happy groundhog day.
today is groundhog day. the day when little punxsutawney phil* crawls out of his groundhog hole and looks around to see if he can see his shadow. if he does, we should all pour a strong drink and get...
View Articlesnow and cookies.
dang you guys. i think about half the country got just dumped on by snow this weekend! nemo on the east coast, orko here in the midwest. (orko, really? how is that a name for real?) we don’t really...
View Articlethe way to my heart.
i am a big believer in over-using the word love. i love most things and most people. i do. i truly love them. i believe that loving is the reason we were put here on earth. so obviously i’m a big...
View Articlebeef stew with dumplings.
we have been eating this delicious crockpot recipe for the past, oh, week or so. because it makes a million servings and is so filling that you don’t have to eat a lot to feel satisfied. the recipe is...
View Articleweekend goodness.
this is mostly the only photo i found from my birthday bowling extravaganza on friday night, courtesy of miss lauren: mostly because i get all jumpy and wacky and needing to TALK TO EVERYONE ALL AT...
View Articlepheasant wild rice soup.
i made this last night. and man oh man was it a good way to spend a monday night. (the idea for this was a product of our great meal-planning on sunday.) i was supposed to cook it with Mister Man, but...
View Articlethe winter that would not end.
in light of the horrible events that took place yesterday in boston, i wanted to wait a day to post my completely unnecessary complaints about the weather. one day later, is it any less bad that i...
View Articlecold water and raw onions.
we used to beg my grandma to turn up the heat on the swimming pool at their house. we would beg and beg and beg, and she would say, “well, i did turn it up! it’s at 70 degrees already!”. that was what...
View Articlesomething other than the weather.
i had a nice post composed in my head about how nice it was to finally be able to sleep with the windows open. because that’s really a sweet spot time here in minnesota. between snow and murderous...
View Articlehow to: lip colors for fall.
even though i’m not in school anymore, fall is still a transition time for me. i feel the seasonal changes the most this time of year, and it makes me want to learn new things or nest like crazy. it’s...
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