From the category archives:
This weekend I was in my mom’s hometown of Kittanning, PA for my dear old Grandma’s funeral. Coincidentally the Fort Armstrong Folk Festival was happening at the same time. I have fond memories of attending this festival on the lovely Allegheny river as a child during the summer when we would be visiting my grandma, [...]
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Love these glass water pitchers they have at Cassatt’s Cafe in Arlington, VA. I wonder where I can find some similar? (That handsome guy is my father)…
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Do you know how proud I am of these photos? It took my about a year to learn how to operate my point and shoot camera, which makes these pictures I took be the Lincoln Memorial last month very special. And that is the beginning and end of my photography career. Goodbye.
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RIP My plants have died, it hasn’t even been in month since I ‘planted them.’ The probable reasons are: 1. I never could remember to water them, even with a full watering can sitting right by the dying plants. 2. I never planted them, they are still in the plastic containers they came in, just [...]
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Lilly Pulitzer is making a beach cruiser! If I didn’t already own a bright yellow beach bike I would be all over this… I love Lilly.
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My girlfriends and I go to tea every year and this year we want to mix it up a bit, we are getting tired of the Ritz/ Four Season scene. I’ve done a bit of researching and here are some fun local places to have tea. The Pink Bicycle Team Room in Occoquan, VA Hillwood [...]
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Foodzie is sort of an online Farmer’s Market, they sell food from local merchants… yum, I want it all: 12 Piece Assorted Chocolates: Farmstead Gouda: Peppercorn Bacon:
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One goal I have for 2010 is to scan all my mom’s old recipes, translate them (most are in French) and make them into a cookbook. I was hoping to make the book through one of those companies that let’s you self publish photo books like kodak.com or shutterfly.com. However I just stumbled upon lulu.com [...]
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Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg is one of my favorite spots in Northern Virginia and one of the reasons I love living in Virginia! When I was little we would cut down our Christmas tree from a farm down the road and then walk around Oatlands… it is beautiful at Christmas. Next month I am going [...]
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