Entries Tagged as ‘Holiday’

April 9, 2008

In Honor of Bree’s Vacation!

Tomorrow Bree leaves for Shannon, Ireland with Noah! I wish I could go with them! Bon Voyage!
Who can resist the sweet sound of an Irish accordion? There are so many styles of Irish music and I’ve heard the good and the bad. Some have a jazzy sound, others are influenced by 90’s world beat, [...]

March 31, 2008

Oh Goetta, How I love Thee…

Spring Break 2008 - 180, originally uploaded by neuf francs.
I’m back from the Nati and I’m sad to say there will be no more fresh goetta for Stace, Montgomery Inn, Graeter’s, Haute Chocolate, Skyline, Jungle Jim’s or even Trader Joe’s. I got my hair cut shorter because I know I won’t be able [...]

March 23, 2008

Happy Easter!

Mom is in the kitchen preparing the Sunday brunch while I, well, watch Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word. I’m happily anticipating the family’s visit this afternoon. Hopefully we will get a nice game of Balderdash going!!! Happy Easter to all friends out there! We will post photographs later today.I met a very nice man, Don, [...]

March 17, 2008

Beer Cheese Highbrow?

Yes that is right! Once my friends made fun of me for eating this mixture of beer and cheese in a bread bowl. But today Martha Stewart celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by making an Irish cheese and beer fondue. Officially beer cheese is highbrow. If Martha makes it, it must be high class. She wouldn’t [...]

February 7, 2008

New Year - MAKE IT WORK!

Today is Chinese New Year! Wahoo!

Claudia, anytime you want to get old and start a greeting card business I’m all in! On Martha Stewart she featured the National winner of greeting cards and it didn’t look that special. I think we could make more creative and stylish cards than that woman. Not to sound like [...]

January 2, 2008

Happy New Year

EXERCISE - STOP SMOKING - TRAVEL MORE
Oh resolutions… Today I start Irish dancing again. I haven’t worked out for the entire month of December. Now I’m sitting on the couch warm and relaxed with only an hour to go before I leave to work myself hard. Just the thought makes me want to crawl inside [...]

December 27, 2007

Christmas Night

Christmas Night, originally uploaded by Hearth & Salamander.
As promised, pictures of our lovely gingerbread house. There are more photographs on Flickr, just click to the right.
Also on Flickr, updated pictures of our new work room! (Still in progress, but almost there)!

December 25, 2007

White Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Joseph, the rabbits, and I are enjoying a lovely white Christmas morning (it is like a real-life snowglobe outside!), eating Panettone french toast, coffee with cream, and watching the Yule log fireplace on channel 2. The rabbits enjoyed munching on their Christmas gift, a fresh organic carrot, then falling asleep on the floor. We [...]

December 25, 2007

Rabbits Christmas Gift

Rabbits Christmas Gift, originally uploaded by Hearth & Salamander.
Organic carrots, YUM!

December 21, 2007

My Christmas Gift to Me