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We interrupt our regularly scheduled Love Thursday post today, for a bit of self-promotion. I have a little secret to share with you all. After almost 2 years of writing this blog, and feeling the need to branch out a little, I started putting together a…

Folks, today I am here with a very important message.  Michelle, over at Bleeding Espresso along with a few others, have a contest going right now to recognize Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, which happens to be September.  More important than…

Or, should I say a perfect Birth-day?  Shhhh. Don't tell anyone. Chris asked me what I wanted to do this year for my Birthday, I told him I wanted to go to the city.  New York City that is. We…

Or should I say Wordle. My fellow francophile friend Claudia over at The Paris Apartment had these cool word clouds over on her blog. I decided to play around and these are a few my creations. This is too cool.…

Martha has one.  So does Ina, Giada, Emeril and pretty much any chef that is worth his sea salt in the foodie community. What I am talking about? The Le Creuset Dutch Oven, of course! You can spot the ubiquitous cast iron jack-of-all-trades pot in…

Peonies.  Prose.  And Prizes. Large drooping blossoms Bright pink, pale pink, white, even peppermint striped   They start tight as a little round ball and gradually, silky petal after silky petal they triple their girth Those fat pom-pom like blossoms, cheering…

Unfortunately, I am not lucky enough to have acres of green land and sprawling flower gardens.  That's my Mom. Instead I have a challanging situation.  I have a small porch. And It is longer than it is wide. We have worked hard…

Sweet, fragrant clusters of blossoms Delicate, graceful lilliputian starsShades of violet, lavender and periwinkle blueLovely, just lovely Can you smell them for there? The first round of Lilacs made their way into my kitchen this week thanks to my other…

In the last few weeks several situations have occurred that frankly, makes me question the Airline industry here is the US. It started a few weeks ago with Southwest Airlines.  Many of their planes had to be grounded for not…