I have a friend visiting next week. We just firmed up plans to tick something off of her "35 Before 35" list. Which reminded me that, back in the day,…
So pretty! And the flowers look nice too. Yesterday was the « Fête des Mères » here in France. You see signs for the holiday in shop windows (especially jewelers and chocolatiers),…
A belated happy VE Day to all who celebrate! (Given that it's also called Victory over Fascism Day, we should all celebrate). Brunch with my Bestie We're halfway through a…
First of all, I feel the need to point out that the book series The Dresden Files is very different from the TV show, The Dresden Files. Yes, they both share…
Dear Boston Area Meteorologists: Thank you so much for your chicken little impression about this impending "snow storm." Were it not for you, I would be at work right now,…
I'm feeling uninspired today, so I slacked off and let Dustin choose today's blog-off topic. He chose "things that you want to do before the year is done." Now I'm…
Some switch in my brain went off around the beginning of December and I've become intensely focused on making stuff for Christmas. I don't know where these impulses came from.…
(Idea shamelessly swiped from MamaPop). The list of things that made 2008 suck is kindof easy to come up with. 1. The economy 2. See number 1 3. ... And…
This past weekend was one of those weekends where Monday rolls around and you realize, "Hey, we went through a whole weekend, but it kind of feels like yesterday was…
Dustin apparently got up with the chickens this morning to choose today's blog-off topic. That's fine by me, I'm feeling rather uninspired today. Today's theme is stormy weather. And I…
Why do we women always wear such ridiculous shoes? I mean, besides the fact that fashion magazines tell us to. Tonight, I am wearing my purple shoes that I bought…
Well, I finally left the couch! I was afraid that, if I stayed too long, I would become a Howard Hughes-like recluse. Fearing the daystar and anything that wasn't one…