Keeping Traditions

quince pop tart

One thing I have learned in this huge transition phase that we are going through is that you have to figure out the traditions that are the most important to you and then you have to make them work.  It … Continue reading 

Tablecloths.

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There are only so many pictures you can take of carrots and radishes and beets and potatoes before you start realizing you miss the summer market. The Winter Farmer’s Market has it’s own charm that doesn’t always involve produce.  This … Continue reading 

Ruining LAST Christmas

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It’s hard to blog around Christmas time.  Mostly because surprises are really, really hard to keep when you are crafting and gifting and you just want to share pictures of all the fun things you’re making for people. But you … Continue reading 

Election Day 2012!

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I voted! I even went online early and requested a vote by mail ballot.  I researched my answers and I carefully filled in bubbles.  I sealed the envelope and kept my stub. But when the time came to mail the … Continue reading 

Farmer’s Market Fall

Santa Monica Farmer's Market

Let’s be honest.  It was Labor Day.  Then I blinked.  Then it was nearly Halloween. Well, Hellooooo Fall! For the last ten years or so I have spent my autumns in places and climates where the leaves don’t change color. … Continue reading 

Instagram August

Delicious Food I ate in August

The last full month of my summer was pretty rad. Not only did I start off the month celebrating my dad’s birthday with him (this hasn’t happened in years), but I got settled into a new job, made specific goals … Continue reading 

Maryland Summer Break

crabs and old bay

My legs may be absolutely covered with mosquito bites, but I just had a really amazing trip home to Maryland. And not just because of the potato chips… It started off with this little guy, who greeted me wearing the … Continue reading 

Chocolate For Breakfast

Chocolate Yogurt

I tend to eat pretty healthy. I love fruits and vegetables.  I shop at the Farmer’s Market.  I don’t eat a lot of sweets and I always have a good breakfast.  A couple of eggs or yogurt with fruit. But … Continue reading 

Pulpo and Toast

Pulpo Leftovers

The Toasts are in town! Just for the weekend.  Steve is mostly working.  Brad is mostly working.  I, too, am mostly working.  But Sarah is here to relax.  And in the hours that I am not working, I will be … Continue reading