Well, I took a pretty decent hiatus from writing. I think my last post was while I was in Mexico over the summer. Pretty sure I have a few drafts I need to finish from that period, but I thought I'd post a little note first. After returning to Chicago at the end of June, … Continue reading Returning to Writng
Well, Sunday afternoons seem to be my blogging time these days. But I do have visitors coming the next couple of weekends, so that might postpone my writing a bit. It's been a pretty productive week. I did some shopping, some cooking, some exploring, and of course, some eating! I also did some work...but who … Continue reading Ocho Semanas en Oaxaca: Episodio 2
So, I'm sitting in Oaxaca. This is my second trip here and I realized I never posted a blog on my first trip. That's just neglect because it was an experience. There are beautiful works of art, historical architecture, historical ruins, and so many other things to enjoy here. But you know me. I was … Continue reading Oaxaca Food
I'm officially done with my cooking break! I still have my husband help out with things like getting the instant pot from its storage place on top of our fridge to the counter and anything else that involves heavy lifting, but I'm back. That said, we started this week with take-out. We were really craving … Continue reading Food Library Week 95 (1/20-1/26)
This was my second week of my mini-break from cooking. We did a lot of leftovers and a lot of take out again. Okay, it was not a lot of take-out, but more often than I prefer. Like, I know what I put in my food and where the foods come from for the most … Continue reading Food Diary Week 94 (1/13-1/19)
So, I went on a "break" from cooking at the beginning of 2022. No, this was not a much needed break from meal planning and preparation. My shoulder was injured and I needed to not be standing in my kitchen, chopping, stirring, mashing, and picking up all manners of heavy appliances and such. So the … Continue reading Food Diary Week 93 (1/6-1/12)
Okay, I've officially decided to stop relating this food diary to Covid. Covid has and is exercising control over too much of life. I'm ready to move on. No, I'm not one of those people who have decided to pretend it's over or not happening, but I need a few spaces where I don't need … Continue reading Food Diary Week 92 (12/30-1/5)
So, it's January 26th and I'm just now posting this annual ode to a new year. This feels a little like this area I know where you drive into Missouri and they wait until you're like 100 miles in before you see the welcome sign. But I'm going to just dive in. Last year, I … Continue reading Hello 2022!
So it's New Year's Eve and I'm exhausted. But I wanted to finish out the year's journal so here I am. I apologize if it comes off a little like the ramblings of a lunatic. Kidding. I'll try to be coherent. I still have one other blog post I seriously want to post this year. … Continue reading Covid Life Food Diary Week 91 (12/23-12/29)
This year, the hubby and I decided to go to Arkansas after Thanksgiving to celebrate with my family. With my dad gone this year, we all just need more time together. We won't be going home for Christmas as none of our schedules would work out for that, so we wanted to make Thanksgiving the … Continue reading Arkansas Phipps Family Thanksgiving 2021
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