February 2013 To say I like planning theme parties is an understatement, so when I decided to have an Amélie Themed Anniversaire, I crafted many small, film-inspired details (that perhaps were…
February 2013 There is something about a celebration that calls for layers of cake, and there's something about me that thought my own birthday called for a mini, layer cake…
January 2013 I enjoy watching my mom move about the kitchen. She has dog-eared magazines and books full of recipes, but her intuition is really what guides her through most…
December 2012 Wouldn't it be convenient if all family disconnects and misunderstandings could be resolved in the time it takes a television family to reach the moral of the episode?…
November 2012 "What do you want to do tonight?" I asked my special one in the morning. "Well, I don't really want to plan anything becaaaause... we have an 8:30pm…
October 2012 How does the window delight in the season? The winter window tries to protect our needs for sleep and nestling and hibernation. The winter window offers a curtain…
September 2012 Let me tell you about a woman I admire. She is intelligent and dedicated, as exhibited by her collection of degrees from Carnegie Mellon, Oxford, and one PhD…
July 2012 I'm not a person who likes to take things apart in order to understand them and then put them back together again. I'm not a fixer-upper. I would…