Category: Green Living

Clockwise from top: Bon Bouche (an ash-ripened goat cheese that melts in your mouth); La Tur (a combination of sheep, goat, and cow’s milk that is creamy and rich); Cabot’s Clothbound Cheddar (amazingly sharp, earthy taste); Pleasant Ridge Reserve (has won “Best in Show” three times- I tasted a wonderful caramel-y aftertaste); and Cambozola Black … Continue reading “Good Things to Come”

Mmmmm. Dirt. Not like, yum, dirt. Just mmmmm. No, not THAT kind of dirt. When I was a kid, my father and I would spend hour upon hour in our *tiny* backyard garden, pulling up weeds, checking on mini carrots as they gently pushed their way down and eventually up until the little orange tops … Continue reading “Dirt”

Because we are clearly having a crisis of sorts in the costume arena around here (one day Milo says he wants to be a witch, the next a ghost, then a skeleton, then a purple gorilla… alright, I made that last one up), we have decided to take charge. Bubble-wrap charge. A few adjustments… … … Continue reading “So what if I can’t sew?”

We wanted “walk-ability.” Crucial. Of all the cities Andrew and I have chosen to live- Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and now St. Louis, a neighborhood could be everything wonderful and perfect but if it was not walkable, it was not for us. So imagine our joy in finding this place. Walkable, walkable, walkable. A comfortable walk … Continue reading “A Walk”

Autumn is by far my favorite time of year. Because of all the typical reasons. You know, the foliage, the great holidays, the beautiful cool weather, the smell of the first fires of the season, the apples and pumpkins and sudden desire to bake delicious pies and stuffed acorn squash, cook chili, and snuggle up … Continue reading “Squirrel in Spanish”