I can't believe that we've completed ten weeks of this challenge. I'm proud of us for sticking with it. Yet sad about it, too. The more weeks that we complete, the closer we are getting to the end of the summer. This week, there is a bit of a crisis. I am nearly out of vinegar, and so is my store! As you know, I prefer to use white vinegar for ...
wordless wednesday – remembering Nicholas Xiarhos
This is a photograph from Big Nick's Ride for the Fallen. It is a memorial motorcycle ride to honor the late Cpl. Nicholas Xiarhos. Nick was killed in Garmsir, Afghanistan on July 23, 2009. He was twenty-one years old. ...
what I pinned tuesday
Question: Name one thing you did that you now regret. My answer: Installing the Pinterest app for my iPhone. Seriously gals, I have been a pinning fool. Standing in line at Trader Joe's - yep, that's me pinning away while the tourists are yapping about the beaches. Waiting to pick The Boy up from camp - yep, that's me pinning away in my car waiting for it to be ...
looking for guest bloggers
As many of you know, one way to grow your readership is to write a guest post for another blog. That's why I started the weekly Featured Guest Blogger series. I want to help YOU grow your blog and spread the word about how wonderful you are! To view previous contributors to the Featured Guest Blogger series, please click here. I am looking for guest posts on the ...
menu plan monday
I confess...last week's menu plan was a failure. In case you're monitoring, that is two consecutive weeks that I haven't made what I set out to make. Friday it was TOO HOT to grill - or cook anything for that matter. We were having a heat wave of sorts, unusual for our area as we typically have a nice sea breeze from Nantucket Sound. Instead of grilling on Friday ...
Easy Salsa Recipe
Editor's Note: The blog, Every Day Easy, is open only to invited readers. Links have been removed. Enjoy Sarah's wonderful Easy Salsa Recipe. In the warm months of summer, I love to sit in my backyard munching on light and healthy appetizers while The Texan mans the grill. I'm excited to whip up this wonderful salsa recipe that Sarah from Everyday Easy is sharing as this week's ...