Every Christmas Marc and I pick a restaurant and go out for what we call “our official Christmas dinner” together. A lovely excuse to get all dressed up and have a really great evening! (I am still learning how to do little black dress in 40 degree weather – note to self – buy some [...] Read More

We were so crazy busy with work in October that we never made it out to the pumpkin patch so for our Christmas tree I was hellbent on going to one of the many Christmas tree farms the state of Washington has to offer. I was happy to get a great recommendation from a friend [...] Read More

I know – Christmas is almost in full swing but for those of us (moi) trying to savor every last bit of Autumn before all the trees are bare and for those of us in cold places – it really gets cold I wanted to pay homage one last time to the beauty of Autumn! [...] Read More

I am so happy Fall is here! Queen Anne is ablaze with color, actually all of Seattle is! To heck with Halloween, I”m going to keep my pumpkins on the porch, add additional squash and leaves, give it that Thanksgiving feeling! Things on my mind: Find new stews and soups recipes I need a new [...] Read More

Funny how things come about. We have been talking about having a picnic dinner all summer long but it has never happened. Now when we are super busy preparing for this trip and having lots to do a at work before we leave on Tuesday we somehow managed to finally pull it off. I guess [...] Read More

We are getting ready to go on a trip and that means lots and lots of preparation. Work continues to keep us both super busy and then we need to get the house ready for house guests who will look after our digs as well as Alessandro, Chloe and Bullwinkle is our absence. I just [...] Read More

There are millions of tulips blooming around Queen Anne. Make that a gazillion if you include the ones growing along the sides of my house! A couple of these blooms are the result of bulbs I actually stuck in the ground last Autumn (a “gift” left hanging on the front door from some Realty company) [...] Read More