Posted in Lawrence on Jan 24th, 2009
Two reruns in a week? Well, we’ve got out-of-town guests. And I’ve been cranking out scones, cookies, challah and deep-dish pizza to please them. Have I mentioned I’m a pleaser? It’s disgusting, really. Anyway – me standing in a kitchen with floury hands equals a rerun at Simmer. And since this one is not food-related [...]
It’s bad enough, the way I peek at their pink bricks and the tall windows. Now I also want to have tea in their garden. I live just a block away but we haven’t met, so I walk past their magnificent house every day with my dog and her pretty red leash – who knows? [...]
Posted in Cleo on Dec 20th, 2007
No scientific tests on the stucco…but this house has been lab-tested. By Cleo. You can see by her nylabone and sweet glazed stare that she’s settling into the house nicely. Like she’s always been there. I’d been worried. And though I’m quite sure I wasn’t the first to fret about a transitioning dog, it sure [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 29th, 2007
We’ve learned that in house building there is action, there is comedy, there are tears…and there are lulls. During these downtimes you find yourself wishing, hoping, begging for something to happen. Anything. Preferably something big. The painters were patiently, methodically priming everything in our house, but it was just white noise. It was quiet. The [...]
