seeing : : these beautiful daisies that Jeff brought me last night for our date night. They smell like spring! hearing : : the new album called, Ceremonials, by Florence and the Machine. Gorgeous, gorgeous music. smelling : : daisies and genmaicha tea tasting : : homemade granola! feeling : : yarn and knitting needles…
After lunch we took a Sunday drive to Cannon Falls for a “wine flight” tasting and live music by one of our favorite performers Andrew Walesch. We met some fabulous people, sipped some great wine and had a lovely afternoon. Wine tasting notes coming soon. What did you do this weekend? ~Melissa
“Coconut Grove is a very small cove separated from the sea by a shifting shoal we didn’t realize that we had arrived at high tide, high tide Will we make it out alive?” ~Tennis Do you LOVE coconut chicken? This is my favorite recipe for it, and it’s easy peasy. I encourage you to listen…
Last night, for date night, we decided to bake. Standing in the kitchen, playing with eggs and sugar and flour reminded me of one of my favorite Maurice Sendak books. We love cooking together, and it’s even more fun at night, sipping wine in our jammies while the snow falls fast and thick outside….a fire…
tasting :: this yummy breakfast skillet… Jeff brought Von Hansen’s ribeyes home for dinner last night. He grilled them to perfection and they were so huge I only ate half of mine. This morning there were some extra baked potatoes too, so I chopped up a potato and a quarter of an onion and sauteed…
“O Winter! ruler of the inverted year, . . . I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness, And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturb’d Retirement, and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening, know.” ~William Cowper Today my daughter Andrea and my grandgirl, Maddie May, came over for tea.…
butter a 10 inch pie plate in a small bowl, combine: 3 large eggs 1 and 3/4 cups milk 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup applesauce in a big bowl, combine: 1 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 and 1/4 teaspoons salt 4 and 3/4 cup rolled oats 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg…
There are some musical artists I have an instant connection to. As soon as I hear the first few bars, I know I’m smitten. This happened recently after I was contacted by the talented, Nick Roberts, from the band And the Giraffe. He referred me to his (and his friend, Josh’s) website so I could…
Last night I met friends for cocktails at the St. James Hotel and for a concert at Stoney End. It was a beautiful night! Claudia Schmidt was brilliant. I so enjoyed her music, but my favorite part of the evening was when she recited poetry. She has this cool, emotional energy that is expressed with…
“To begin to understand the gorgeous fever that is consciousness, we must try to understand the senses and what they can tell us about the ravishing world we have the privilege to inhabit.” ~Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses ~seeing~ the mist rising over Sorin’s Bluff while I was out for my morning…