Last Saturday was the 2011 season opener at the Capital City Farmer’s Market in downtown Boise. It was good to see several familiar vendors, like the man from the Almond Tree, whose reliable presence and stoic stance make him a familiar fixture. Susan and I always swing past his table for a sample, and he…
So, let’s have a “do easy, little things to make ourselves happy this week” week! Here are some suggestions: 1) Make yourself an avatar. It’s a blast. Just like making a Wii Me, and you can use it on Facebook, or Yahoo Messenger or IM … or just for fun. Here’s mine: You can make one at…
All the grey winter weather we’ve been having lately has caused me to seek comfort in foods that are warm and gooey. While snacking on a plate of cheddar-covered nachos yesterday, though, it dawned on me: I have been invited to a pool party. Four weeks from now I will be baring my flabby thighs…
I have now! (BTW this tired gal is not me, but you get the point.) I’m starting week two of a “lose a dress size in 21 days” boot camp, and the three — yes, that’s right, only three — workouts a week are … well, the expression that comes to mind isn’t really blog-appropriate, but…
While half of Boise’s citizenry seemed to be flocked around Jaialdi events a few weekends ago, I found myself at a backyard barbecue where our hosts put on a true Southern-style feast. Walking up to the house of our friends, Chris and Lisa Crawford, the first thing to hit us was the savory aroma of…
I went to the Cherry Festival in Emmett for the first time on a Saturday afternoon last month. What a disappointment. With visions of cherry jam, cherry shakes, cherry ice cream, cherry pie and the anticipation of so much more delectable cherry goodness dancing through mind, my husband and I drove 30 minutes north from…
Lots of late spring rain has resulted in pretty, purple and fuchsia clematis flowers.
I like to try out new flavors so yesterday morning I bought a bag of sorrel at the farmer’s market while shopping with Susan, her mom and her aunt. Strolling away from the vendor, all four of us suddenly made puckery faces as we sampled the green leaves and tasted the herb’s sharp, sour flavor.…
I’ve been feeling unusually giddy lately. My husband and I are a few weeks away from celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. So last Friday night I kidnapped the man and turned him into my love slave. The next morning I released him so we could share an enjoyable breakfast and a stroll through the Saturday…
Jen and I met at the Farmer’s Market today. (you’ll know why she ditched me and our normal Saturday morning 9am exercise when her Boise Weekly blog post goes live on Tuesday–I’ll post the link then). I picked up all kinds of goodies, and when I got home, combined some of the organic stuff I already…
Bicycles and Blueberries 