Everything seems to have burst into bloom here recently. I got to thinking about it – flower season is more condensed here, 6 – 8 weeks later in arriving than it was in D.C., so maybe that’s why it feels… Continue Reading
This weekend was our literary festival and all the book nerds were in town, I love that book-nerd energy. I mostly didn’t partake – for as much time as I spend with my nose in a book, I am (weirdly?)… Continue Reading
This is way off topic, although I’m amused that Tom did something similar last week (I’d already written the first draft of my post – great minds thinking alike, obviously.) It was prompted by a random thought one recent evening:… Continue Reading
Let’s talk about bakeries, pastries and desserts, shall we? A bit inspired by Cinnamon’s post yesterday with her photo of her local bakery. I’ve probably done this post before, maybe more than once, but fingers crossed your long-term memory isn’t… Continue Reading
Spring comes late to the party here, as I’ve mentioned – the cherry blossoms are in full swing back in Washington, D.C., but nothing’s out yet here. The daffodils are up, though, and everywhere at my feet and on the… Continue Reading
Not gonna lie, I miss the floral extravaganza of spring in Washington, D.C. I checked the news and they are guessing peak bloom for the cherry blossoms in the next week to ten days. If you ever have a chance… Continue Reading
Cinnamon’s post on her Cire Trudon candle got me reminiscing about the brand, and a poke around on their website (I guess they’re now called just Trudon? Can I type it like Trvdon because it amuses me? and oh, yeah… Continue Reading