I spent my vacation week visiting with friends in Seattle. I had never been there before and I quickly developed a big old crush on the city. It has everything I look for in city: decent public transit, walkability, a variety of different neighborhoods, and terrific food. For me, the best part was spending time […]
I am excited about tomorrow’s inaugural. I feel proud and hopeful about the state of my country for the first time in a long time. I feel so hopeful that I decided to create a tribute beverage. (Ok – so I am always happy to create a tribute beverage.) I took some berries I had […]
I love the idea of knitting. Whenever I see someone in a coffee shop or at the airport working with yarn and needles I feel jealous. They look engaged and relaxed. I generally look harried and frantic. My mother-in-law, who I adore, knits. No matter where we are, she always has her knitting with her. As […]
I didn’t eat ice cream this summer. As I’ve gotten older it has become clear that lactose and I have a dysfunctional relationship. At first it’s good, in fact those first few moments are magic – sweet and intense. The good times don’t last long and before I know it, the sweetness is gone and […]
I am late writing about the big feast. Thursday, I was exhausted after the gorging, and then the cleaning, was done. Yesterday, I awoke at the crack of dawn to meet up with mom and aunt for our traditional black Friday outing and discovered that our dear male cat, Newton, was urinating blood. So that […]
I took yesterday off. My day job had been taxing due to the hyperactive and hormonal nature of my clientele. I needed a respite. I drank a vodka martini and watched Dr. Zhivago. I feel better now. However, my evening of indulgence means that I am now behind on Operation Thanksgiving. I got out of […]
This year I am finally learning the beauty of leftovers. I have, for way too long, felt that each meal needed to prepared fresh. Now, I’ve begun cooking up a big something on Sundays that we can eat for a large portion of the week. It has been working beautifully. On Thursday, I am […]
To all our veterans, especially those nearest and dearest to us, we offer a toast. We are calling it the Red Badge of Courage. Red Badge of Courage Bacardi 151 Tequila Grenadine In a shot glass, pour a small amount of grenadine, layer in tequila, and top with a splash of 151. Light it […]
We entered Apartment Therapy’s Fall Colors Contest. Alas, we did not even make it to the semi-finals. However, we are still very proud of the deco-dorking we’ve done to our place. It’s fall so I have the orange accents out. Those will change to red after Thanksgiving. Here are the photos we entered.
I sink into a strange, giant blue marshmallow and sigh contentedly. I balked at this new furniture. I balk at anything that I don’t actually pick out. I didn’t pick this out, Casey acquired it on his own. Our home is small and I am very picky about what goes into it. This was a […]