I’ve been on Spring Break this week, and, for those of you who don’t know, Spring Break for people over the age of 30 typically means sleeping past 6am and catching up on housework. Both of these I have accomplished, in addition to handsomely chopping down my to-do list. I’ve also been flying solo with … Continue reading »
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 »
Flavored coffees have always bothered me. I don’t mean coffee with flavored syrup – I mean coffee that has some mysterious chemical layer of something-ness that infuses coffee beans to somehow taste like cinnamon, or french vanilla, or pumpkins. You know me…. I’m a girl who likes to keep things au naturale. But I get … Continue reading »
I’m fairly confident the year was sufficiently rung last night. The wine flowed, the turkey was delicious, as were all the delectable sides (including mashed potatoes, vegetables, stuffing and my Mom’s creamed corn). I made a solid batch of deviled eggs and shoved blue cheese into pitted olives for a final touch. But enough about … 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 »
photo by Kelly Soprych There’s something about road trips that makes me more more patriotic. Especially if I don’t have to go through Indiana or Nebraska (no offense, but your states are pretty boring to drive through). Taking a road trip on a motorcycle, however, has been downright religious. I have the luxury of riding … Continue reading »
