A friend of mine, B, is home from work on maternity leave. She just moved to the area and is going stir crazy with two kids under four at home. The three year old is desperate for some day-time activities. With the ice cream kick I’ve been on lately, I suggested bringing some over to… Continue reading Vanilla coconut ice cream
Month: August 2013
Odd decorations
I don’t like to read too much into things – but my imagination can take me places… Personally, I think this decoration as seen on The Kitchn is looking really freaking odd. Is no one else seeing that the rope-lamp hanging from the beam looks a lot like a gallows where someone forgot to tie the… Continue reading Odd decorations
Review: Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch
Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch by Barbara A. Perry My rating: 3 of 5 stars I actually rather liked this. My first foray into reading about the Kennedy clan (as an adult) had to be about Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. I’ve had both the Jackie and Teddy biographies lying about for… Continue reading Review: Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch
Quotation Monday #23: Positive thoughts
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results. Willie Nelson
Ducks
The ducks have arrived for my birthday party later today. They will be swimming in a paddling pool as decoration.
Scandinavian cooking: Wales kringle
Oddly enough named Waleskringle – I have no idea where the name comes from. If I were to hazard a guess, as it is an old Danish dessert, I would guess that it might have been named when Princess Alexandra of Denmark married the Prince of Wales, although one dictionary say that it is an… Continue reading Scandinavian cooking: Wales kringle
Turning 30
I turn 30 today. Hints and tips for the next decade are welcome. Enough said.