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Courage and Unexpected Glowing Things
by Krista | Feb 25, 2011 | Fabulous Friday
Hello dear ones. xo When I was in the woods the other day I looked up into what I thought would be bare tree trunks and stark branches. Instead the sun was glowing through dozens of ferns growing up the mossy tree, rendering them a brilliant lime green against the...
A Sunny Winter Hike and Garlic French Fries
by Krista | Feb 24, 2011 | Plucky Thursday
As I write to you tonight the wind is howling. I can hear it shrieking around corners and sending leaves and branches skittering across my terrace. It sounds very cold and stormy and I'm so glad to be safe and warm indoors. It makes me think of a snippet of poetry I...
Imperial Dragons, Tea Eggs and Cherries in the Snow
by Krista | Feb 23, 2011 | Compatriot Wednesday
The air was frosty and heavy with the sense of impending snow as I drove to cooking club Monday night. How lovely it was to walk in the door and have a piping hot cup of Darren's Imperial Dragon Well tea to warm me up. We were a small group this week, many of the...
How to Enjoy a German Bread Museum
by Krista | Feb 22, 2011 | Gulliver Tuesday
It was a bitterly cold December day in Germany as my family and I bundled up in scarves and woolens, and drove to the historic city of Ulm. Home to a magnificent cathedral and a fabulous Medieval Christmas Market (I wrote about it here), it also boasts the World's...
Sunshine, Snowdrops and Hot Scones
by Krista | Feb 21, 2011 | Bootstrap Monday
Good morning, luvs! Oh, I am a happy soul today. I've had an entire weekend of glorious sunshine, hikes in the woods, and true comfort food. I finished reading an entire book and watched the fascinating new PBS series Downton Abbey. I feel inspired and rested, ready...
A Sunny Beach Ramble in Fiji
by Krista | Feb 18, 2011 | Fabulous Friday
It's a glorious thing to get off a red eye flight and crawl into a wondrously comfy bed only to wake up a few hours later to the tropical beauties of Fiji. That's just what happened to me on a beautiful layover in Nadi, Fiji on my way back to the US from Australia in...
Scrumptious Breakfast in Snowy Germany
by Krista | Feb 17, 2011 | Plucky Thursday
I love my three brothers, and I love hanging out with them in their homes now that they're all grown up with fabulous women and places of their own. For Christmas this year I got to visit my middle brother Evan and his wife, my dear sister-in-law Kendra at their home...
Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Chinese Food
by Krista | Feb 16, 2011 | Compatriot Wednesday
The wind whipped wildly through the trees as the Single/Significant-Other-Out-of-Town folks of the cooking club gang gathered to celebrate Valentine's Day with some Chinese comfort food. Darren cracked us up by purchasing a package of Medjool Dates so we could all...
How Not To Be Bitten By Snakes In Australia
by Krista | Feb 15, 2011 | Gulliver Tuesday
My Aussie friend Ann was working in her Queensland garden when she heard her dog barking fiercely. Getting up she wandered over to see what the fuss was, and saw movement under a pile of grass clippings. Thinking she saw a harmless blue-tongued lizard, she bent over...
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