I made this Lemon Lentil Soup one night when Bart was working late and I thought, “Is this a lot of work when I could have just had a bowl of cereal?” And yes, this was more work than a bowl of cereal, but it was also much more delicious than a bowl of cereal (I kid. Nothing is better…
Read More
First Garden: The White House Garden and How It Grew by Robbin Gourley
You had to have know that if there was a book about food nominated for the Cybils, I was going to be forced to write about it. Forced! Happily, First Garden didn’t disappoint me. It sucked me in with the history of the White House grounds and the children of presidents’ who have played (and married) there. Then it went…
Read More
The $5 (or less!) Gift Guide
You know what words strike fear into my heart? “Bring a gift that costs less than $5.” Basically, you know you’re going to go home with a bottle of Bath and Body Works lotion. And after getting invites to a couple of parties this holiday season with just those words on them, I thought, “Is there NOTHING cool for less…
Read More
2011 Goals: Austin Adventures
One of my goals for 2011 was to do four things in Austin we’d never done before. Success! If you count restaurants, we’ve WAY exceeded four, but even without restaurants, we had a good showing. I’ve mentioned, in previous posts, the baseball game we attended, the O. Henry home, Zilker Botanical Gardens, the Zilker Zephyr train, the Gypsy Picnic, all…
Read More
The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
I wonder if other people who read a lot of books (and a lot of book blogs) feel this way too, but when I hear a bunch of terrible things about a book, I feel a little relieved. One less book to try and squeeze onto my already way-too-long list of things to read. And if I read a book…
Read More