Archive for April, 2010

Today I spent a long time in the yard pulling weeds. It’s a big job in our yard because pretty much everything is a weed. I did find a few wimpy looking hostas and a 3″ tall Japanese maple tangled up in the ivy. I also found a rabbit nest! I can’t tell if it’s [...]

Look what I found at our front door… A box full of freshly harvested goodies! The Produce Box delivers a box of freshly harvested local produce to your door once a week during the North Carolina growing season. The contents vary depending on what’s in season. This week’s box includes lettuce, strawberries, radishes, sweet potatoes, [...]

My friend Ariel makes delicious food. When I tried her apricot bars my taste buds had a party in my mouth, so naturally I had to get her recipe. Now I’m sharing it with you! Aren’t you lucky? 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups oats 1 cup packed [...]

When I hear “sundress” this is what I picture… 1 Medallion Shift from Loft 2 Filament Wing Earrings from Anthropologie 3 Matison shoe from Aldo 4 Silhouette Flower purse from Ruche

The artichokes inspired me to invent a wild crazy fruit!

I have to go to the dentist this afternoon to have a cavity filled, and I’m dreading it. I just know the dentist is ripping me off. It’s like when you take your car to have an oil change, and the mechanic tells you that you need to spend $600 to have your thingy-majigger replaced. No [...]

Yesterday I started working on the flagstone path. It turns out that removing the gravel from the old path is really hard. It also turns out that I have no upper body strength whatsoever. After an hour of gravel hacking I couldn’t move my arms anymore. Sometimes I wish I had big burly man arms. My [...]

Artichokes are scary. With all those tough spikey leaves they look like they just want to be left alone. So, I usually buy them in a can. But, there are piles of fresh artichokes at the grocery store right now, so I swallowed my fears and tried steaming them. They turned out great! fresh artichoke(s) [...]

I need more polka dots in my life. I also need pants that are this length. They are supposed to be a little short, whereas most pants I try on are unintentionally too short! 1 Polka Dot Knit Top from Forever21 2 Hearts of Darkness Necklace from ModCloth 3 BDG Grazer Cigarette Jean from Urban [...]