We *love* pasta around here- I have to admit, it’s pretty much my favorite food on the planet. But then if you’ve ever been over to the Favorite Recipes section of kevinandamanda.com, you probably already knew that! :) I’ve always wanted to make my own fresh pasta from scratch – I would love to make […]
We had so much fun kayaking, we decided to go again the next day! This time we brought the dogs along for the fun. :) We paddled the Flint River, which is conveniently located right by our house… Oh, Howie! No matter where we go, you always find the mud puddles. While we were setting […]
Last week I spent a gorgeous afternoon at the lake with some friends. We had a grand time on the water with our feet kicked back, sunbathing, and catching up… And kayaking! :) Besides our honeymoon, I hadn’t been kayaking since my days at summer camp! We packed a picnic lunch and spent the afternoon […]
Last year was my very first attempt at gardening – of any kind. At all. My flower beds were in shambles. I’ve never been able to keep anything inside alive (I’m a houseplant serial killer). But I had gotten addicted to cooking with fresh herbs (basil & parsley), and was forking out 5 bucks for […]
We celebrated Easter this year with a glorious brisket dinner. What better way is there to celebrate? Check out everything we had on our Easter menu and learn how to make the dinner of your dreams! Our Easter Brisket Dinner Menu AKA Sunday Brisket Dinner, since Easter was over a week ago… *blush* Because my […]
Today’s giveaway is brought to you by the Letter M! Moms & Monograms! From classic to customized, Swagger Gifts specializes in “gifts with attitude” – the first time I browsed I fell in love with their precious, personalized products. Because Mother’s Day is just around the corner (exactly one month from today!) and because I […]
I just got the cutest pair of jeans today. They came in the mail. I bought them online. I love packages at my door. You know when you try on a really cute pair of jeans? You can tell as soon as you put them on… They’re perfect and you know because suddenly there’s this […]
* Hello Monday! It’s been awhile, but I have 7 brand-new Free Scrapbook Fonts available for download! There are some really cute handwritten fonts this time. My favorites are Grant’s Ghosts, Miserably Lose and Stinkerella & Stinkzilla. ♥ * * I also realized that there were 6 fonts that were on the old Free Scrapbooking […]
The weather has been beautiful this past week- I’ve just wanted to stay outside all day. The dogs love it (they whine at my feet until I take them out and toss the ball), and the yard sure could use my help. I’m looking forward to planting a garden again this year. Last year I […]
A few weeks ago (after I professed my undying affection for scarves) my lovely and creative blog pal Allie Brownie sent me this super fun link: Make It and Love it: Knit Scarf *gasp* … How FUN! An adorable, shabby scarf I could totally make! :) And what a cute site too, huh? I’ve already […]
Friday Night? How about 10 new fonts?? Head on over to our Fonts for Peas blog and check out the 9 new handwriting fonts – plus 1 doodle font! – now available for download! Did we mention they’re all free?? :) Like this new one from Pea Terri Cherie – don’t ya just love it? […]
My spring cargos, last year … My new spring cargos, this year … . . . Okay, first, I have to just say, doesn’t it just make these pictures so much funnier that the size 10 cargo pants had an elastic waist? *snort* But seriously, those pants were comfortable. If I could find them again […]
When… Every day… For the past week… I open the back door… and find THIS waiting for me. It starts out innocently enough… I let Miley & Howie out for their morning bathroom break and backyard patrol. They make the rounds, thoroughly inspecting every square inch of the yard until they’ve made sure no unauthorized […]
Or easily amused… But seeing this little stack- my favorite jeans, khakis, cords & cargos… All washed, folded and ready to wear… gives me a little thrill. I keep them all folded and stacked just like this in my closet. ♥ Did you know that for most of high school and all of college… I […]
So, last week when I was talking about my current love affair with scarves, somehow in the excitement of all the commenting, and what I can only imagine was some sort of scarf-induced high, I let myself get talked into making… a video. That’s right, a real, live video documenting a few of my favorite […]
Last weekend it snowed on Valentine’s Day. This weekend the weather was sunny and gorgeous. On Sunday the high was 68 degrees. I broke out my summer cargo pants and we took Miley and Howie to the nature trail for an afternoon hike. The nature trail is always fun- there’s a huge lake with ducks […]
Last Saturday, I remember… Getting up at the crack of dawn. Taking a drive. Seeing the snow- beautiful. Morning shopping at the Summit. Being showered with festive Valentine’s cookies, cupcakes and treats in all the stores- just for shopping. Lunch @ The Cheesecake Factory. Yummy, yummy cheesecake. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Mouseover […]
I love scarves… when I see them, bright & colorful, hanging in my closet planning my outfit around a scarf when I take the entire collection with me, everywhere I go even if it’s just a 2-day trip… makes me very, very happy. I love scarves. ♥♥♥ What about you? Do you love scarves? Or […]
Need a few tips for photo editing? Check out How I Edit My Photos! Find the best editing tips and tricks to perfect your favorite pictures! How I Edit My Photos This is part one in a series of tutorials which will cover the very basics of Photoshop. It’s perfect for the beginner Photoshop user- […]
I am in the bad, bad habit of watching Food Network Nighttime in bed, before falling asleep. I love all the shows- Good Eats, Throwdown with Bobby Flay, Chopped, The Best Thing I Ever Ate. It works out good for me too- sometimes I have trouble turning off the brainwaves at night, so I either […]