I didn’t realize it when I wrote down a list of ingredients to purchase, but this weekend I had a few culinary firsts: first time poaching an egg, first time making rice pudding and first time trying almond milk. Although I guess in all fairness, the last two firsts go…
Twice a year the Library of Congress has an open house for the main reading room of the Jefferson Building when you can come in and take photos of the room. And their most recent open house fell on President’s Day and I luckily heard about it a few days…
Happy Mardi Gras everyone! This is your day to indulge before…well, if you practice it, then it’s the last day to indulge before Lent. But if not, then it’s a way to indulge in spirit. It’s become my tradition to make spicy, vegetarian jambalaya in honor of New Orleans. And…speaking…
I was kind of quiet in January, but not because there was nothing to report. It was a busy month and went by far too quickly. Though I find myself saying that about any month it seems. But there are a few highlights worth mentioning! And in no particular order.…
It’s cold! We had a couple of nice somewhat warm weekends, but cold and a little bit of snow settled in over the week. Now that the snow’s gone, it’s just cold. I’m definitely thinking of summer and the beach now!
The trek to Avalanche Lake nestled within Glacier starts off deceptively simple: a wooden path snaking around beautiful, lush cedars with the sound of water somewhere off in the distance. The going is slow, just ambling on and enjoying nature while quotations from Thoreau dance through the mind. But then…