Category: Blog

ex-mas

We don’t “do” Santa in our house. I had never really thought much about it, Santa always seemed like a given, but then when our son was a year old I found I couldn’t get myself to start with all the Santa hoopla. It’s not a political statement and it’s not because I’m grinch-y – […]

Wintery Things from Christmases Past

I am determined to post every single old picture upon this blog at some point! “LOL”, as the kids say. I was thinking about Christmas traditions and new ways to decorate at home – it reminded me of the Czech tradition of decorating Christmas trees with orange slices and cinnamon sticks. (A great idea, I […]

Fast Times at University of Washington

Since classes have started up again, I’m back to my old habits – constant, obsessive studying. This morning, after I made myself a latte with my swanky still-new espresso machine, I looked down at my espresso and realized I’d inadvertently made latte art! Don’t see it? Look closer… when I looked down I immediately thought, […]