Mary Richards and Me
One. Painting: check! Organization of belongings: check! Artwork returned to walls: check! Besides installing the new window blinds which have yet to arrive, I have finished revamping Caroline’s bedroom and have been enjoying it immensely this week. I’ve got a comfy bed, a little desk, a nice chair, a new ceiling fan, some scented candles, [...]
Mom and I stopped at a farm stand this afternoon on our way back from visiting Nana and, among several other types of fresh produce, we bought eggplants! Besides being purple (my favorite color!), they were 3 for $1. So, clearly, it was meant to be. Lately, I’ve been reading a bunch of cookbooks, food [...]
One. I often joke about my lack of both natural domesticity and learned domestic skills, though always alongside vows to practice and improve in that area. This year, unlike previous years, I’ve been mildly successful in following through on those vows. I made bread (from scratch and in the bread machine) for the first time [...]
Because sometimes words just get in the way…
I don’t usually get sick. In fact, during my John Jay Institute fellowship in Colorado last fall/winter, when I was living with 5 other girls and in close proximity to 8 other people, I never once got sick. Even when some weird illness descended upon us (swine flu? the Plague? we still don’t know) and [...]
One. Somehow I’ve come down with averyannoyingandstrangebecauseitisaugust cold that is making it very hard for me to A) breathe (the pile of tissues next to me just keeps growing), B) sleep (only 4 hours last night), and C) think (especially now that the nighttime cold medicine has finally started to kick in), the combination of [...]
This past week has been a week of firsts. One. First time eating, of all things, goat. Yes, I ate goat. Here’s the story: I went to the Taste of Chicago on Sunday afternoon with a girlfriend and we decided to try a few “tastes” of some of the more exotic dishes. I was feeling [...]
My dad loves almost everything about the colonial period of American history–the politics, the written works, the major figures, the culture, and especially the food! Knowing this, my sisters and I planned an authentic meal from the official Colonial Williamsburg cookbook (yes, there really is such a thing) for our family to enjoy in celebration [...]
One. I have recently fallen in love with two new (to me) musicians, both of whom I highly recommend to you: Andrew Belle and Joshua Radin. Caroline first introduced me to Andrew Belle by giving me a copy of his new single. I loved it immediately and his thoughtful lyrics even inspired a blog post [...]