Wow, I'm not sure a trip home has ever gone so quickly, at least in my mind, but this one sure did. I really miss my mom and my friends and my time up in Oregon these days, in a way I haven't felt since I first left the state in 1998. I can't believe I've been away for 13 years alre
Surprise! Two nights ago, I made squash soup. I know you're shocked ! Just kidding. I know the one thing you aren't is shocked, after all of the rhapsodizing about squash I've done lately. I received quite a few small squash in my CSA box last week, and after cutting them all open (a sk
I'd planned on writing at least one post over the weekend, but then a thousand things didn't happen, and I had a terrible Friday (was turned down for a promotion at work, didn't get press passes for multiple shows, etc) ... and then, on Sunday, I finally lost the good fight I'd been
Last night: Hubbard Squash, about to be baked in the oven If there's one thing we've had a lot of in our home lately, its squash. This from someone who used to find squash tedious and really annoying to prepare. As it turns out, that was really only butternut squash, and since I've
It's been so long since there was a cell phone photo dump around here! Believe it or not, I have been taking photos, they've just gotten put in the "to upload later" pile or whatever. It's surprisingly annoying to upload photos taken with my Android phone to Flickr, even with t
Today was a day off for me (Amber), and though I was out until far too late last night & didn't get to bed until 3am (I know ), I had many plans for the day. Unfortunately 98% of my plans for the day never really materialized, what with the 6 hours of sleep and waking up at 9:30am and the co
