Adventures in landscaping part 1: discover that the former owners used a tarp-like building wrap under the mulch instead of proper landscape fabric. You know, this may seem like a resourceful, brilliant idea but I assure you, it is not. Building wrap (Tyvek style) is …
After many small moments of chaos last weekend, like the brakes not working properly on our moving truck (kind of a big deal), and then having the electricity taken out by a careless driver running into one of the poles and knocking down the transformer, we finally got moved in. Normally, …
So. Tired. Of. Packing. I’m living among mountains of boxes and can’t find anything I want/need at any point of time. Sigh. After this weekend we will be completely moved to the new house and then I will hopefully have some time to organize, organize …
After a stressful morning yesterday, we pulled it off and closed on our new house!! It was a beautiful day to CELEBRATE!!!!! Now it’s on to more packing as we have about two weeks to slowly move to the new place before we close on …
One week to go until we close on our new house and the process is finally going smoothly so we’re now expecting to close on time. Wheeee!! I may actually get to plant a garden this year and that makes me VERY happy. Vacations also make me happy. This …
Two weeks to go until we are supposed to close on our new house and the appraisal isn’t scheduled until next week which means we may not close on time and we need to close by the end of May. If we can’t, we then …
Serving up deliciousness, right here, right now. And maybe if I’m lucky, my husband will make this for me for mother’s day brunch. I mean, I deserve to have him slaving away whisking this creamy savory hollandaise while I kick back with a cup of …
Mayday, mayday! Stress overload during this first week of May and it’s not about to get better so apologies in advance for any one-and-lonely posts in the weeks to come. In a whirlwind of house touring last week, we did find the perfect house to move into, …
Nothing beats a flavorful grilled steak or chicken. Especially when it’s had a nice long marinade in an Indian spiced yogurt mixture overnight to let the flavors soak in and soften the meat to pure tender perfection. Don’t let this tandoori chicken intimidate you. It looks challenging and has many ingredients but …
Oh sunshine, I have missed you!! I’ll ignore the fact that it is still really chilly and I had to pull out my winter coat only days after sitting outside in shorts and a tee shirt. I’ve learned to expect this sort of misbehavior from a Minnesota spring. …
