Apparently crafty runs in my family. On a visit with my brother I noticed his TV was running off of this funny thing with two long metal tentacles…. omg. They make Digital HD rabbit ears?!? Seriously? We’ve been wanting to ex-communicate cable from our household for awhile, but going down to basic service means losing … Continue reading »
If you decide to take a little time today between the food and the family and the football to check the interwebs, I’m sure I will be one of perhaps millions of blog posts appropriately themed on being Thankful. We bloggers are smart like that in that we’ve figured out that readers generally like posts … Continue reading »
I pseudo inherited my crock pot from my mother while foraging her basement on a Sunday trip to the suburbs. This 1975 Sears ”Crock Watcher” is older than me, but undoubtedly in better condition. If the 70′s got anything right, it’s the slow cooker. The idea that I can stick something in there at 6am before … Continue reading »
If you’ve been following closely, you’ll know that I recently downsized from a house back into an apartment. While I love the apartment, I can’t say I don’t occasionally miss having a little plot of land to dig in the dirt. To fill the void, I spent a good portion of my summer digging in someone … Continue reading »
I’ll tell you what happened. I couldn’t keep up. and then I went on vacation. and then, I thought, those posts just didn’t seem that interesting to me anyway. So I ditched the weekly updates on what arrived in my box of deliciousness and opted to spend the time eating said deliciousness instead. What has … Continue reading »
Brie. Grapes. Italian bread. Wine. Red. Add a little greenery, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a bumpin’ twitter feed and a few thousand of my closest friends, and this is the making of a beautiful evening. People do it up right at The Ravinia Festival. There’s the mad dash from the gate. The in-fighting over … Continue reading »
Each time I visit Midnight Sun Farm my back hurts less. Although, I have to say those ladies who spend all day long bent over in rice paddies must have hamstrings of steel. My typically workload on farm this time of year consists of weeding…. lots and lots of weeding… and after a few minutes … Continue reading »
