Whenever we move to a new place, our first order of business is to scope out the best places to eat. Six years ago when we first moved to Modesto, I somehow ended up with a brochure featuring local restaurants. We picked one from the list that looked promising, but when we went to find […]
[Continue reading...]2010 Year of Pleasures #35
August 31, 2010
Orange soda isn’t something I make a habit of keeping around the house, but with our work at church we’ve been hosting some teenage kid parties at the house. We had leftover ice cream and leftover soda, so Bear came up with this brilliant bit of synchronicity. An orange soda float. It’s like drinking a […]
[Continue reading...]I’m already hearing jingle bells….
August 30, 2010
As soon as I glimpse the end of summer, it’s pretty much a dead sprint to Christmas. It’s the time of year I find the most inspiring, and my head is always stuffed full of way too many ideas to follow through on all of them. So I have to get started early. I wound […]
[Continue reading...]Versatility
August 27, 2010
At one of those everything on super clearance sales, I bought this blousey navy dress that was missing the belt that went with it. This dress was literally 4$ and will be one of those things that can be worn all through a pregnancy and beyond (should that day ever come back around) so I […]
[Continue reading...]Walking in the sunshine
August 26, 2010
I’ve had a lot of post going out over the last couple of weeks, so I’ve found myself needing to go to the post office twice a week. Normally this is a chore I leave up to Bear. After a couple horrifyingly memorable experiences trying to steer a stroller through those lines of velvet ropes […]
[Continue reading...]Balsamic Burrito
August 25, 2010
This is one of our classic Tuesday night suppers. One of those meals that you almost always have the ingredients on hand for that becomes a VIP in the meal rotation. We eat it a whole lot around here. I only came up with it because I needed another way to use my beloved Balsamic […]
[Continue reading...]2010 Year of Pleasures #34
August 24, 2010
Just replenishing the office supplies and overcome with affection. Legal pads and sharpies. It’s ridiculous how much satisfaction they bring me.
[Continue reading...]Headscarf
August 23, 2010
In the early 80’s my mom used to wear a headscarf all the time. I guess it was just a trend, maybe one she hung on to a little longer than advisable, but it was one of those things that imprinted on me as a classy grown up thing to do. Now, I’m just grateful […]
[Continue reading...]A special cake for our special friends
August 20, 2010
The last time we were living here in Modesto, our friends Jeff and Sherry Vail practically adopted us. We’re friends with their daughters, we come to the family birthday parties, we’ve met the grandparents. We’re tight. So when Jeff asked us to make something special for Sherry’s 50th birthday party, we jumped at the chance. […]
[Continue reading...]Nectarine Chutney and pork
August 19, 2010
I haven’t eaten much chutney over the course of my life, but I’ve made up for that now that I’ve started canning. Chutneys are a combination of fruit, vinegar, and sugar, so they’re perfect high acid foods for canning. And they are a delicious sweet and sour topping to meats like pork, fish or chicken, […]
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