So the contractor was at our house every day this week. He was changing around the plumbing and hanging drywall, mudding (perfectly I must say- way better than us), and sanding. His electrician did lots of work moving our 220 line for the range and installing new outlets in new...
So I was watching the Barefoot Contessa the other day and she was making dishes of recipes from her past. One of her creations was peanut swirl brownies, from scratch of course, and the recipe just looked too good. While at the grocery store at 6:15a.m. on Wednesday I spied...
The menu. A review. J
It has arrived. This day of the year when I can bake a ton of stuff all intended for consumption on the same day. And we do like variety, now don’t we? So I have baked the quick breads: cranberry walnut with chunks of fresh oranges, apricot walnut (where the...
A very happy birthday today to Dad. Tonight we celebrate with dinner and cake. Ice cream too. And with the happy comes the sad. Our thoughts go out today to our friend Ed who’s Granny passed away yesterday. He’ll be making the long trek down to Maryland to be with...
Have you ever eaten on of those doughnuts, say from Mrs. Murphey’s, that are plain as far as the cake part goes, but is dipped head-to-toe in a sugar glaze? Well I have, although not in years, and I love them. Well yesterday at the Farmer’s Market there was not...
So I busted myself today. I was at the gym this morning and on the agenda (no, not checking your putenda) was legs, shoulders, then abs. Legs went smoothly, and shoulders started out ok. I warmed them up with the wussy set, then moved on to the normal weights (which...
Here’s to our nephew who’s 17 today. He’s the one on the left, not making the train-wreck face….
I feel a bit like Eyore saying that but that’s the kind of day it is. There’ll be no yard work accomplished today. I’m glad that I got most of the bulbs in last weekend. I only have garlic left to plant. The farmer’s market is likely to be dead...