutely starving to get my hands in some dirt. But, since we’re renting and have no idea how long we’ll be renting, there’s not much I can do about that.…
2011 Year of Pleasures #12
Look what came out in the wash with a load of thrifted clothes! It seems I just got paid to shop. And Miss Jem Kitty earned her food for another day by being a not so patient model.
Getting back to work
I have licked my wounds long enough. It’s time to rediscover my love of making things and bend that muse to my will. So I went out and did what was sure to get my creative juices flowing, I visited…