Holiday Party No. 4: Addressing Christmas Cards
My holiday cards just arrived from the printer last night. With 75 to write before leaving on vacation next week, I need to start on…
Weekends: Early Christmas in San Francisco
Rob and I packed nearly every Christmas tradition into this weekend. Partially, because we are going Hawaii for the actual holiday with my family! A…
Holiday Party No. 3: Christmas Eve Cocktail Party with Turkey Sliders
Kristy lives on a "farmette" in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and left a comment with a request for her own holiday party brainstorm: Since…
Holiday Party No. 2: Cozy Christmas Tree Decorating
Today's holiday party brainstorm is a dinner party in disguise. Rob and I have a tradition of walking over to the neighborhood Christmas tree lot…
Holiday Party No. 1: Housewarming for a Small Apartment
I'm on a crusade to boost holiday entertaining! Every year, it seems like fewer people throw holiday parties. I hear all kinds of excuses: the…
From Provence: Le Petit Olivier Soaps
To make up for the lack of weekend details, here's a photo of the Le Petit Oliver soaps I brought back from the South of…
Thanksgiving
Apologies for the late post, I'm still catching up from Thanksgiving. My holiday weekend was a bit of a bust. Rob and I drove to…
Recipe: Creamed Pearl Onions
Every family seems to have that one dish that stands out as special holiday ritual to prepare. A dish that often seems unappealing for those…
Vacation Recap: Nice, Aix-en-Provence and Vence in 15 days
I thought it would be helpful to wrap-up our reports from the South of France with details on where we stayed and a summary for…
Weekends: Jet Lag
After all the fun of exploring and blogging in France, I took it easy this weekend. Jet lag is no joke. On Friday night, Rob…