…I love to take a photograph Seems everyone on the web’s been sporting the new Canon 300D. I’m more than happy to march to the beat of a slightly different drummer with my D70. Honestly, I had an N-65 and two great lenses before I went digital, so the choice […]
Cooking without a net
Lori’s Mediterranean Chicken and Orzo I’m a pretty decent cook. But not a spontaneous one. My modus operandi is to find a tasty recipe, make a shopping list, then cook or bake along with the instructions and sometimes a few additions/subtractions of my own. I’m building a small repertoire of […]
Time for a field trip
Kicking back on the deck Other than our vacation pics, the only photos I’ve been taking lately have been around the house and yard. I’m beginning to feel a bit claustrophobic. I think it’s time for a photo excursion. Hopefully soon.
An old friend
Do you Zima? Ten years ago or so, I used to drink Zimas quite a bit. I’m a girly-girl, I guess. I’ve never liked beer and I’m not keen on things like rum and Coke. Yet the stigma of wine coolers forced me to look elsewhere. There are always margaritas, […]
The definition of perky? Natalie MacMaster
Great music on the nicest evening of the summer Scott took me to my first Natalie MacMaster show in Lansing last June. I’d never heard her music before and I was blown away. I love fiddle music. But she adds something more to the mix. She’s just so darn energetic. […]
Coming clean
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 […]