• kimmy

    flashback Friday: Easter then and now

    A few weeks ago, my Dad sent a text message to Mr. M with this photo from an Easter long ago: When Miss L saw it, she immediately said, “That’s L!” Despite Mr. M trying to correct her, she tried…

  • yummy

    mad men with vodka – Sterling Cooper Vodka Collins

    I’m definitely one of those people who have enjoyed the “throwback” references that have infused modern living due to the wildly popular AMC series Mad Men. From the collection of clothes from Banana Republic, to the throwback hairstyle tutorials posted…

  • yummy

    burgundy pork sliders with cherry sauce

    It must have been all the dried cherries that Miss L has been gobbling up lately, because everything with those little red fruits looks like the most delicious thing ever these days. Either that, or I’m not-so-patiently anticipating cherry season…

  • homey

    framing my wings

    Once I got home from the Tinker Bell 1/2 Marathon with my medal, I knew I wanted to be able to frame it in some nice memorable way. First, because it’s just too darn pretty not to, and secondly, because…

  • family

    discovering you have really long roots

          I tend to think of family lineage within the past few generations… who came over to America from where and basically how in the heck both sides of the family ended up in Northern California. But my…