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How to Eat Breakfast In Paris for About $5 A Day
by Krista | Aug 31, 2010 | Gulliver Tuesday
I love breakfast in Paris, especially in the Autumn when leaves are skittering across the pavement and everyone is sporting elegant scarves and fabulous boots. I like sitting in a cafe or coffee shop by a large window, watching the world go by as I sip and nibble my...
Falling Leaves, Hot Tea, and Fried Eggs On A Nest of Kale
by Krista | Aug 30, 2010 | Bootstrap Monday
Good morning, dear ones! I'm writing to you tucked up under a quilt with a heating pad to keep me warm. Autumn has truly arrived in Washington and it's sunshiny, beautiful and cold!! Saturday morning I awoke to my green grass carpeted with crunchy russet leaves and...
Cozy Weekend and Dark Chocolate Almond Pecan Torte
by Krista | Aug 27, 2010 | Fabulous Friday
It is such an amazing thing to feel good, really, really good, for the first time in almost two years. I am quite overwhelmed with gratefulness. 🙂 Last weekend I celebrated such things with much jollity, feasting and convivial adventures with my siblings and friends...
Celebrating Mum’s Birthday with A Strawberry Almond Tart
by Krista | Aug 26, 2010 | Plucky Thursday
This week we're partying aplenty as we celebrate my beloved Mum's birthday. I'm so grateful to have a mother who is not only my Mum but my dear friend. I can't imagine life without her hugs, compassion, and avid interest in anything her kids are up to. Happy Birthday,...
Campfire Feasting with Hobos and Fire-Roasted Bananas
by Krista | Aug 25, 2010 | Compatriot Wednesday
I know I've said it before, but I absolutely love evenings spent around the campfire with friends or family. This Monday our cooking group chose Campfire Food as our theme and it was so much fun! Jenny, our resident ex-camp counselor, decided that we should do Hobos....
Napoleon, Dubrovnik, and Croatian Sopovo Salad
by Krista | Aug 24, 2010 | Gulliver Tuesday
For centuries Dubrovnik was an affluent and powerful place, her coffers filled with the wealth of her prosperous sea faring trade. Alas, after the devastating earthquake of 1667, the mighty Republic of Dubrovnik began to decline. 1n 1669 it sold two patches of land to...
Cheeseburgers, Seagulls, and Rellies at the Coast
by Krista | Aug 23, 2010 | Bootstrap Monday
Sometimes it's the simplest things that make for a truly wonderful weekend. 🙂 Things like a brother who gives great hugs, teases the dickens out of me, and goes to watch Eat, Pray, Love with his wife and sister then makes us go watch The Expendables to make up for...
Seaside Drive and A Cherry Lime Bellini
by Krista | Aug 20, 2010 | Fabulous Friday
Good morning, dear ones! After a cold, cloudy day bits of sunshine are streaming through the clouds, brightening my world beautifully. 🙂 How are you? I'm a happy camper because today is the BEST I've felt in three weeks!! HOORAY! Isn't hope a lovely thing? It's...
Mum’s Garden and Shredded Pork Quesadillas
by Krista | Aug 19, 2010 | Plucky Thursday
I love my Mum's garden. Wooden barrels filled to overflowing with pansies, Johnny Jump Ups and fragrant alyssum, all bobbing in the cool evening breezes. I stopped by there tonight to pick up bunches of kale and freshly picked beets, and had to stop for a little...
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