One of my favorite activities in the universe just became possible again this week – walks. After a few frigid and snowy weeks where temperatures enclosed our area in a below zero freeze with a few feet of impenetrable snow, our sidewalks had disappeared. Even being outside felt like a scolding from mother nature. But,… [read more]
Love. There are so many expressions of that warmly felt feeling – poetry, flowers, cheesy movies, dinner dates, and a delicious overabundance of chocolate. But, love in our household means just one thing when it comes to food…bacon. Delicious crispy, thick, marbleized bacon. So, it may come as a surprise that I personally do not… [read more]
Welcome to another installment of “HOW TO” Wednesdays! This week is an introduction to one of my favorite comforts of all time – drinking tea. From loose leaf teas to a nice, quick bagged tea there are a lot of nuances that make up perfecting a good cuppa tea. So, this week’s I will be… [read more]
Today was an emergency. The snow encroached our steps. The clouds remained cool and gray. The icicles dripped incessantly on our back deck. The chilled air briskly made its way through our tightly bound scarves and into our mittens. I needed warmth. Summer. Sunshine. Vitamin D. Something. Anything that would remind me that summertime would… [read more]
Welcome to my third installment of “HOW TO” Wednesdays! This 4 weeks of “how to” will be on seasonings that you can make straight out of your cupboard to save you a little cooking time or spending money. This week spices things up with some Homemade Enchilada Sauce. We used to have cans…and more cans…and… [read more]
I experienced a first today. An actual “grown up” snow day. Not since grade school have I stayed up late hoping for school (or in this case office) closings. But, thanks to the massive midwestern storm that decided to pummel the KC area, our office did officially close. So, in true snow day spirit, we… [read more]
