a gchat conversation from today:
A: “I want sweet potato fries.
I might try this.”
K: “omg! I just saw the best recipe the other day… hold on…”
A: “oh nice”
K: “so funny you said that! I was craving a Counter burger (w/fries of course) so I looked up a recipe.
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As a former corps member (2002), I’m still a cheerleader for the [...]
It all started around Christmas time, when our house was full of guests from one eve to another. Mr. M and I had gifted ourselves an enormous new TV for the “man cave” (aka. the loft – women are allowed in and it’s not cavernous) but had left it downstairs until we could find a [...]
Yesterday I woke up a bit late, and definitely hit snooze a couple of times before attempting to rouse from bed. I thought it was just the loss of an hour of time from the day before, that is until I stood up and tried to plod over into the bathroom. Suddenly, as I reached [...]
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I’ve been toiling through my seed catalogs (nothing too exotic this year… if things grow, then I’ll go crazy over the $$ stuff next season) and trying my best to make sense of what we can grow in the garden. I have to say that the teaser plants on the outside of the Burpee catalog [...]
will you be watching the watchmen?
I’m sure we’ll try our best to see it this weekend, since I desperately owe Mr. M some movie time. And this review actually gets me really excited for a cinematic treat, although I’ll need to bring lots of candy & soda in order to survive [...]
I’d love to throw a bunting-themed party [like this one from parcel post] and cover our backyard and the insides of the house with flags and decor! Just imagine the colors and the fun of it all!
I’m truly convinced that bunting is the new paper lantern
We have a yard. We have planting beds in the front & back yards. And we are not gardeners. But we will try.
We received the Burpee catalog in the mail, albeit a bit late to ideally start planting everything, but boy is it enticing. We also have [...]
So you want to read a book on your handheld electronic device … but you can’t bare to spend the $359 on a kindle2?
Download the new kindle app from itunes then… for free. And let your iphone/touch play music and while you read your books.
The books cost the same [...]
I’ve lusted after most everything that Hilary Druxman makes… her jewelry store on Montana Ave. was one of my favorite stops on a lazy weekend stroll. Her pieces are simplistic, yet wonderfully imaginative, for a silver lover like me… and her prices are even better.
In case [...]
I can’t say I’m interested in losing pounds with this habit, because the number that pops up on the scale is nice and very normal on the BMI side of life. However, the shape that my body is taking and the energy I am lacking is becoming more and more of a concern for me. [...]

