Back from Sonoma….

by | Aug 1, 2008 | Food & Wine, Knitting, SCUBA, Travel

….and getting ready for Italy! *Sonoma pics added to end of post!* I’m trying to decide what project I want to bring for my travel knitting.  I want to be able to bring it on the plane, so I’m thinking socks on bamboo dpns….but what pattern? ...

Sonoma County

by | Jul 22, 2008 | Food & Wine, Travel, Triathlon

Just a quick update.  Dave finished his race (Vineman 70.3 — 1.2 mile swim in the Russian River, 56 miles of cycling through wine country, and 13.1 miles of running)! This is the result: (taken yesterday at Bella) Actually he had a fun time overall —...

by | Jul 12, 2008 | Food & Wine, Knitting, Travel

Sometimes weekends just work out wonderfully. With Friday off (a joy in and of itself),  the weekend started yesterday, which means it felt like a Saturday, and today a Sunday, which means tomorrow is a bonus day. I had an a.m. appointment to continue hiding my gray,...

Independence goals

by | Jun 30, 2008 | Food & Wine, Miscellaneous, Yard & Garden

Quick update on the Independence goals: Plant something:  nada but we did clean out the garage and I have identified several sets of bins to make into homemade earthboxes (PDF here) Harvest something:  ate some Santa Rosa plums;  ate some plums from a coworker off...

Dave Escaped from Alcatraz!

by | Jun 11, 2008 | Food & Wine, Knitting, Travel, Triathlon

We had a wonderful weekend in San Francisco — clear warm sunny days, cool nights, great dinners out, and Dave got to swim in the San Francisco Bay! The tri was Sunday, we drove down Friday afternoon and arrived a little before 9pm at the Cow Hollow Motor Inn...

Old info: housewarming party recipes

by | Jul 28, 2007 | Food & Wine, House

I’ve cleaning up some of the documents on my laptop and found the list of recipes for our housewarming party. We kept to a Spanish theme, serving some Spanish red and white wines, several types of cheese, bread, olives etc, as well as a selection of warm tapas....