Eating, shopping, & living in a modern Mayberry
The news outside is atrocious and deeply worrisome: violence, unrest, natural disasters, political quagmires.
The heavy rain, chilly temps and limited sunshine means less outdoor time and very little Vitamin D.
I’m solo parenting while my hubby’s on a business trip to China, my kids are in the throes of school/hormones/testing and my dog is getting feebler by the minute.
What to do?…
Have a couple hours — or better yet, the better part of a day — to kill?
Few streets these days offer more bang-alicious bites and diversions than this one right now….
It’s been a while, but like you I’m sure, this end of summer stuff has had us particularly busy….
With summer coming to a close shortly, it’s not just the warm weather, the lazy, unstructured days and the vacations that I will miss….
Every year my street hosts a block party and it’s always one of my highlights of the summer….
You know a tag sale is going to be good when you hear people are driving from Seattle, San Francisco and even all the way from Oklahoma just to frequent it.
Welcome to Magpie Ethel’s Annual Garage Sale.…
Did you know that besides the dozens of Goodwill stores throughout our area there are a couple other locations in which even greater treasures exist, sometimes for well under a dollar?
Welcome to the Goodwill Outlets — otherwise known as “The Bins”.
And I’m going to show you what’s happening behind the scenes — and just a fraction of all the fun things my buddies and I’ve found there….
One of the perks of being a food blogger is being invited to all kinds of interesting events: restaurant openings, behind-the-scenes tours, and one-on-one interviews with influential and really interesting people in the business.
And now I know that when items are sent to me in advance of a big party, the evening is going to be especially memorable….
photo credit: Lee-Ellen Reed
Of the many transcendent bread experiences I’ve enjoyed in my life, one of my first happened overseas….
