I turned 30 in February. So far, I really like my 30s. My parents bought me a new camera for my day and it just took me a while to decide and then it took …
I found these pictures of my garden that I made out of rock hard, dog-compacted, neglected soil inhabited by previous dope-dealing renters of my home. The entire yard (two city lots) was concrete-like dirt with …
Long before any of us had kids, I held a monthly soire at my house. Bitch's Night. The premise was simple: ladies, come on over, bring other ladies, have a beverage or two. It was …
My mind has been whirling about the kid I am about to have. She arrives any day now. People keep saying to enjoy these days because there won't be any more like this. That is …
Andy placed our delicate, 16-pound cat in the bug sling yesterday morning. The sling is funny for me to wear right now with a gigantic belly but Sam Bubba loved it. (I adore the sling, …
So this morning I noticed a certain appliance was plugged in and there were crumbs. Channeling Nancy Drew, I phoned my man to inquire. Sure enough, he had toast this morning. The clean toaster works …
Step #1: Swear a lot because you nearly ruined your plum butter in the process.Step #2: Convince yourself it will loosen if you let it soak.Step #3: When, after five days, the crud won't budge, …
Halloween at our house means putting the pink fairy wings on my darling furry friends and reveling in their adorableness. They love it because they get lots of treats for participating.Tonight we had our first …
The Hip Homemaker gave me the Nice Matters Award. Isn't that nice?The rules:This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for …
My friends, Bobbie and Shirley from down the Bitterroot, gave me bags of perfect, delectable Macintosh apples. Turns out this year was a great apple year.Today I made pureed apples for bug.I decided it was …
Today my man and I celebrate our two year anniversary. But we've been together for ten. I always have to get that in especially when people see me pregnant and say things like, "wow, you …
Oh, what to do with all that effing zucchini.This year I planted my summer squashes from starts that I bought so I wouldn't be misled into planting just one more tiny, innocent seed in the …
