Spring Colors
Why is it that I seem to want to take on huge decorating projects the day before a major holiday?Our house was new - and unfinished - when we bought it, and the first thing that began to get on our...
View ArticleSunday Morning Smoothie and a Not So Smooth Afternoon
I inadvertently resurrected my Sunday Morning Smoothie feature....We had a busy day planned, as we're finishing up cleaning out my late mother-in-law's house, preparing to put it on the market. My job...
View ArticleSunday In My City - #1...There's a City Over There
Well, I had big plans for this weekend...cleaning, of course, that oft-ignored chore of mine. But lucky for me as I was chopping up veggies for a chopped salad yesterday afternoon, my trusty Wusthof...
View ArticleSunday in My City - Mass Central Rail Trail
Well, HELLO THERE! Remember me?I haven't been around too much lately - you know, that thing called life has been pretty demanding. I guess that's a good thing! Like most of the United States, it's been...
View ArticleLovely Leftovers - Mediterranean Fish Tacos
The other night, I was in the mood for fish and in the mood for something "Mediterranean"...tomatoes, basil, mint, kalamata olives (which I suddenly have found myself suddenly loving after despising...
View ArticleSaturday Splurge - Grilled Spiced Peaches with Orange-Vanilla Mascarpone
"You had me at mascarpone....."I love mascarpone. I love Italian, I love cream cheese, I love tiramisu. I love that cannoli place near me that makes mascarpone-filled cannoli. I thought of those...
View ArticleSunday In My City - Moore State Park, Paxton
Unknown Mami hosts a great feature called Sunday in My City, where you share with the world what's going on in your city each Sunday. I have had so much fun participating as well as catching a glimpse...
View ArticleSunday In My City - 9th Annual George Street Challenge, Worcester, MA
Unknown Mami hosts a wonderful feature called Sunday In My City, where you share something that's going on in your area each Sunday - it's lots of fun! If you haven't already, head on over to her place...
View ArticleSunday In My City - Of Bridges and Bicycles
Greetings fellow Sunday In My City participants!Not much going on in central Massachusetts this weekend...just a few errands around Worcester.We saw a big bridge....Here's a close up as we passed...
View ArticleSaturday Splurge - Makin' Whoopie...Pies, that is!
Last night we went out to dinner with friends to one of our old faithful places, The Boynton, in Worcester. The boys both got baked haddock and Tracy and I both got one of the specials, Brewster...
View ArticleSunday In My City - Green Hill Park
This week for Sunday In My City we visited one of the many parks in Worcester, MA, Green Hill Park...Worcester is sometimes referred to as the City of Seven Hills...my mother-in-law could name them...
View ArticleSunday In My City: Back From Vacation
We arrived home from our awesome vacation yesterday, so for this week's Sunday In My City, hosted by Unknown Mami, I'm not going anywhere except maybe the home office so I can finish downloaded the...
View ArticleMonumental Mountains - Part I
"...to live in a country where you can take an ugly old mountain and put faces on it, faces of great Americans who did so much to make our country super great, well that makes me, RebeccaLeeman, proud...
View ArticleTis The Season....
Well, hello there! (Um, if you're still there...)Sorry I've been away for a while...things got kind of hectic with my Punkin starting school...(I swear, I did not cry....)...and her budding soccer...
View Article2010 Christmas Cookie #2 - Mexican Chocolate Cookies
Mmmm...Chocolate....Cinnamon....Chili PepperHuh? Chili Pepper? Yes! Christmas cookie #2 comes from Mrs Williams who posted her recipe over on Grouprecipes, and also blogged about it HERE. The cookie...
View ArticleLet It Glow, Let It Glow, LetIt Glow!
"Ohhh.......My electric bill is going to be frightful.....But the lights are so delightful....And as long as she loves it so......Let it glow!Ho - Ho- Ho!LET IT GLOOOOOOW!"(This is Santa, in January,...
View ArticleMy First Ever Gingerbread House - Part 1
One of the regulars over on Allrecipes, Carrie, came up with a great idea - a virtual Gingerbread Village! Folks who wanted to participate would create their own ginger bread house to be part of a...
View ArticleSunday In My City - Road Trip, Auburn NY
This weekend, for Unknown Mami's Sunday In My City, we took a trip back in time.Sort of.Even though Auburn, NY is a bit of a hike from where I live, the ride really didn't seem that long. Perhaps it...
View ArticleMarvelous Meatless Meals - Potato and Tofu Vindaloo
It seems I have a little problem....I have a thing for exotic spices in neat little resealable plastic bags....Especially when the company that sells them offers free Madagascar Vanilla Beans with your...
View ArticleSuper Salads: Mango, Spinach And....
I had a GREAT salad for lunch the other day - got the original recipe from the Weight Watchers website, but naturally I had to make changes based upon what I had on hand. The salad part remained the...
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