I’m settled in my winter doldrum. The temps have dipped from mostly bearable (even though I’d be pleased to live somewhere where it rarely snows and dips below 40) to freaking freezing with wind. My dad […]
Quick update: extended deadline is needed for the bank to decide to approve us for the house (new deadline to be discussed with agent tomorrow), extended deadline on snow (it’s snowing again @%!&*), and we might […]
Happy birthday to my sister Allison (Al/Allie) who turns 25 today! I’m inclined, out of sisterly love and honesty, to tell you that it’s all down hill from there…just kidding. Here’s to a great day for […]
Just a few words about my ultimate potato soup before the recipe. Not even the lameness of using the word ‘ultimate’ can hurt this dish. Trust me. Potato soup is my chosen variety of potage. If […]
When I say shrimp boil what comes to your mind? For me, a non-southerner, I conjure sunny days, surrounded by family, in an outdoor setting with messy, buttery broth covering our fingers and dripping from our […]
Today is my 200th post. The end of July marks the dabble’s one year in the blogosphere and I will have at least 40 more posts. Math is not my strong suit but that is 240 […]
How was your weekend? Your Mother’s Day was ____________? I had a leisurely weekend even though I suffered a few accidents…one involved the trail and cutting my toe and the other involved my new mandolin and […]
How low is it to reference my own post for the article of the day? I worked hard on it and Mother’s Day is Sunday. If you’re a guy and are in that moment of “ohmygod, […]