swede and sour

the white house should not be decorated in pottery barn, nor do i think that it's right for its inhabitants to wear j.crew. this is a disaster...

late to work, again, but...

phase one of spring planting is complete. a few more herbs, a few more veggies left. i have been ready to post pictures for about a week but it's been raining non stop. good for the garden, but not for photos.

in addition, i will be posting images of house renovations as they happen. garage, fence and gate, gutters, landscaping and patio cover. our sweet, very old, very senile, very pigeon-toed neighbor, mary, will probably come over a few times to ask what i'm doing or how long i've lived here or who i am.

now that i'm driving a mercedes...

a letter from an AIG exec to edward liddy, for perspective. it's fantastic...

serial monogamy

well, another relationship of mine has come to an end. it is bittersweet, we had some great times together.

luck of the IRA

well, no party, but i made the bailey's irish cream bundt cake and shared it with some friends. the cake is better than it sounds (or looks)...

bundt cake walk

can someone have a st patrick's day party? i have two cake recipes that i think will be perfect! key lime cupcakes and a bailey's irish cream cake. i'm not much for themed holidays, usually. i'm telling you, something (amazing) has happened to me since i turned 30.

ps the sun is threatening to come out for the first time in 8 days. nice!

four reales

the blackberry is back. last week the usb port decided to give out so i had no way to charge it. a friend was nice enough to let me borrow an old phone. it was pink with rhinestones. yeah. an oriental folk tune chimed every time i got a text. not amazing.

but now, i am back in action looking like a pretentious technology slave, thank heavens.

thanks to amazon.com for sending me a charging pod over the weekend. i forgot how much i love to use punctuation when i text!