Tanya, from Dans le Townhouse (er, Lakehouse) invited me to participate in a tour through blogs. Tanya has guest posted here before, sharing 5 things she loved about her townhouse. Since then, she has moved across the country to a lake house and continues to change the world with paint. Just look at the before and…
Paella
I finally made paella recently and it turned out wonderfully. What is paella? It’s a rice dish from Spain. Valencia, Spain to be specific. Paella reminds me of jambalaya and gumbo, even though the textures are different, because all three of them seem to have their origins stem from the idea of “throwing in whatever…
Hosting Overnight Guests
We have been very busy over the past few weeks with a variety of things but part of the activity has included hosting overnight guests from Russia (actually for two weeks). Along with making sure our everyday guest room was ready, we also set up the office as a temporary guest room. That meant upgrading…