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My mother and her hidden heart of gold

This was on the front page, above the fold, of my hometown newspaper this morning: (photo by Ashley Rittenhouse) “Marietta resident Rose Murray reviews paperwork with Adele Long, a nurse Read more

hike

On Saturday Sam and I met Cindy and J for breakfast at Siam Sunset in Thai Town.  Afterwards we hiked up to Amir’s garden.  Sam and I had gone last Read more

etsy

Because I’m running out of space, and I might be moving somewhere with less space eventually, I decided to try and sell some of my old paintings on Etsy. I Read more

birthday food

Sadly, this weekend, Sam’s month of birthday cooking came to a close.  On Friday Sam gave me a gift inside a custom cut paper card.   Breakfast on Saturday morning Read more

testing the slow cooker

This weekend Sam decided to test the new crock pot for the first time.  She’d never used a crock pot before and although my mother has one, I certainly never Read more

a comment on housing prices?

Next to Sam’s apartment building is another apartment building. Parked in the garage is another reminder you’re not in Kansas any more. This looks like a 360 Modena to me. Read more

just a taste

Sam continued her cooking this past weekend.  Sunday morning began with a delicious omelet and ended with beef bulgogi, which we are both still enjoying for lunch this week.   Read more

numina

Sam and I have been working for the last month or so on a top secret project that takes up most of our weekends.  We may reveal it to the Read more

luck

I could have been eating cold cereal out of a box Saturday morning.  Instead I was eating a home made cheese and veggie omelet in a grilled croissant. Can you see that Read more

lucky stomach

This weekend I was the lucky recipient of Sam’s culinary experiments again.  On Saturday she made macaroni and cheese.  Her goal was to compete with Beechers, but her ingredients ended Read more