I am just now getting back into the swing of things after a few days off work and some vacation time spent with the in-laws. They came down from Ohio on Thursday and left yesterday. It was very relaxing as we didn’t plan a thing and just enjoyed spending time together.
I am slowly catching up [...]
I stumbled upon DownEast Basics a few years ago because I was looking for cute skirts and dresses at reasonable prices. Well, I had completely forgotten about them until yesterday when I received their catalog in the mail. I am not even sure how it found me but am happy that it did. I pretty [...]
I hate neglecting my blog so much! And it’s even worse when I have so many ideas and things to share! It’s been hard to find the time lately to sit down though and put those ideas into posts for you all.
I have a few minutes now and just wanted to do a quick post [...]
I apologize for my lack of posts recently. James and I have been rather preoccupied with house hunting. I had no idea how much work it was or how exhausting it could be. Yes, it was fun but we always came back from looking and were just wiped out.
Anyway, it looks like we may [...]
Obviously I didn’t use California Bartlett pears for this recipe but the ones from my coworker. The recipe calls for 3 but I think I ended up using 5 or 6 maybe? They are small pears.
This is the baked good I took to work for everyone to enjoy and I think it [...]
Here is the first recipe I made using a few of the pears. You can find the full recipe here.
I made mine in a bread pan instead of a round pan as pictured in the link. I think it serves better sliced instead of scooped out of a bowl. I would also recommend eating it [...]
One of my coworkers has a pear tree in her backyard that was practically falling over with too many pears on it. She and her daughter picked a huge bucket full and I begged her to bring me a bag full. I promised I’d make something yummy and bring it into the office.
Before I [...]
A couple weeks ago you may have seen my Tweets and notes on Facebook about a zip line excursion I did with a group from work. Well, I finally have proof I did it!
I really didn’t want to go but was sort of convinced by my husband and sister that I could do this. [...]
