Aug
22
As of five thirty yesterday afternoon, I am on my beach vacation. We left Baltimore Friday and headed to Raleigh for my cousin Elizabeth’s wedding. After a wonderful and fun filled wedding weekend and lunch with my sweet friend Julia and my mom, we packed up and drove to Morehead City. Today we’ll take the [...]
Aug
10
Next Friday we’re skipping town and heading to the motherland. I cannot wait. Every inch of my body is dying for a break. I feel like the past few months have been nonstop. Nonstop work, yes, but also nonstop everything else. Summer is a busy season for us between water ballet and other social engagements [...]
Jul
12
Last night, as I was trying to work up the energy to brush my teeth and go to bed, I was looking at the pictures I’ve posted recently on flickr. As it turns out, most of them are of iced coffee. I decided I might have a problem. In addition to mango smoothies I am [...]
Jun
11
This time of year is one of my favorites. It’s finally warm , the markets are bursting with fruits and vegetables after what seems like a hundred years of waiting (and potatoes). Yes, we make exceptions. We say goodbye to the un-airconditioned kitchen and hot coffee. We welcome sorbet, cold showers, and (perhaps most importantly) [...]
May
29
It wasn’t until recently that I really started loving salmon. I’m picky about fish because my family has always been the fishing sort so I have had the luxury of knowing what fresh caught, fresh cooked fish tastes like. The past few years we’ve started trying MSC certified salmon, which means it’s caught responsibly and [...]
