I love hazelnuts but I don’t necessarily enjoy the process to remove their bitter skins.  It’s tedious and messy.  Imagine how excited I was when I happened upon hazelnuts all pristine and perfectly skinned.  I don’t consider myself a lazy … Continue reading →

Yes, I realize I am nearly a week behind showing up here to wish everyone a Happy New Year.  Please, let me explain.  Christmas was fun and beautiful and filled with family and lots of food.  As we gathered together … Continue reading →

They must have been great parties.  If memory’s eye sees truths, then they were.  If pictures hold a thousand words, then they were.  My parents would have holiday cocktail parties at our house when we were little.  No children – … Continue reading →

Aaahhh, the feeling of coming home.  As wonderful as it is to travel, there is nothing quite like that feeling of familiarity – the comforts we create for ourselves – our own bed and shower, moving about in a space that we … Continue reading →

Life is full of decision making.  I once read that we make, on average, around seventy decisions in any given day.  From when to rise, what to eat for breakfast, whether or not to go to the gym, – to … Continue reading →