as evidenced by the previous post, my dear friend nuria joined with her beloved jesse in matrimony recently. to celebrate the occasion, i made the cakes. it seemed right, you see. from the moment of ...
post of note:love | nuria + jesses engagement shootfor the entire wedding extravaganza pix, go here.photographer: Lan Pham || creative styling + direction: Lan Pham || location: the elm, hampden, bal...
this is a photo laden post, a tutorial of sorts on how to prepare a summer roll. a recipe will not be included.ive entered a meatball contest. its next month, in Hunt Valley, MD at the Wine & Foo...
you may not know this, but english is not my first language. i grew up in a household where i was expected to speak vietnamese at all times. as a child this was easy, as it was all i knew. when i sta...
im a newbie to movitas world. i dont remember how i found her but since discovering her blog, ive been a fan. she turns 21 (+19) in a few days. to celebrate her finally turning legal (tho in canada, ...
one of the things you should know about me is that i am capable of showing a great deal of bravado. i learned from a very young age that if you swagger hard enough, people will rarely test your bulls...
ive always been a letter writer. back when it was not so cool to hand write notes, after the charm of typewriters, but before the efficiency and ease of computers and emails, i gave myself hand cramp...
i dont know if you can tell by reading this here space, but i like smut novels. its a guilty pleasure of mine dating back to when i first read Judy Blumes Forever in 5th grade. sure i had seen those ...
i am sitting here huddled from the cold. its been a breezy 60something degrees here this week, very springlike, yes, but when she came in with the elephant march of sunshine last month it led all to ...
I remember the first time dw fed me. He was preparing a salad. I observed him while he cleaned a red bell pepper, quickly running it under the cold tap. Next he cut off the top, slicing around the st...
hi hi. im about to tell you something that you might find odd: im not big on pancakes. ive said it before, its not something i grew up, which was cold cereal and obviously, instant noodles. it was an...
since embracing the whole foods lifestyle, as well as going dairy-free, there have been very few things i miss. if anything, more things have been added to my list of favorite foods to eat: kale, bee...
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. ~Adelle Davis im happy to say that these muffins, after some minor tweaks, would be fit for a king. aside from the fact that ...
today i want to talk personal stuff. maybe even TMI stuff. but its important. to me, and maybe, to you, too. i have stomach issues. i dont have a professional diagnosis but i have determined, with a ...
its been a manic time here in this space, in my life. making it thru this season in one piece with minor tantrums & tears would be considered a miracle. i wont bore you with the details, the frui...
the schizophrenic change of weather tells me that spring is making her presence known. mornings have a slight chill, the dawn still grey from the departing night. the extra hour every afternoon is mo...
there are two moments in the year where the stars seem to align and no matter where you are in the world, in the northern or southern hemisphere, the temps dip or rise to a mildness that brings about...
it was dws birthday over the weekend. for his family & friends, his birth is a joyous thing, one that is noted and most welcomed. for me, for my selfish heart, his being & his place in this w...
i am just now surfacing from a cold. the human body is amazing -- the amount of mucus it can produce is mind boggling, and yet the human bodys inability to deal with tissues is as equally puzzling. i...
i like mayo. there. i said it. its a controversial condiment that sparks either absolute adoration (of which i am an ardent team member) or pure disgust (of which dw feels every and anytime the stuff...
lest you think ive fallen off the face of the earth, hello. it has been awhile, hasnt it? i spent a few dulcet days in kentucky, where i immersed myself in late mornings, sleeping in while my darling...
i didnt grow up in an "i love you" household. in fact, i didnt utter those three words until i was out of the house. and despite not hearing it often, or vocalizing it at all until i reache...
it is february already. in fact, valentines day is in a few days. if youre anything like me, youre wondering where the days have gone. the slumberous hours of winter have gone with nary a sign of slo...
it has been quiet around here. ive been in a funk. a post-vacation funk. im only just now surfacing from my shallow wallow of self pity as i try to get back into the daily grind. dw & i spent 8 d...
january has been lovely so far. seriously lovely. i mean, blustery winds and frigid cold aside. warm blankets. crocheting. knee high socks. eskimo kisses. and birthdays. celebrating birthdays are alw...
over the weekend i spent time cleaning ~ the abode, the fridge; the type of frenzied cleaning that occurs prior to a big trip. a big pot of homemade chicken stock simmered gently on the stove, a bowl...
when i sit in the kitchen, whether it is to do a bit work on the laptop or listen to NPR while dw brews my cup of tea, i almost always prefer the back door open, no matter the temperature outside. no...
the thick layers of wool and flannel ive been wrapped up in tells me that Winter is well & here. it has been particularly bitter and brutal these last days, we awoke to 19F this week, the darknes...
it is a new year. last year, 2011 came in quiet, maybe even a little reluctant. it turned out to be a good year. no. it turned out to be a sort of grace, my saving grace. 2012 also came in quiet and ...
confessions ~dw & i did not celebrate xmas. hes not big on the holiday and since i dont have a strong attachment to it myself, we ix-nayed it. instead, we slept in, took goofy visa pictures of ea...
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