My sweet friend Denise brought me a much needed dose of Oregon by coming to visit me in New York, and I saved the best gardening-nerdy things for her visit. One of our stops was at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, which is not such a far walk for our apartment. We had a nice, albeit [...]
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
August 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Mount Vernon
August 12th, 2010 · 6 Comments
Sometimes you visit a place so spectacular that no amount of pictures can capture its magnificence. This post is filled with way too many pictures, but nothing will compare with seeing Mount Vernon in person. You must visit if you ever get the opportunity.
Mount Vernon was the estate of George Washington and it is located [...]
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Shrimp Étouffée
July 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Inspired by my earlier road trip this summer, I have been incorporating some new dishes into my cooking repertoire. By far the most challenging aspect is working in such a trimmed down kitchen. Our apartment has 12″ of counter space, very limited spices, no measuring spoons, and only a wooden spoon for cooking utensils. But [...]
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Road Trip: Arrival in New York
July 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments
The road trip is over, for now. I was driving over the Staten Island Bridge heading into Brooklyn when my trip meter wound past 6,000 miles. What a long drive and how exciting to be home - however temporary that home may be.
We hauled my suitcase, my watercolors and my books up three flights of [...]
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Road Trip: 5,000 Miles
July 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Upon leaving New Orleans, a somewhat morbid part of me wanted to visit the Gulf of Mexico to either see the oil spill firsthand or catch a glimpse of the white sand beaches before they are gone. I stood on the beach in Mississippi days before the oil would start lapping up. It’s hard to [...]