So, the move is now nine days away. Of those nine days, there are several that will consume Thanksgiving… and as a result zero packing. Of those nine days, there are only two trash days. Trash days are hyper critical when you are moving – especially when you are purging as hard as I am.…
I won’t quite forget the moment my Super told me the apartment building was for sale. He quite literally handed me a shot of Lemoncello as he delivered that crushing blow. That’s being a bit dramatic but I’m a nester. I fall in love with where I live. I like the nooks and crannies of…
My mom has now asked me / commented on a few times that I haven’t been blogging. And that’s absolutely the truth. I clearly haven’t. I really value and love this blog. It is one of my favorite sources of history and documentation about my life – but I’m kind of busy right now. I’m…
I honestly can’t help myself when it gets to be Summer – or really even Spring for that matter. All I want in life is just to be outside, sun on my face, in a chair, iced beverages, and tending a garden. Is that asking too much? If I’m being honest, sometimes I actually think…
It’s no secret that I am a huge ocean lover. I love looking at it, standing in it, taking pictures of it, etc. The little trick here is that I actually get sea sick. When I used to sail in college, I would take dramamine every day before practice. I’m not sure if there are…
It’s peony season. There is something amazing, perfectly romantic and feminine about the scent of peonies. Which means, it’s that time of year I dream of constantly smelling the scent of peonies. It also feels like it’s right about now that the ocean starts to smell like summer salt water. I’d like to combine these…
I’ve recently been given the gift of time. The time to do nearly anything I want… at least in the short term :). While I won’t say that every day has been easy street, I am significantly enjoying myself and feeling really productive… at least until this week. This week, I’ve come down with some…
I’m currently soaking in my last night of vacation before returning to work. I’ve had just about two weeks off … and I’m honestly not sure what I really did during that time. There was just a little bit of everything and a lot of nothing except elastic pants. I had several other things on…
I’m really behind on recipes…. and life… so I’m going to get straight to the chase. This recipe is pretty great. In my opinion it looks a little tacky and impressive all at once. Wrapping things in pork is super tasty but also makes me feel a bit like I’m ordering an appetizer at…
I’ve been slowly making more progress in my kitchen recently… and have stock piled a few recipes that I need to write up. This is one of them…. and it’s an easy one. There is something about butternut squash soup that just screams Fall. I fully intended on picking up the squash for bargain prices…
