If clothes allow us to express ourselves to the world, then these are the pants I wear when I want to tell the world, “Scram!”
Year of Pleasures: Apple peeler
It peels, it slices, it cores, it basically does in 15 seconds what it used to take me 5 minutes to do. It suctions to my counter and all I have to do is turn the crank to go from…
Year of Pleasures: Pear Upside Down Cake
Bear made this from the giant box of pears we bought our last time up to Apple Hill. I’ve had pineapple upside down cake a few times and haven’t really been a fan, but this? Oh my gosh. Oh my…
Year of Pleasures: Picture Frame
This quote has been popping up all over the place over the last few years and I’ve seen it attributed to everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Tina Fey. But the real author of this quote is Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer…
Year of Pleasures: Sweeping Slippers
I love having wood floors so much that whenever I’m the one making the choices it’s the only way I’ll go. Your home can be pretty close to allergy free, you can make all the spills you want without stained…
Year of Pleasures: 1000 Cones
For years and years I’ve been promoting the work of the fine folks at Maximum Fun, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. Where else do you find such reliable warmth? I was happy to donate to the kickstarter…
Year of Pleasures: Hammock
Our first purchase for the new house: A hammock. These should be prescribed for stress relief.
Year of Pleasures: Fresh Tomatoes
The last renters planted a couple of tomato plants and a zucchini, and I get to reap the benefits. There is nothing like vine ripened and sun warmed tomatoes.
Year of Pleasures: Puzzle Therapy
With the craziness of the last few months – commute, solo parenting, the move, general life upheaval – I am depleted. Luckily summer is a good time for depressives. If this was happening in the winter I’d be in trouble.…
Year of Pleasures: Gourmet snacks
One thing there is no shortage of in the central valley is wonderful things to eat. Even driving down the freeway, but especially on the backroads, you see farmstands everywhere you look. Now that I’m out of the valley and…