I always drool over recipes in magazines. Lately I’ve come across a ton of great drink ideas. But there’s always some ingredient missing or some step I don’t have time for. This sangria was super easy to make, but required at least two hours for the mix to chill. Two […]
Sniff and snap
A couple of afternoons each week, Juliette and I get a window of time to ourselves. Sometimes we visit her beloved dog park, but I often walk her along the sidewalks, logging at least half an hour so I can get in my exercise quota. She’s won the Doggy Lottery […]
Again with the Windy City
Visited Chicago with Tiffany this weekend. We went plush. The Blackstone Hotel. She has some good connections, I can assure you, because there’s no way I could have afforded to stay there at the regular-folk rate. Friday: Dinner at Mangia Roma followed by “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” at the Steppenwolf. […]
Four years later
Here they are again! I remember when I met these girls and their brother. They were practically toddlers. The youngest will be graduating from high school next year. Egads! Devin found them to be charming, of course. How could he not?
How do I spell annoying?
S-P-E-E-D R-A-C-E-R! My son, without any assistance from us adults, gloms onto the car movies and their assorted parephenalia. With Cars, it was some cheese display at the grocery store that caught his eye — and led to two years of Lightning McQueen worship. With Speed Racer, the new king […]
I need more time*
*Get it? Thyme? I am getting a late start on the gardening this year. Gah! I have only five pots finished and a bunch of plants on the deck that really need to be in the other pots. The raised beds need to be hoed so we can put some […]
Stacy makes killer margaritas*
Spring. It’s a fickle season. But I lurve it. I’m not very keen on very hot weather or very cold weather, so spring and fall really make me giddy. This spring has been slow to bring the really warm temps, which has resulted in the only drawback of the season […]