Our Irish Adventure Commences

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Please excuse me while I hold you hostage to my vacation photos–I feel a bit like that annoying relative who forces you to watch a slide show of his trip to Walla Walla.  I’m live blogging for our friends and family but you can enjoy the photos, too!  If this isn’t your cup of tea, [...]

Saturday Snapshot: And Away We Go

I've got everything I need for the adventure!

Special thanks to my pal Vi at Serendipity Reviews for forwarding along my journals from UK’s Paperchase.  I used to buy them at Borders but had to get creative to replenish my supply. Saturday Snapshot is graciously hosted by Alyce of At Home With Books.

A Decade

How could I resist the charm of Anthony's cake topper suggestion?

This September marked 19 years for Anthony and me as a couple, 10 years of those married (9/22).  I have a vivid recollection of stargazing with him in December of 1992, asking him where he thought we’d be in 20 years and laughing at the thought of our 38-year-old selves.  (It’s not nearly as amusing [...]

Book Merchandise: Do You Buy It?

Action Figures and image via NECA Entertainment

When the first Harry Potter movie was released, a wave of movie-related merchandise rolled into local retailers, and I was swept up in the Potter-mania.  My collection grew to include a Bertie Botts Every Flavor Bean cookie jar, a snow globe, and several HP Christmas ornaments.  Before this, I’d never owned any book-related merchandise. Last [...]

Weekend Cooking: Pizza Skewers Take Two

I am victorious!

Last weekend, I was bested by a can of pizza dough, some cheese, sauce, and chopped peppers while attempting a recipe from a whimsical cookbook in which each of the 80 ‘party-perfect’ recipes are impaled or skewered in some fashion.  I refused to give up on the Pizza Skewers was back in the kitchen this [...]