Yesterday was Dan’s birthday and we celebrated by going to a fabulous Indian restaurant in the historic portion of town. Our favorite dishes there are the mulligatawny soup, vegetable samosas, gosht akbari, and maah dal, with naan (of course!). They don’t have my beloved chana masala, but the rest of the food is [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 20, 2008
Tired
I’ve been working extra this week. It’s the critical storm of several projects coming together, plus a new one that has to get off the ground ASAP. I think the blog will be on hold for a few days because of this.
On a side note, I decided I’m now in favor of building a border [...]
February 18, 2008
Look into my Eyes…
I’m super busy. This weekend I finished up my quilting class, we saw two more houses, did a good house clean, etc etc etc… I will post new photos of the quilting, baking, and Sam’s new jungle gym soon. In the meantime, here is Samwise on a typical weekday evening around 9:45pm. He usually gets [...]
February 14, 2008
Draft Dodgers
Our house is an energy sieve. The doors have half centimeter cracks of day light showing through. I can’t wait until we buy a house!
Our draft dodgers are helping some, but if I could just get these windows covered, it’d help even more.
I make ours out of fabric I have lying around, in this [...]
February 13, 2008
National Pancake Day
Pancake Day was yesterday. So, we had these delicious whole-wheat pancakes from the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. I put a few chocolate chips in a couple because quite frankly I’ve been craving chocolate and five in a pancake has to be better for you than making a batch of cookies.
Banana pancakes are [...]
February 12, 2008
101st Post
Today marks my 101st post on this blog. Without further ado, the 101 things about me obligatory list:
I am an optimist
But I worry constantly
Sometimes when the sun is shinning after a cold snap, I just stand there and soak [...]
February 11, 2008
House Hunt Update
We saw several houses this weekend (as we did last weekend), but now two are on the save list. Neither is “OMG I HAVE TO HAVE THIS HOUSE” but potentials.
House #1 (first two photos): Built in 1924 with beautiful original arts and crafts woodwork, good layout, great yard for the garden, new roof, AC [...]
February 8, 2008
Friday Cat Blogging
Last night I had a dream that Sam’s tail got caught in a door, and the pressure? popped his eye out. It FREAKED me out. My Lord. Does the cat have freaked out dreams about us?!?
February 7, 2008
Curry Chicken Pot Pie
A Pie Day Dinner – I used this Alton Brown recipe, but modified it slightly. First off, I used a butter crust instead of his short cut for a puff pastry top. I baked it for 15 minutes at 400, then 20 at 350. For the onion/celery, I basically pureed it, [...]
