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Archives for 2013

Fesenjan – Persian Chicken Stew

So, amongst all the new build craziness, I occasionally find time to cook new things.  I tried this recipe a few months ago, fell in love with it, and then promptly forgot all about it…it's been a busy few months!  Anyway, I was in my fridge the other day and ran across my bottle of pomegranate ... View Post

Late night gardening ideas…

I can't sleep…ideas for random gardening things keep popping into my head.  So I decided to not try and fight it and just take the inspiration and run with it.  So this will be mostly a photo post as I find things that fit the ideas in my head!   And it seems ... View Post

The lot…pre-development

It's not really easy to envision with these photos (hoping to take a panoramic shot later today…) but this is the lot.  It also seems like the house on the other side is very close but it's actually divided by a 4 lane road.  Once we get a 6 foot privacy fence up we won't see anything behind us but ... View Post

Back again with big news!

So, after an unplanned blogging break, I'm back!  The end of 2012 was crazier than previously expected and basically everything not related to teaching or performing had to go on the back burner... However, in our few spare moments Steve and I had started house-hunting!  We weren't planning to ... View Post