My Dell Mini was seven years old and really slowing down, taking a long time to load a webpage. It would be incredibly cranky too. “The Blue Screen of Death” appeared more and more frequently, with troubling text such as “Dumping physical memory.” I would restart my computer and it always resurrected itself. Luckily, my…
Month: December 2014
A note from Santa…
I find a letter from “Santa” accompanying a lovely gift at my office door every Christmas. Read the poem I received last year here. Dear Michelle, I know that year twenty-fourteen Is one like you’ve never seen, I know it has had many ups and a down And often felt like a merry-go-round. One “up” was…
Book Review: At Home with Madame Chic: Becoming a Connoisseur of Daily Life
This review of the wonderful book At Home with Madame Chic: Becoming a Connoisseur of Daily Life by Jennifer L. Scott of the blog The Daily Connoisseur is a long time coming. I pre-ordered the book, so I received it months ago, in October and devoured it right away. I actually read it twice and have…
Links I Love: Christmas 2014
South Philly Conrad Benner for Visit Philadelphia via facebook.com/visitphilly * 10 things you should know before celebrating Christmas in Germany [dw.de via facebook.com/ glitterandbow] * my favorite Christmas ornament… [cestmoisaralouise.com] * Countdown to Christmas- Italian Style! December 11 [theveniceexperience.blogspot.com] * What do the Bolognesi eat at Christmas? [bolognawithlove.com] * 20 Traditional Christmas Dishes From All Around…
Winter 2014-2015 Capsule Wardrobe
Since today is the first day of winter, I wanted to share what I plan to wear this season. 15-Item Wardrobe for Winter 2014-2015: 1. white 3/4 sleeve shirt from New York & Company Outlet 2. white pintucked long sleeve shirt from Ann Taylor 3. white long sleeve Essential Shirt from The Limited 4. black…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: theSkimm
cappuccino and chocolate croissant at my favorite coffee shop with a Kindle book back in August Instead of reading the newspaper at breakfast, I grab my phone and skimm. theSkimm is a service that emails you a text summary of the latest news early each morning Monday through Friday. Since I do not own a…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Hot Chocolate from Starbucks
I love sipping hot chocolate on a cold day of winter. Today, I’m enjoying my first cup of the season. I picked it up at the Starbucks inside my Target this morning. Happy I chose the larger grande size, it was rich and delicious. It is especially important to pause and savor a simple pleasure…
New Recipe #3: The Cooking Continues: Cake Mix Coffee Cake
Ideally, I’d like to have homemade coffee cake as one of my options to serve when entertaining on a small scale. I think it’d be nice to accompany coffee or tea. Usually, I just keep Milano cookies around. So, in my attempt to step it up, I definitely installed a coffee cake recipe on my…
New Recipe #2: Behold! The Brookie. Plus, A Cooking Commitment
I pinned this delicious-looking dessert long ago. Allow me to introduce you to the brookie, as in ‘brownie-cookie,’ a brownie and chocolate chip cookie combination that is baked in a muffin pan… Williams-Sonoma via Pinterest I finally tried these, which are also known as brooksters, last Monday and they turned out pretty well! They tasted…