we’re driven to the hospital. Or at least that’s the intention. I dive out of the car when I hear the word ‘stitches.’ So while my friend is dragged away, kicking and screaming, (her wounds are deeper) I sit at the Baan Tai backpackers reception channelling ‘macho’, while Scot...
(for myself, my mum, and my sister) so they would be at our table minutes after walking through the door. This French Onion soup was/ is unlike any soup you’ve ever had. I dream of this soup. The ownership of the restaurant changed, and I don’t visit my hometown very often ...
But I really shouldn’t complain – because after my last feeling sorry for myselfwhingefesta certain someone aka The Golfer said “come on, we’ll go and have coffee at ‘the club’….it was so relaxing sitting on the high outside deck enjoying the view along with the cooling sea bre...
You can clean the house out of top to bottom with plain white vinegar, and which includes killing mold. As a naturally anti-microbial substance, vinegar will solve your mold problems. Let the vinegar sit for some time and after that wipe away the vinegar, mold and all. And there are som...
I shrieked at Dad, “Get over here NOW! The Berlin Wall is coming down! Look at this!!” Poor man, he was only about six feet away, but I was screaming like he was down the hall! We sank down on the end of my bed, all packing and preparations forgotten, turning up the TV. ...
Lime is such a summery flavour. I felt like I should save this recipe for warmer weather, but my kitchen gets really hot in the summer. I’m pretty sure I’ll be switching to no-bake recipes for awhile, so I decided to make these while I still want to be using the oven. ...
5– Breakfast sweetly made for younger siblings (she calls it the Hot Cocoa Cafe), but the kitchen not so sweetly hiding the remnants of said breakfast (aka – crap all over my kitchen!) 4– Question “What are we going to do today?” already uttered at least 57 times. Answer: NOTHI...
It broke my heart as Micah whispered during the car ride, “Papa, I will miss you, Papa.” Such simple words yet so profound and so powerful. Chris was dumbfounded by his son’s sincere words. He hugged them and said, “I will miss you, too. I love you so much.” As I sit ...
Around My Family Table I love coffee for many reasons – besides the necessary dose of caffeine that I can’t function without in the morning, the flavored creamers bring a smile to my face. Chocolate Almond one morning…Hazelnut the next – but who can afford to buy all of those varieti...
anymore. The day is what late summer dreams are made of, so we will read outside and go on a neighborhood walk and eventually land at the library and Zella’s first band practice. And I will show up to all those places as my unfinished self, no matter how many eurekas I’ve had ...