This is so timely - I was just grumbling this morning about what a pit our apartment has become lately. After living with my boyfriend for 3 years, I've gotten used to looking past this gigantic s...

I love nibbling on the flowers - but I've always thought you had to pluck off the petals and not eat the base of the flower - can you just the whole thing in your mouth?

hooray for my little home town that made #1.

These are great suggestions. I never know how to answer the "what can I bring?" question because half the time I can't tell if the person asking is serious, or just trying to be polite.

Our seven bikes (yes, seven bikes for two people) sit in what would be the dining area if we had a garage (or even a balcony) for the bikes. We bought some bike stands that sit on the floor. You ...

I agree that it's probably not as great as it sounds. Like corn-based plastics, I imagine these bags would biodegrade if you put them in a compost bin, but probably won't do much of anything in a ...

I'm not on the above list either, so I just signed up again. But, to keep things totally confusing, I'm Crawford153 on Flickr. :)

I loved those when I was a kid! We had little matching yellow plastic cob holders also to keep your fingers from getting too hot and buttery. Hooray for Tupperware!

I have a really hard time believing there's anything positive about Whole Foods. They gobbled up my local Wild Oats (which, granted was still corporate, but at least felt smaller and closer-knit), ...

Oh there are so many wonderful kinds of tea... Earl Grey and Chai are on the top of the list.

chicken with rice noodles and spinach. or a nice hearty caldereta (filipino stew).

One of my faves when I lived in Spain - Boquerones - deep fried anchovies. Yum yum. And, of course, you can't forget the tortilla de patatas (although I still haven't perfected my recipe).