what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Author: JEF

  • recipes

    Rolling some balls

    I’ve often mentioned my love of Pinterest and how its prods {that’s a nice gentle word right?} me to do things. Its … just …. so …. pretty. But, often it is also delicious. I saw a picture several weeks ago for these peanut butter pretzels and pinned it instantly. Chocolate? Pretzels? Peanut Butter? Yes…

  • summer food delights
    recipes

    summer food delights

    I don’t remember the first time I had strawberry shortcake but its one of my all-time favorite desserts. I’ve often said I’d serve it at my wedding – which by that way is lightyears away. It’s like the perfect combination of carb-y goodness, sweet fruit, and refreshing whip cream. We’ve been a “strawberry shortcake” family…

  • revisiting walter.

    revisiting walter.

    Oh Walter. When I bought my hammock at Lowe’s a few weeks ago, I honestly knew I was making a great decision but I hadn’t anticipated how relaxing it would be to just swing gently in the breeze of the front yard. Annie {the neighbor’s dog} sits as close as she possibly can by “snuggling”…

  • hello there mr. goat

    hello there mr. goat

    Oh hello Mr. Goat! Last weekend, I went to the Glastonbury Abbey {and the nearby Organic Farm} and roamed the property during their annual fundraising garden show. Having never been, I was really excited to see some of the gardens that I’d hear about from family and friends. I’d seen on Foursquare that there was…

  • More US Air Hate.
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    More US Air Hate.

    As a continuation of yesterday’s non-love letter to US Air, I thought I would share some of the performance statistics that shed a little light on travel frustrations. Now, admittedly, I’m a little bit crazy and spent the time to do this research … instead of say, sleeping ….but, I kind of needed to validate…

  • A non-love letter to US Air
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    A non-love letter to US Air

    Dear US Air, How are things? Good? That’s great. I saw that you recently were ranked 3rd to last in a consumer satisfaction survey. Congrats. You must be proud. I’ve complained a significant amount about traveling to Philadelphia each week. But, I’ve largely kept my complaints from you as an airline. Primarily, I’ve been annoyed…

  • Farm Time.
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    Farm Time.

    I think that one of the fastest ways to make poor decisions is to go to a grocery store hungry… or stand in your pantry. I’ve been known to impulse by anything from prosciutto to Cheezits to loafs of French bread. A much safer place to go? An organic farm. After roaming the Glastonbury Abbey…

  • All the business in a bowl
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    All the business in a bowl

    Sometimes without much planning a nice meal comes together. Normally when I invite people over for dinner, I have something in mind. But on Friday, I had nothing in mind and I invited our dinner guests over on Monday… yes, a full 5 days in advance. After a little brainstorming, I knew I wanted goat…

  • Quiet Weekend

    Source: letsbepreppy.tumblr.com via Kerrianne on Pinterest That is all. Ok, maybe just a little bit more. I’m really excited for this weekend. Tomorrow, I’m going on a garden tour to benefit the Glastonbury Abbey. I’ve heard that the Abbey itself has gorgeous grounds {rumors of stone labyrinth?} so I’m pretty excited about it. I’m really…

  • Sunset Flights
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    Sunset Flights

    Let’s be honest. You knew this was coming. I didn’t post any airplane pictures on Monday … and it happens pretty much every week… so it was inevitable. But yesterday was a little bit different for a few reasons….  (1) my flight was on-time… this happens like never from Philadelphia. Philadelphia airport might be my…