Fall 2014 To-Do List

Fall 2014 To-Do List

Also known as the Make-Work List. 🙂 Erick and I are still new to the whole homeownership game, and this is our first real fall in the house. (We moved last November, so we missed fall by a month – and if you live in Canada, you understand that November is so NOT...
You had me at “Sassenach”

You had me at “Sassenach”

Oh Outlander. How I love thee. Let it be known that I have loved Diana Gabaldon’s books for at least a decade – in other words, my fandom predates the Starz series – and I’ve been following JAMMF* and Claire’s adventures with the sort of...
The tyranny of luxury laundry rooms

The tyranny of luxury laundry rooms

Luxury laundry rooms. I don’t get them. This is a space where you wash dirty clothes. Dirty. Clothes. Also sheets and towels. Luxury kitchens I get. If I had disposable income to burn I would totally go for one. Luxury bedrooms I get. You spend a lot of time in...
Banana bread for the bon vivant

Banana bread for the bon vivant

We all have those recipes that instantly make us feel at home again: whether it’s mac ‘n cheese, meatloaf, chocolate chip cookies, or soup, they just say “comfort”. On Thursday night, after an emotionally-charged first day at a new school,...