Jun 23, 2013 | ideas & inspiration
This I believe about summer: It lasts about five days. Here’s why I say that: 1. You hardly notice June. Right? What with the end-of-school whirlwind and graduations and weddings and the beach vacation, still in planning. There’s all that camp prep, and...
Feb 28, 2013 | food & cooking
Reading posts from blogs I love is a true (and rather unexpected) joy in my life today. Ree Drummond’s Confessions of a Pioneer Woman is one. She’s not only a famous blogger, she’s also a TV Star with a Food Network show I love even more than her...
Jul 20, 2012 | ideas & inspiration
a little roundup of things that inspired me this week 1. Vickie’s Gemini (or as I like to call it Vickie’s JimAndI) The official 2012 Summer Drink of the Wise Women, my friend Vickie brought a carload of fresh grapefruit—that she then proceeded to squeeze...
Jul 12, 2011 | 30 Days of Fun
Day One A summer dinner on the porch. Bruschetta, made from 5 grain bread, fresh pesto (from my own garden’s basil), homegrown tomato (from Lois, our church organist), a little parmigiano reggiano. And a glass of BrisAndes Cabernet, by Rothschild in...