It’s been a six-year hunt for black boots I could love. I’d actually been hunting for a pair when I stumbled onto the brown Born boots that i wear so often during a trip to Boston. Since then, I have hunted and hunted. On Tuesday, I found them. Let the angels sing.
I’ve been craving sweets lately and I’m just gonna go ahead and blame hormones. For one thing, I think that it’s actually true about hormonal cravings. And also, I’ve been doing pretty darn good with the non-sweets-eating, even through the holiday season. So there. I think I might indulge with one or all of these:
What do I want? Sweets. When do I want ’em? Now. Read More »
Getting ready for Tet is always a tad overwhelming for me. I want to do far more than I am ever able to accomplish.But this year Jaymee came over early and helped me out with the cooking. She even made the Banana Flower Salad, from start to finish. And I wore my flip-flops to make
Okay, so this is my favoritest pizza ever and it really has to do with the delicious pesto sauce. A friend of mine introduced it to me last year and I have loved it since. Prado’s Pesto 2/3 cup olive oil 1/3 cup nutritional yeast 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts 5 garlic cloves, chopped and
the rare treat–gluten free pizza Read More »
As if sticking needles in my back wasn’t fun enough, the chiropractor suggested we try a little electric stimulus for my back pain. Now that sounds awesome and all, but I still remember a dozen-plus years ago when my then-husband was playing with a little Jacob’s Ladder he’d made. It left burn-holes in his t-shirt
Next, we’ll try electric shock therapy. Read More »
That’s what they said. I’d complained posted on Facebook about the continued pain and a friend-of-a-friend suggested acupuncture. A friend gave it a hearty amen. Then the chiropractor suggested I try it out along with massage therapy. So with more curiosity than faith I scheduled a visit with the acupuncturist and spent two hours last
Poking me is gonna help? Read More »
It was Black Friday and I was supposed to be at work.
In an instant, everything changed Read More »
Cleaning out the storage closet to fill with my sewing goods, we came across all sorts of things including a French magnetic vocabulary set I’d bought for my daughter a couple years ago when she had a semester (or two?) of French classes. They never were used, but she couldn’t bear to get rid of
From her point of view Read More »
I used to see the headlines on the women’s mags at the grocery and never could understand what difference it really made if it was a weeknight or a weekend dinner. Crazy publishers had something of the sort on every cover. They still do, but now I get it. I understand how moms don’t want
Ohhh, right, weeknight dinners. Read More »
