Oh hey! We’re back at the Lincoln Theatre exactly a week later, but this time for something a little different, and with no children in tow. We saw Mike Gordon and his other band – his primary band being Phish. Have I mentioned before that my Boy is a big fan of the Phish from […]
Month: November 2016
Movie – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
My love for Harry Potter goes way back. It involves a day in early summer 1999 when I was at home by myself. I’m a curious person, and so decided the best thing to do would be to look through my parents room. Kids: don’t do that. I try not to anymore, but I am […]
Travel – Montreal
Late in the summer/early in the fall, the Boy and I started looking around to where we might go for our “long holiday weekend travelling” in the fall. One place we’d talked about for a while was going up to Canada – so close, and still technically foreign! And with the Veteran’s Day weekend providing […]
Book – Off to Be the Wizard
Happy…Black Friday? No. That sounds wrong. I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Mine was full of turkey trotting through DC, where I made this face in front of the Capitol: I know. Sexy, right? And then we watched the end of the Macy’s Parade, and watched most of the dog show, and I prepped […]
Event – Ingrid Michaelson at the Lincoln Theatre
I have strong feelings for Ingrid Michaelson. It’s amazing to think that I had heard her music but not been particularly moved about 3 years ago, but then the Boy and I started dating, and she was on his little-girls-in-the-car-friendly rotation, so I got to hear more of her music, and it felt like she […]
Recipe – Maple Brown Butter Mashed Sweet Potatoes
One of the big events that my 20s and 30s group at church does (apart from our monthly brunches which are the best!), is a “Friendsgiving” feast. It’s a way for us to get together, bring delicious food, and relax ahead of the holiday. I hosted at my mom’s house last year and cooked turkey for […]
Movie – Arrival
So, we had a review of Trolls last week, and I’ve got another movie review for you today. I’ve got one on tap for next week as well – be prepared, blog readers. Good movie season is upon us, and The Boy has gotten it into his head that there are a lot of movies […]
Personal – Giving Thanks
November // Give Thanks: Even in the hard years, wonderful things happen. What has filled your heart? What will fill your stomach at the Thanksgiving table? I have so much to be thankful for in my life. I have the most wonderful Boy who is supportive, and goofy, and willing to go with me on […]
Book – Jacob Have I Loved
It is an intriguing experience to reread books you first read as a child. Sometimes they hold up. Too often they are awful. So when my book club decided to read Jacob Have I Loved – a book I first remember reading sometime as a late elementary- or middle-schooler – I was intrigued. How would […]
DIY – Removing Water Stains from Wood
I am nothing if not a tinkerer. I’m also more of a perfectionist than I have any right to be as someone who is lazy and doesn’t have a tendency to follow through. I suppose all of this is to warn you that I had an idea, and it failed to work, and now I’m […]