I like the sound of that: “All of our belongings are under one roof.” We haven’t been able to say that for … ever. It only took two professional movers and one moving van, one generous father, one U-Haul, and a very determined newly wedded couple. We made it. Let me share with you some snapshots and stories from the... Read more
Today is our final day on Locust Lane, and it is bittersweet. I’ve lived in this building for 5 1/2 years — first upstairs in an efficiency and then on the second floor in a one bedroom apartment. I started my adult life here. For the first time I paid rent and electric along with student loans and car payments.... Read more
How involved are you with agriculture? Most people will say not much, unless they’ve planted a seed or milked a cow or raised a chicken. Truth is that we’re involved with agriculture every day of our lives. We all eat food, right? Which means we should all be concerned with where it comes from. This was the premise of PASA’s... Read more
Since there are just two of us sitting down to dinner most nights, we often face days worth of leftovers. And, personally, I can only eat the same meal for two days before my taste buds get bored. The trick is to inject new flavors into leftovers. Between the Pulled Pork BBQ that Nick made before the holidays and the... Read more
I’m resurrecting Favorite Finds with a special installment. Like any young married couple preparing to move (in 11 days!) into their first shared home, Nick and I have both taken to stalking the interwebs for ideas and items to fill our new place. Here are a few things we bookmarked over the weekend. Organico bed linens for the master bedroom... Read more
Every time Nick takes control in the kitchen, the resulting dish is a spicy one. He was especially excited about this recipe because it not only satisfies his “spice tooth,” it also caters to my fondness for shrimp. Though neither of us has visited The Big Easy, this dish took us there. It’s hearty and soulful, and we even added... Read more
I grew up in the house my dad’s dad built. Grampy passed away just one month before my parents were married, so I never had the opportunity to meet him. But I’ve been told we would have adored one another. I may never have seen Grampy walk through the front door of our house, but he left behind plenty pieces... Read more
The lovely Steph shared a big crockpot of this soup at Andrew’s farewell party. It’s so fantastically creamy and easy that I had to ask for the recipe. It’s great for a big group, but it can also be devoured by two over the course of a weekend. Ingredients 3 Tbsp butter 2 celery stalks 1 small onion 1 can... Read more
Nick is in Charlotte this weekend hanging out with the guys, watching basketball, drinking microbrews. It’s his final weekend before rejoining the working world, and so it seemed only fit that he get away before he’s held in place by things like job responsibilities. Of course I miss him (and I thoroughly enjoyed finding the love notes he left throughout... Read more
… is that we can’t yet welcome one of these into our family. (photo credit Google Images) We’ve researched breeders in central Pennsylvania and picked a name. Nick has chosen doggie dishes and a collar and watches Cesar Milan every afternoon. But, alas, we’ll have to wait awhile longer to snuggle up with a furkid. Read more