Before
My kitchen remodel has begun! Goodbye ugly, small, cheap countertops and badly painted cabinets. Well, maybe not goodbye to the “small” — my kitchen is only 8′ x 9.5′ and that’s not going to change. But there are a few things I can do to make it much more functional. Continue reading
Denali, the High One
Am I writing a travel blog or a home and food blog? With recent trips to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Alaska and Texas I’m really beginning to wonder. Continue reading
What do you get when you combine a good cause — The Junior League of Washington’s annual Tossed & Found sale — with a few cocktails, fellowship, a live auction and complete lack of budgetary discipline? Cheetahs, elephants, buffalo, lions and hippos, oh my! Continue reading
It feels like I’ve been cooped up for weeks. First in airports and hotels then in bed with a terrible cold (hmm, hard not to think there is a casual relationship there). Oh for the cool days of spring when I could hear out of both of my ears and didn’t punctuate every sentence with a hacking cough.
The last time I was out and about was at the beginning of May for the Ladew Topiary Garden’s Rare Plants and Garden Ornaments Sale. The sale was fun and fruitful. I came home with more herbs, two honeysuckle plants and a fantastic antique firefly engraving from Dongan Antiques, Ltd. Continue reading
And George in Charlottesville, VA
Last week I finally took a break from work and spent a couple of fantastic days in Charlottesville, Virginia. Charlottesville known for the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, rolling country lanes, horse farms and wonderful shops and boutiques. O.K., perhaps it’s best known to me for it’s shops and boutiques. Continue reading
Closet Catastrophe
Tucked under the stairwell, just off of my kitchen, is my entertaining closet. A closet where, in theory, I can store all of my extra entertaining accoutrements — plates, glasses, silver trays, chafing dishes – all easily accessible and ready to party at a moment’s notice. As you can see from the photo, the easy access in a moment’s notice part is still just a theory not a theorem. Continue reading
Thyme, oregano and curly parsley dusted with snow.
Mr. Punxsutawney Phil, I have a bone to pick with you. An early spring, uh huh. This is what I woke up to this morning. Snow. Yes, snow! It’s March 27th Mr. Phil, exactly when is this early spring coming? My herbs and I are waiting…
