One of my favorite words… Fresh is another. Or Bounce. Lunch. It’s evolution over the years of my life have all been good. Remembering my mom making lunch for me and my brother – grilled cheese and tomato soup in the cold months or pb&j in the warm. Lunch in the college dining hall, where…… Continue Reading
I love working on custom designs – something good always comes out of it. I recently did a set of cards for a math teacher friend of mine, who wanted to send each of her students a hand written note. I asked her some questions about her class, some of the lessons and what her…… Continue Reading
March was weird. I’m usually methodical when it comes to my monthly goals and feel satisfied at month’s end. But this past month, I was all over the place and very scattered, leaving me to feel unsatisfied. Not that I didn’t accomplish some of my goals, but the BIG ones that I thought were so…… Continue Reading
I’ve been pretty lucky in my on-line travels. Here are some things that I’ve won: Fig & Thyme Jam from the lovely and talented, Ashley English of Small Measure. Kona Coffee and Chocolate-covered macadamia nuts in a blog hop from Joscie, who lives in Honolulu. Clip sheets from Whitney English for simply retweeting about them…… Continue Reading
Passover begins Monday and I’m thankful this year to be attending someone else’s Seder. The post below was written last year amidst planning my first Seder at home. It’s interesting to read it from my perspective now. The stress that poor girl (me!) was under feels palpable. Now I’m all “la-dee-da-dee” and relaxed. The process…… Continue Reading
Well, crikey! I’m finally in double digits for reaching my goal in August. After three months, it should be more. And the funny thing is (weird funny, not fun funny), I know exactly what I’m doing wrong to make the loss so s-l-o-w. I’m a yo-yo-er. So, I’ve done this before at various times in…… Continue Reading
This inaugural Blog It Forward trip is almost over and it’s been great. It’s kind of like being at a party and having a memorable and fun conversation with every person you meet. Our host, the lovely Victoria, from sfgirlbybay.com, has done wonderful work bringing us all together. Like many of the blog authors, I’m…… Continue Reading
I usually don’t cross-promote between Scout’s Dog Blog and my own. But we’ve been having such fun putting these dog profiles together, that I thought you might enjoy reading one too. If you’d like to participate, you can click the Mission Statement at the end of the post. Enjoy! What a fantastic name, right? Scout…… Continue Reading
It’s been a rough morning with some technical issues on my site. (Hackers are mean people and you know what the bumper sticker says, right?) Anyway, it has held up what I was originally going to post. I’ve been furiously working on the Specialty Shops on RDP and it’s very close to how I want…… Continue Reading
Would you like to hear about my garbage? I mean, as it relates to compost? Do you compost? If you don’t, you should! The way we do it here at the homestead turns out to be a pretty easy process. I’ll share my experience with you and claim that I’m not an expert at all.…… Continue Reading
