Weekends in the Kitchen and Beyond
Just before an incredible wind storm over this past weekend, my son ventured out into the backyard and took photos of some plant life. Above is our one and only crocus. It didn’t bother to open up. Tulips are emerging from the ground. Weeds are rearing their ugly heads too. Conditions are always right for […]
My favorite season is winter (maybe because it is relatively mild where I live in Virginia), but nevertheless, snow is key for my winter to be complete. This winter started out promising with a beautiful showering of snow in December. Our furry friends loved it too. But after January 1st hit, it’s been a sad […]
Sending out early Valentine’s Day wishes! It’s Fat Tuesday/Carnival today and Ash Wednesday tomorrow, so I thought to get my fill of chocolates today while having our sweet, mini-Carnival celebration at home. I made these chocolates last weekend. They are made from almond-bacon butter toffee and enrobed in a mixture of semi-sweet and milk chocolate. […]
Yesterday, there was another impressive event for moongazers. We witnessed a Blue Moon–the second full moon in January, a Supermoon, and a lunar eclipse. Whew. Check out the Super Blue Moon Guide for all the details. We weren’t quite able to capture the eclipse on film in our neck of the woods, but we still had […]
You may think this fox is simply lounging around our yard, but really the poor thing was going through some tough times this past week. Setting aside the fact that there were bitter cold temperatures to endure, one day, out of the blue, the fox was badly limping and looked beaten up. What dangers lurk […]