Carol and I love to make homemade biscotti.  Biscotti is the perfect cookie to serve with a cup of coffee or tea.  The batter is simple, usually just eggs, nuts, sugar, flour and flavorings.     We made two flavors–chocolate and almond.  Here is the batter for the chocolate….   Almond dough……   The batter [...]

A few readers requested the pizza recipe from Sunday, so I just took a picture of it.  I think you can read it pretty well. I want to thank everyone for their funny pet routine stories, I have enjoyed reading everyone.–I have to say, Charlie with the assigned living room seat, and fake crunching noises [...]

Here she is in all of her neurotic glory.  There are probably of couple of other breeds in the mix, she came from the Humane Society, so there is now way of knowing for sure.  She was picked up with her two brothers because they were starving in a backyard–she weighed 4 lbs when we [...]

Every morning I wake up with Curly, Larry and Moe, aka Townsend, Staci and Shelly.  We have this involved routine in the morning, and I'm the foolish ring leader of this ridiculousness.  It starts with them hitting the back door at top speed, racing outside and pretending to go potty, then racing back indoors for [...]

I finally took some pictures of my renovated closets, so here they are!  I apologize for the delay–I was hoping to have a better photographer than myself.  I will definitely try to get some better pictures–at least some where the colors are not so off.  I'm not great at photoshop, but I am loving  all [...]

You know a cook book is good when it's been used so much it's falling apart.  Making my favorite pizza recipe today from this book.  They actually call it "hash brown pizza," but I think this pizza is all about the onions!!  It's really not a pizza at all….     Simmered for 45 minutes [...]

Purchased these great cashmere cardigans at J. Crew yesterday for $39.99.  I love the colors.  

I'm reading Belinda Carlisle's memoir, "Lips Unsealed."  I'm surprised that I would even read this, I was never a fan of the GoGo's.  They were always too bee-bop for me.  Surprisingly, I'm really enjoying this book.  She has accomplished far more than I would have ever given her credit for. She talks a lot about [...]

While in Tokyo this last trip, I was very inspired by their love of Victorian era clothing.  There is always lots of crisp linen, lace, puffy sleeves, and menswear inspired jackets and trousers.     I picked out this Comme des Garcons jacket with tails, leather suspenders, and a tie front linen blouse from 55 [...]

I have really stepped away from my computer the last two weeks–and really, it has been so nice.  I guess I needed a little vacation.  Everyone does….But I Finally did an outfit post.  I think it's my first in  a long time. Thanks to Jane for all of the lovely photos…   Wearing an 80's [...]