Archive for June, 2010

Facebook and a Mikasa Bowl

Last week I started a facebook page for my blog. I like being able to connect with my readers in different ways, and facebook is a really great way for me to get to know you all better as well. I would love it if you go and follow along. Short post for today, but [...]

French Toast with Blueberry Sauce

Lately I have been obsessing over dishes (again) online. Up until Christmas time last year when I got started on my Raffia collection (which is now two pieces away from being complete to me) I have always had ugly and boring Ikea dishes.While I completely adore my Vernonware Raffia set, when it comes to entertaining, [...]

Mint, Lavender, and Tomatoes

A lot of my recent days seem to be caught in daydreams. I have a habit of thinking of something and then spending hours researching it online and figuring out what I would do with it, or how I could shape my life around it, or how it would fit in to the grand schemes [...]

Cardamom Biscotti

A while back I subscribed to the the Martha Stewart cookie of the day E-mail that is sent out everyday. I hardly ever click on the E-mail, and most often send it directly to the trash box. There are a few recipes that I have clicked on, based on the title alone (pecan lace cookies, [...]

Wall Hangings

Since we moved to our new apartment I have been kind of lagging in the decor area. Not that I didn’t have my walls decorated, but before this week I had just thrown some of my own paintings onto the nails that were in the walls when we moved in. I think I was waiting [...]

Lucha Libre

Yesterday my dear friend Erin and I got together for some thrifting and lunch. It isn’t often that we can wander aimlessly around the thrift store and have several hours together where we can speak freely and be completely insane, as she has two little ones who slow us down a bit as well as [...]

Memorial Day

Over the weekend I learned that my brother was offered a really great teaching job near Santa Barbara, California. While it will be about a four hour drive to go visit–I’ll take it! I am so excited that I will be able to go see him and his wonderful wife for weekend visits. The area [...]