I’m here today to talk about fruitcake. Yes, really. Poor fruitcake. Much maligned, much joked about, even rumored to be banned by the TSA (it’s not true, I assure you). And we’ve all heard the laugh about there only being one real fruitcake in existence, passed around each year ad nauseam. Here’s where I stir...
November 2012 – was a big yay! Busy but fun. Brief highlights here… { Lance, our resident foodie, browses Martha Stewart Living – pausing only for the food pages. } { A drive in the first snow of the year. Can I just give snow a big hug? } { I have decanted my main...
**I’m sure you all are headed every which way in your Thanksgiving travels (I wanted to get this post up much earlier, but what can I say? Three kids and letterpress holiday season) – I hope you all travel safely!** ————————————————————————————————— This post has been long in the making. Remember two and a half years...
As I mentioned in my last post, we celebrated Matt’s birthday with a rather large dinner party. I’m really excited to share it with you because I think it’s important to demystify this part of entertaining: planning and having events that could otherwise seem unattainable or just plain scary to pull off. I was really...
This summer I have been craving freshness. Perhaps because it’s been so hot lately, perhaps because I’m trying to drop the freshman sophomore mid-marriage fifteen that have crept up on me since the boys came along, but whatever the cause, my summer mantra: fresh, fresh, fresh. I also have been craving simple (fancy that). So,...
July seems like a long time ago, right? Better late than never… { Before it almost burned down, we had a quiet but delightful 4th of July at the family cabin. } { In keeping with the Americana theme: local baseball. As American as apple pie. } { Cameron’s July alter-ego, Walter, enjoys watermelon at...
