We had our first pizza-cocktail Friday night in weeks last night--as I've mentioned before, I love this part of the week. Last week, we made pizza on Thursday because Friday night we'd be out celebrating my birthday (the big 4-1!); while still delicious, it wasn't quite the same. The two Fridays before that, well, we … Continue reading Gin-Walnut Old Fashioned
Sigh...my birthday weekend has come to a close! But, it started with a wonderful evening with Skip and a couple of close friends and ended with a lot of unexpected sunshine, Mars, and rhubarb (mostly) crumble that was almost a cake. Hard to complain with such a lovely start to being 41. This afternoon, after a … Continue reading Mostly Rhubarb Crumble
Back home from our Hawaiian vacation--back to gray Seattle skies and rain! The vacation was wonderful and much needed. Our vacation started with Skip and I spending a couple of days on our own in Honolulu; we had some wonderful cocktails (with very cool people) at Pint + Jigger followed by a lovely meal at … Continue reading Spicy Quinoa Soup
The quiet moments on a weekend morning are some of my favorites, especially on sunny mornings like today. There’s sun streaming through the windows. Skip is still sleeping, our dog, Roux, is snuggled up with him while Milo keeps me company (and watches the crows with unrealistic expectations). The only sounds are the crows chatting … Continue reading Sunday morning & tropical plans
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