It’s only Wednesday morning, but my dinner tonight (and last night, and the night before, because even though I am a foodie, it is THAT good, but three nights is my limit, and besides, I’ll have run out of this pasta) will be tagliatelle tossed with broccoli and a saffron cream sauce. Because I begin [...]
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Wed, March 25 2009 » food, kitchen » No Comments
Lightning wasn’t my cat, he was Nick’s. Well, Nick’s and Linda’s and Athena’s, but Athena is in Spain, and Linda moved to San Francisco, so Lightning became Nick’s to feed and house, although he was still everybody’s to care for.
I first heard Lightning called by name last year (in March, as a matter of fact), [...]
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Tue, March 24 2009 » doctors and dentists, friends, pets, sewing » 3 Comments
Two is a coincidence, three is a collection. -Me
Well alrighty then, kiddies, gather ’round and let me tell you ’bout a little girl who never wanted to dress like a cowboy until some time late in high school when she HAD to have herself a pair of cowboy boots. And by “have herself,” I mean [...]
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Tue, March 17 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, collections, fashion, nostalgia, shoes » No Comments
I don’t read Maggie Mason. Do you hear that, Universe? Here is a crafty, educated, independent, liberal woman who DOESN’T READ MIGHTY GIRL. I have nothing against Maggie, it’s just that, in an ever-increasing world of Well-Written Blogs, I can’t read everyone. And, since I don’t have a 2-year-old or live in San Francisco, Mighty [...]
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Wed, March 11 2009 » cars, diner pie, family, food, friends, nostalgia, tattoo, vacation » 5 Comments
My daffodils (early Spring) and tulips (mid Spring) have poked their leafy greens out of the ground. In fact, the daffodils have gone so far as to bud, but my little flower bed gets slightly less sun than my next door neighbors’ does, so I’m a bit behind. For bulbs that seem to be surviving [...]
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Mon, March 9 2009 » Is it safe to remove the gas masks?, diner pie, food, gardening, life-threatening clutter » No Comments