I’m in England at the moment and that means a trip to Seaton Carew. Actually, it means as many trips there as possible. My lovely…
I’m on my way to England and had to leave my lovely foster daughter behind for the week. We discussed my trip ahead of time…
Yay! Pickle-making weekend has finally arrived. And just in time, as I was out of pickles. My folks arrived Friday night with freshly-picked cucumbers from…
It’s pickle season. That means that when I come home from work tomorrow the house will be full of people and pickle making supplies. Mmmm……
I really like candy. Especially candy that comes on a stick. Candy on a stick is great fun because of the bonus of using your…
I made a Crazy Cake today. It just seemed fitting since I’m entering into a whole new realm of personal insanity these days. Wanna make…
I don’t know if it’s because of my family’s peasant, Germans-from-Russia roots, or because I’m weird (maybe both?) but I really like beets. I do. Honestly!
When I run I think. Even when I’m listening to my iPod, my mind is racing through one thought after another. It jumps from here…
I was looking forward to the Moscow Farmers’ Market opening last year but Paul died before we ever made it there and I couldn’t bring…
When I got home from work today, I realised that I’ve not enjoyed a nice cuppa tea and a sit down after work since my…
My nephew and I enjoyed a nice picnic dinner before spending two hours hiking Kamiak Butte last night. We’d decided before the trip that we…
I love food. Expensive food, cheap food, homemade food, and overly-processed food-like substances. The last is a group that I don’t get to enjoy often,…
Uncle Mike finally found his way to the Palouse for a day of wine tasting! (Can you believe it!?) He showed up Saturday evening and…
For reasons unknown, I got an urge to finally take a trip up to the top of Steptoe Butte today. It was my first visit, which…
I started this post thinking it would be about my love of (obsession for?) fish-n-chips but couldn’t stop myself from going on these little tangents…
I started the day off thinking I’d do some weeding in the garden. Maybe work on my tan a bit. So, I broke out the…
I’m on a bit of a Caesar salad kick these days. Where I used to be extremely creative with my weekly dinner menus and ate…
I love the way people can share the most mundane everyday details of their lives with the world thanks to the Wonderful World Wide Web.…
When I first began this blog, I jokingly commented that: “The content will be all over the place. You may visit one day and see…
I love stir fry. It’s amazingly awesome food. (Except for those icky water chestnuts and bamboo shoots that my folks always put in the stuff.…