Every year, as more and more of my friends have children, I appreciate a little more all the things my mother did for me. Being a mother is serious work and despite the many things I remember from the past 28 years, her complaining is not one of them. Mom was always working hard for [...]
Wow, Sunday night already? This weekend was excellent—I went for my first run of the season, saw Iron Man 3, got several projects done around the house and spent some quality time with Brian—but I can’t believe how quickly it went by. Nor can I believe that it’s already the 5th of May—Cinco de Mayo. [...]
It’s that time of year again! The time of year when people with more organization and ambition than I have start filling their garden beds with plants for the upcoming growing season. Every year I have really good intentions but watch as planting time escapes me and I vow to do better next year. Brian [...]
Can someone please explain to me how people move into a new home without taking a week off a work? I am so glad we have break from school this week; otherwise I’m not sure we’d ever get anything accomplished. Yesterday, our first day working on getting ready to switch residences, was very full. We [...]
I just found out that today is National Beer Day, which is lucky because I was going to write this Highlights post regardless. Food Republic has kindly compiled all of their recent beer coverage into one place, saving me the trouble of linking to all of their beer posts. Craft beers are experiencing a huge [...]
If you’ve been reading Relishments for more than a week or so, you’re probably aware that I have a bit of an obsession with tea. Tea is absolutely my beverage of choice. It’s nice when the blogs I read fuel that love. This week there was a story in the news about a woman who [...]
Traditionally, I’m not a big Saint Patrick’s Day person. I never go to parties, I think artificially green food is pretty gross and until a year or two ago, I didn’t like beer. Still, it’s just not Saint Patrick’s Day without corned beef and I always make sure to cook some. This year as the [...]
When people ask why I still eat meat, my love for buffalo wings is one of the answers I sometimes give. I’m only partially kidding. I’ve actually had people who thought I was vegetarian find out they were very wrong once they saw me eat my weight in wings at a work function. But I [...]
I realize it’s been a little quiet around here this month, but I am totally loving being part of Katy’s 28-Day Blog Challenge. Much of the work I’m doing isn’t apparent yet, but I promise it will be worth it, at least from the perspective of my mental health. Meanwhile, we’re just days away from [...]
I’ve had popcorn on the brain for months. At the beginning of the holiday season, someone posted about Popcorn Indiana’s seasonal chocolate and peppermint popcorn flavor. And I wanted it. Unfortunately, after checking every store I found myself near for weeks, I never did find a bag. It occurred to me at one point to [...]
