With all the preparations for our trip, I failed to post photos from Maya’s 4th birthday celebration. This year, her birthday fell on the most beautiful Saturday of September. We spent the morning at Cox Farms in Northern Virginia, where a Fall Festival is held yearly that just happened to kick off on Maya’s birthday. […]
Archives for 2008
There are no words – the Pentagon Memorial
I watched the entire Pentagon Memorial dedication on TV two weeks ago today, and was especially touched by the song “There Are No Words”, sung by Kitty Donohoe. You can download the song from her website for free, and it can also be found on Kitty’s latest CD. There Are No Words (click to listen) […]
Fall Sunset
This photo was taken last Fall.
Tarte Tatin
I hosted an Oscar-viewing party at my house last February and invited a bunch of ladies in the neighborhood. Everyone brought a dish inspired by one of the Oscar-nominated films. It’s now almost 6 months later and I’ve forgotten what all those dishes were, except for one – Tarte Tatin, inspired by the biopic La […]
Aching for Risotto
You may recall my post last month about attending a luncheon sponsored by the grocery store Giant. It took place at Chef Geoff’s in downtown Washington, D.C. The restaurant’s owner and namesake, Chef Geoff Tracy, was there as a special guest, and was kind enough to share his recipe for risotto with the group. It […]
Trouble
But it’s not what it looks like! Click here to see what really happened…