Archive for January, 2010

BoBs (Best of Blogs) – FIRST edition!

This week I’m debuting an “interactive” feature for everyone to play with!
Every Friday, I’ll run this post which will ask readers to submit their favorite blog entry of the week from ANYWHERE in the blogosphere! It could be an awesome recipe, a pretty picture, a great story, a silly joke, etc… just something you [...]

who doesnt’ want to throw a chocolate party?

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I’m not going to lie… I think I said, “OMG – Look at this!” about 15 times to Mr. M last night as I flipped through the latest Sunset Magazine. But the showstopper of the issue was most definitely the chocolate recipes that they had. Do you see how good those sugared chocolate beignets look?!? [...]

adios old… hello stainless!

.Dear Mr. Dishwasher-that-came-with-the-house,
I know you were only a mere 5 years old, but sadly you just never lived up to your potential. We were happy to see that you were in apparently good working order when we came into the house, but that’s when you began to exhibit strange characteristics. Sometimes you just wouldn’t [...]

cupcakes for winners and losers

.Sunday was a special sort of football day… since Mr. M’s team was actually in contention for a spot in the Super Bowl. Sadly, years of lowered expectations for his beloved Jets had him quietly cheering them on during the game… which made the disappointment a little bit easier to bare when it arrived at [...]

baby buying spree: the stroller

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And then there was the stroller…
.We pushed and prodded and researched and asked… then shopped some more and more. And everytime we touched this thing at the store, some experienced mom with #2 on the way would inevitably stop by and say, “OMG. You’ll LOVE this stroller!” and rave about it endlessly. Baby Bargains [...]

devloping every friday

.For the next few Fridays, the lovely Liz of PaisleePress is hosting a “develop” photography series with the wonderful photographer Jefra Starr Linn. Each week there’s a posted assignment, a guided creativity lesson, and a chance to showcase your results via either FLICKR or Facebook. It’s the perfect way to spend the weekend working on [...]