Lawn chair close-up Ugh. I’m one big ball of toxic stress today. It’s like stress has invaded my body and is now oozing from my pores. I hate when I feel like this. I have a much tougher time solving problems and being proactive. I kind of get mired in […]
Zucchini chocolate-chip bread
Fresh from the oven Although it may sound a bit odd, zucchini and chocolate chips do indeed go together well. A nice alternative to the banana version.
Juliette, come!
She’s got her eye on the prize Hopes for the dog beach faded when we ran into a huge traffic jam on the way to Muskegon. That’s also when we realized that this was the weekend of the Muskegon Summer Celebration. Doh! We found an exit, turned around, and headed […]
Weekend wishes
Soon-to-be astilbe flowers You may be thinking to yourself right now: enough with the flowers. Well I’m in that kind of mood so you’re just going to have to deal. For the weekend: Dinner and a movie with Chad and Tiffany Breakfast and the farmers’ market with Patti and Riley […]
OK…where’s my cane?
Tip of a Fresh Look Red Celosia In addition to the fact that I now need to take a nap each day, that I’ve started to use wrinkle cream, that I “don’t get” Britney Spears, and that I’ve been going to bed at 9:00 or 9:30 all week, I have […]
Everyday stuff
A new selection for this year’s pots: portulaca I got a clean bill of health yesterday, although I’m still feeling less energetic than normal. But I guess a bacterial infection can drag you down for a while. Ugh. I went rollerblading the other day and could barely make it home. […]
Terra cotta
One of my new planters I may be a bit behind in getting things planted, but I’m making up for lost time. The husband generously lent his brute strength and superior screwdriver-wielding technique to helping me put together a raised bed for the veggies. I have one more to assemble […]
Kissing the cook
A simple, yet delicious, backyard spread I haven’t felt like cooking at all since I was discharged from hospital hell. I ate very little while incarcerated and my appetite took a while to get back up to speed once I returned home. It’s back to normal now, but cooking has […]
Farm-fresh shopping
A Saturday morning on Fulton Street Although it opened for the year on May 1, today was our first visit to the farmers market. There are just so many good things to be had. And it feels so much better than shopping for produce in a grocery store. These people […]