The last time we were living here in Modesto, our friends Jeff and Sherry Vail practically adopted us. We’re friends with their daughters, we come to the family birthday parties, we’ve met the grandparents. We’re tight. So when Jeff asked…
2010 Year of Pleasures #32
When I bought the picture frames for my new koala prints, I was also buying a whole bunch of mailing envelopes (and sparkly nail polish, but that doesn’t have anything to do with the story). The bagger carefully handled my…
2010 Year of Pleasures #30
Every time I open up my bathroom cupboard I think, “I have got to take a picture of my stash of body wash.” And then I go about my day and meanwhile the stash dwindles and dwindles and dwindles. Now…
2010 Year of Pleasures #29
A new Thai place opened up not far from our house, and I have had Bear stop in for Mango Sticky Rice a couple nights a week ever since I first tried it. I’m obsessed. I tell myself it’s healthy.…
Major score!
What you see up there cost me $50 at the Goodwill down the street. $50. 2 jackets, a skirt, 5 pairs of pants, a dress, and 7 tops. For $50! I gave up thrifting all together in San Diego, but…
2010 Year of Pleasures #26
You ask any Northern Californian and they’ll tell you. The Mexican food is better up here. I’m sure someone somewhere has a theory as to why that is, but it beats the heck out of me. You can always find…
Best of Modesto – The Lunch Pail
Modesto does not enjoy a reputation as a world class city. Based on the reactions of some of my acquaintances, you’d think I moved to the slums of Redneckville, USA. OK, OK, Modesto has it’s share of problems. But there…
Canning, Round 1
I made a lot of mistakes this first time around, but overall, I’m pretty dang proud of myself. Over four days I managed to can: 6 pints of strawberry lemonade concentrate1 pint of limeade concentrate2 pints of nectarineade concentrate3 qts…
2010 Year of Pleasures #25
After I nearly died in the sun, look at what my sweet husband brought home for me. Oh my gosh, on the right kind of day there may not be a single thing better than a slurpee. Let’s try this…
My new garden
When I was whining about leaving my garden behind, my friend Tona asked me if there was a community garden that I could participate in so I could feed my gardening addiction. I really didn’t expect to find one. Around…