Once upon a time, the Hubby and I snowboarded ALL. THE. TIME. As in, we would purchase season passes when they went on sale in the Spring. And we would make sure we got our money’s worth. We would head to the mountains any weekday we had off work and at least one day each …
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More Reading 2016
With 2017 breathing down my neck, I don’t think I’ll finish any other new books in 2016. You’ll notice that I read a lot fewer per month over the last few months than I did in the first few months. I did keep up with my reading, but I had some of those tough times …
#OptOutside 2016
While we had an excellent time during our first #OptOutside adventures, they did set me up with the expectation that November in the Pacific Northwest would be bright sunshine and flat-calm waters. Black Friday 2016 wasn’t quite that way. It was cold and cloudy and I was super cranky. So we paused, we re-set, and we …
Sixteen Books in 2016
Earlier this year, I happened upon a Buzzfeed article – The 27 Most Exciting Books Coming In 2016 – and thought, “huh… I guess I could take these recommendations and see where they lead me.” And then I came across 20 Incredible Books From The Past Year That You Need To Read Right Now and thought, “yeah – I …
Kayak Camping – Take 2: 2016 Edition
After the debacle that was our first kayak camping expedition, I wasn’t too keen on the concept of trying again. Until I talked to a colleague who loves kayak camping and learned that we’d traveled more than FIVE TIMES further on our maiden voyage than my buddy recommends. So I considered for a day, and …
O, Christmas Tree
As is our tradition, Hubby and I used part of our Thanksgiving weekend to start decorating for Christmas. Since he’s deep in rehearsals for The Nutcracker, it’s important to get the ball rolling right after Thanksgiving – otherwise, we tend to find ourselves at the end of December without a tree (and sometimes without gifts …
Black Friday #OptOutside
I was excited for my friend, Lala, when I heard REI’s announcement that they would be closed on Black Friday, but didn’t necessarily think it would affect my life too much. After all, my normal Friday-after-Thanksgiving plans involve sleeping in and eating leftovers. When Lala invited me to come “hiking or something” with her, I …
Butter: a Memoir
My grandmother had a dairy farm. I grew up drinking milk from her cows, spreading her butter on bread (and more often, baked potatoes), and eating hamburger and steak from that year’s butchering. I remember being in elementary school and discussing at lunch time what our favorite dinners were. Mine was steak and baked potatoes. …
Mexican Rice
I love, love, love this Mexican Rice Recipe. I eat this rice by itself, topped with cheese & sour cream, in burritos, with tacos, with beans, or any other way I can imagine. I figure it’s got to be somewhat healthy, since it’s got a minimum of fat and it has lycopene. I’m a carb junkie, …
Pizza Sauce
Since I make pizza dough all the time, I try to have pizza sauce on hand as well. Pizza sauce is somewhat different from pasta sauce, because it’s important for your pizza sauce to be smooth enough to spread. I’ve mastered my own quick sauce that can be made with items I always have on …