Helping my kid move back from Berkeley for summer break has its perks. Lunch at his favorite restaurant, Ohgane in Oakland. Korean barbecue is a dining experience.…
Great city, great sites, great history, go. My kids loved the classic Make Way for Ducklings so the highlight of our first trip to Boston…
Spent a day at Love Apple Farms at a macaron class taught by Maggie Catrell. We arrived early and strolled the gardens winding our way through planter boxes…
Master’s Northwest Regional Rowing, Lake Vancouver, Washington. An excuse to spend a weekend in Portland! Captain Crunch donut from Voodoo Donuts!Portland is one of my…
An idea from a friend has me taking a photo a day for a year in order to improve my photography skills. It has forced…
I love baking cookies. Every Christmas I bake an assortment of cookies for family and friends, a tradition I started years ago. Last year I…
I have an addiction to cookbooks. I started collecting them way back in the day. My first cookbook was The New American Cuisine circa 1980,…
All Things Southern is the line my daughter uses on her posts from Houston, Texas. Yes, my Cali girl is now a transplanted Texan, temporarily,…
Wes and I are now “empty-nesters”, well, except for Sammy, our dog. So, how to fill the time once spent micromanaging my kids-go back to…