It came and left in a fury. I thought I could get it all done turns out I could not. I had to learn to let go of what could not be and accept that the world will not stop spinning if I don’t get everything done before Christmas. This year I worked the same…
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Chocolate For Breakfast // Week 49
The editing continues from last week’s wedding. Family session is wrapped up and now its time for some serious sleeve rolling up and focusing. I need to get the number down from 1111 ( I have a thing about 1111) to around 200-300. I started taking screen shots while I worked on them, a future post about…
Pumpkin Pie + Wedding Cake // Week 48
Epic week for me right here. One that can only be recapped in photos and not words because I am in the middle of editing last weekends wedding. While everyone was shopping for Thanksgiving staples like turkey, yams and cranberries I was poking fish. Buy the ones with the clearest eyes by the way. I…
Comfort Stuff // Week 42
I’m cooking my favorite comfort food for a friend, even if its still 85 degrees outside. I’ve been ready for roasted ot vegetables, soups and stews since school started but So Cal weather isn’t cooperating. I had the pleasure of making dinner for another family who’s oldest just underwent some pretty extensive knee surgery, I have…
the butcher, the baker and the list maker
Grocery shopping and meal planning are the bane of my existence, that along with Laundry Exercising Cooking (were talking the short order stuff not the good stuff like coffee cake muffins) Cleaning Paying bills Carpooling I have yet to find my happy place with all things that have the element of predictability and the mundane. And just when I think…
Chicken Paillards with Artichoke and Tomato Salsa
I must thank Kathy C. for sending me this recipe last week. I was fresh out of inspiration and fighting that wicked post-vacation depression something awful. Kathy and I reconnected on facebook, you should know we go back. As in ‘push em’ back… push em back… waaaaay back!… Yep, that’s Kathy in the center… can you find the…
Do you know Trader Joe and Naughty Betty?
Today I am answering your emails! I am thrilled (happy dance) that you want to hear what I have to say about… well whatever inquiring minds want to know. Its kinda like those email questionnaires I get and for the record YES I do answer those and YES I do forward them on. Not that I…