Archive For The “that’s life” Category

Quick update

By | May 20, 2010

Hello dear all who visit, I thought I would share with you another overdue update. I have a new job. The previous job, while a great working experience, ultimately did not turn out to be the most ideal fit after being there for almost 6 months. An opportunity came along to apply and interview for [...]

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What to say

By | June 15, 2009

I have not made a post in a long while. A lot has happened since then. At the end of April, I lost my job of more than two years. It was shocking, completely unexpected, but ultimately something that I ended up accepting and dealing with. I dove into the paperwork that is now quite [...]

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Birthday rosewater sugar cookies

By | March 8, 2009

A couple of weeks ago, a little firecracker of a girl I’m friends with celebrated her 6th birthday. Birthday girl makes a wish The spread! My friend Jenny E.’s delicious home made scones & lemon curd. For her lavish birthday spread, hosted by her mom and our friend Sarah, I baked rosewater sugar cookies, based [...]

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She held me at cake-point

By | February 22, 2009

My friend T. over at verhext.com scolded me for not updating more often. I’ve had the Creeping Crud (sore throat, runny nose, groggy head, froggy voice) and have been too tired for anything that isn’t soup or a riveting episode of “Numb3rs.” Which is a shame, because I’ve got things I’ve been wanting to write [...]

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Weekend

By | January 12, 2009

+ Brunch at Elite Cafe with a few friends. The menu offered a feast of pumpkin pancakes, pomegranate mimosas, house biscuits with Bechamel sauce and strawberry butter, deviled eggs, and pillowy beignets smothered in powdered sugar. Beignet = epitome of “things that are good” Peppery Bloody Mary Pumpkin pancakes! + In the evening, J. took [...]

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