dessert first.
With the upcoming onset of fall, life (at least in my household) really lends itself to routine. My days become really compartmentalized and, while I love the flow-i-ness of summer, there is comfort in...
View Articlethe shine project, part III: a stranger.
Earlier in the summer, I brought you parts one and two of The Shine Project. I “shined” on my family and on a friend. The next – and final – step was to shine on a stranger. Dun, dun, dunnnnnn. For...
View Articlevote!
Hopefully the vast majority of the US citizens who read my little corner of the world will have already done their civic duty by the time they read this. Yes, you! Hello! It’s election day! My older...
View Articlean iPhone update…
Thanks for your kind words and wishes regarding my iPhone. If you recall, last Friday morning – just as I was sitting down to write this post – I bumped it, and it dove perfectly into my freshly-brewed...
View Articlebake olympia!
This weekend is the spring Olympia Arts Walk, and I am hoping to see some of you downtown! Friday night is the second-annual Bake Olympia event, where myself and other Olympia food bloggers and...
View Articleword-less wednesday.
This week, I don’t have a picture for you. Actually, this week I found myself in a situation for which there were no good words…on Monday. While driving to school Monday morning, one of our students...
View Article2013 international food blogger conference.
If you follow me on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, you probably noticed an abnormally high amount of activity by yours truly over the weekend, and that would be because I had found my people, at long...
View Articlemonday meal madness!
Now that everyone who doesn’t live in the Puget Sound area has snow, when will you share? I am so ready for a snow day. Ready to be cooped up, baking lemon bars, drinking my world-famous cocoa by the...
View Articlemonday meal madness!
Happy Monday! How about those Seahawks? Now I’ve got to shift into high gear, because our annual Super Bowl party just got personal! While I start dreaming up menus, let me help you dream of your...
View Articleyou’re welcome.
I don’t know about you, but this is about the time of year when I could use a little pick-me-up that consists of something more than a fancy cocktail {but, hey, hand me one!}. This...
View Articleolympia food swap.
This Saturday is the autumn edition of the Olympia Food Swap, and it will be held at the Eastside Farm and Garden. I can’t wait! I’m planning on bringing a mixed bag of goodies to trade this year,...
View Articlea tale of two cities.
It had been a couple of years since I’d taught sophomore honors English, but I sure am loving it this year. I may love it the best now that my film class and mythology class have sort of been axed and...
View Articleshe’s alive!
Well, hey there. It’s been just a little smidge of time, hasn’t it? For me, it’s been long enough that I’ve went through the stages of grief over this blog’s snafus: bewilderment, rage, whatever-ness,...
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