Okay, so we’re no Boston right now, but we did get some snow that’s been around for lots o’ days. Virginia snow doesn’t usually last more than a few days, which makes that kind of a big deal. On the first post-snow morning (and the second), I got a Scott and Peanut escort to and…
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Back Room Blues (Good Blues)
A little while back (and for a while, really), I was debating room color choices for our second to last major space in need of paint. Whew. There has been a lot of painting in our house in the last year and a half. Where did we start? We started with stained peach walls. Very…
Spatula Day Fun
Okay, so the Pots de Creme idea was just that–an idea that Ree Drummond’s chocolate dessert would in fact be awesome if it ever made its way from recipe to actual food (and in close proximity to me). Until I went to the grocery store on Friday night and got chocolate chips and heavy cream…
Red Tile Love
I tend to gravitate towards calm colors when decorating (or dressing)–blues, greens, browns, neutrals. But lately, I’ve been trying to add some red and yellow and orange back into the mix. Those colors can be so warm and inviting! I am still hopelessly devoted to blues and greens and browns, but I think that adding…
Chocolate Week Craving: Pots de Creme
Okay, so maybe I haven’t been cooking a lot lately. Maybe Scott and Peanut are wasting away. No, that’s not true. The second part about the wasting away. We recently consumed delicious pork chili, Giada’s egg and kale wraps (which are decidedly easier with fried eggs than her recommended cooking technique), and some excellent youth-group-provided…
Adrenaline Day
Yesterday was a bit of an adventure for us. It was a two-part adventure, actually. It started with a job interview for Scott and then moved on to some brief public speaking for me. I figured that Scott should be finished with the interview and sharing news about how it went by 11 AM. Noon…
Catching Up With Peanut
Oh, man. Peanut hasn’t been on the blog since before Christmas. Before Christmas!!! That has to be remedied. Lucky for us, he was particularly cute this weekend. Exhibit A: Peanut in the dark Exhibit B: Peanut soaking up some sun Is it just me, or does he look extraordinarily lengthy in his sun-soaking posture? Right…
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