every bite tells a story, every dish is delish
Posted in In the Kitchen on Apr 21st, 2008
Yesterday the new kitchen officially became my kitchen. We had drawn every detail, every door and knob and pull, but it took months of living to make it mine. I would like to say it was the perfect batch of brownies or the waft of blueberry pie, but it was a pool of [...]
Posted in Inside, Let's Shop, New Old House on Mar 25th, 2008
When we decided to include a sit-down bar in kitchen, we should have known it would trigger a passionately competitive internet search for the right bar stools.
Found!
By Greg. Grrrr.
Not too tall, not too short, real wood, comfy bistro lines. These are restaurant stools and they were Greg’s choice. Though I liked them [...]
I know - I’ve sung the praises of our funny, edgy, delightful college town so many times.
You probably think I want everyone to move to Lawrence, Kansas.
But I don’t.
See, I wasn’t the first to spread the word, and now many, many more people live here.
Too many. We’ve seen bumper stickers that read “Welcome to [...]
Posted in Everything eBay, Rock Chalk on Mar 17th, 2008
Here is your day-late look at Steaming Sunday.
Josie made this most excellent “DAD” mug for Greg on his birthday a few years back, at one of those paint-your-own ceramics places. Now it has a nice crackly patina and coffee rings at the bottom.
It’s well-loved.
The news below it, of course, is basketball news - around here, [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, My So-Called Life on Feb 25th, 2008
So, we went away.
And it was lovely, and now, sadly, we are back. Back to the cold last night, in time for the Oscars.
I enjoy a good trip. But what I really enjoy, what I really excel at, is the “pre-trip.” I make lists. Pre-trip lists. Lists with categories like “to get at Walgreen’s,” and [...]
