I had a lovely Valentines weekend. I snuck out early and swapped out our comcast box for an HD box with dvr. Actually I didn't really have to sneak cause V was at work, but it was definitely a surpise when we got home later. V spent several hours in the basement earlier in the week working on my present which turned out to be a bottle of wine on ( Read more... )

So, my little Mary cat has been losing weight. A little too much weight. She used to be quite plump. I took her to the vet to see what was the matter... and $200 later we still don't know. It seems her red blood cells are being destroyed and some stuff is building up in her blood as a result, which is starting to cause some jaundice and lack of ( Read more... )

This is tomorrow... I have one extra badge for tomorrow if anyone wants to come down for some free wine and tasty food samples and usually a lot of free chocolate as well...

I've never been a big fan of Calla Lilies - they have a very interesting shape, but they're just so big and white. And then I found these and I am in love. I definitely want to use these for the wedding. I bought a few bulbs cause I couldn't resist: Firelight, Hot Chocolate and Sunrise.

So I heard on the radio today that the food and wine festival is NEXT weekend? WTF? It usually isn't until March ( Read more... )

Friday night Zoe and I got to go out on our own for an evening. The plan had been to get some dinner over at washingtonian plaza and then catch Inkheart at the Rio ( Read more... )

Our house was warmed! Thanks to everyone who came, hope you had a good time. And for everyone that wasn't able to make it, we'll have another gathering when it warms up (outside that is ( Read more... )

Vanilla Red Tea latte is yummy. Green Tea latte is super yummy. Black Tea latte is servicable but nothing special. Haven't tried the London Fog yet, but my curiosity is peaked.

For Jessica: Zoe and Moira at Brookside Gardens

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