In three hours we're having 16 people over for a benefit dinner for a favorite nonprofit in our community. I'm preparing chicken with Moroccan spices, roasting potatoes (don't know what I'll do wit...
We often close down with grappa or brandy (my boyfriend is a distiller), but invariably we make coffee and ask who would like coffee or tea. It's a great way to wind down the evening.
I really don't think this sounds far-fetched. If cleaning is a task, an accomplishment, and if completing responsibilities is a sign of a virtuous person, then there is sound reasoning. It helps th...
I love the look of the same color being used for walls and trim. I'd use semi-gloss for the trim, but the look is much more unifying -- typically a good choice.
I'm going to use a word that is new to my uttering: 'meh." The features had potential, I like the Rita Konig connection, but I've already deleted it from my bookmarks and defriended it on Facebook.
Now when Rhoda moved back to New York (and eventually wooed Joe) -- that was an apartment! I was never any great fan of Mary's high rise, one bedroom where she lived during the final seasons. The r...
@ wild-er, I hope you're not suggesting Keep Calm in its current incarnation is artwork worthy of inclusion at MOMA. It's a perfectly fine message with appropriate graphics. While Grace is by no me...
Always at the table! My partner's family seldom ate meals together, so it's particularly meaningful for him to share our lives this way. He's of the "three serving plates rule," and I make sure the...
I remember that Ted Kennedy's library in McLean, Virginia was painted mauve in the 1970's -- his favorite color. I found myself on a journey to follow him in terms of color, and eventually painted ...
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In three hours we're having 16 people over for a benefit dinner for a favorite nonprofit in our community. I'm preparing chicken with Moroccan spices, roasting potatoes (don't know what I'll do wit...
It's really about eliminating sexism.
We often close down with grappa or brandy (my boyfriend is a distiller), but invariably we make coffee and ask who would like coffee or tea. It's a great way to wind down the evening.
Very cool, quirky and personal...did I mention fun?!
The Lovejoy vodka is fantastic, we have two bottles here. We live in Portland where it's made, and on Lovejoy--so it seems especially at home.
Lamb with apricots; roasted brussel sprouts; cucumber-yogurt salad; and setting out a particularly ripe cheese.
One vote for lilac.
I really don't think this sounds far-fetched. If cleaning is a task, an accomplishment, and if completing responsibilities is a sign of a virtuous person, then there is sound reasoning. It helps th...
Two rounds of pear sauce this past weekend. It's delicious, and makes perfect use of bumper crops of pears.
I love the look of the same color being used for walls and trim. I'd use semi-gloss for the trim, but the look is much more unifying -- typically a good choice.
I'm going to use a word that is new to my uttering: 'meh." The features had potential, I like the Rita Konig connection, but I've already deleted it from my bookmarks and defriended it on Facebook.
Chicken stuffed with lemon and onion, roasted carrots, the last tomatoes of the season with a bit of mustard and balsamic crowning them.
Now when Rhoda moved back to New York (and eventually wooed Joe) -- that was an apartment! I was never any great fan of Mary's high rise, one bedroom where she lived during the final seasons. The r...
@ wild-er, I hope you're not suggesting Keep Calm in its current incarnation is artwork worthy of inclusion at MOMA. It's a perfectly fine message with appropriate graphics. While Grace is by no me...
Always at the table! My partner's family seldom ate meals together, so it's particularly meaningful for him to share our lives this way. He's of the "three serving plates rule," and I make sure the...
I love that first room, with the black and white tablecloth.
I remember that Ted Kennedy's library in McLean, Virginia was painted mauve in the 1970's -- his favorite color. I found myself on a journey to follow him in terms of color, and eventually painted ...
Such a great idea--the plastic switch plates have never been my favorite.
It's so good that she includes fruits of fall (pears, apples) and winter (grapefruit) in this poem.
Thanks for including one of my favorite poets. Her name is spelled with one d -- Jane Hirshfield.