Posts from the ‘THINGS’ category

MFA Art in Bloom

Saturday, April 30th, 2016

Neighborhood flowers

Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

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Gardner Museum

Saturday, March 26th, 2016

Photos from two weekends volunteering at the Gardner Museum

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Roses

Monday, March 21st, 2016

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Delicious brunch

Saturday, March 12th, 2016

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Early V-day Roses

Friday, February 12th, 2016

Russo’s

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

Incredible colors at an awesome grocery store

Crepes for breakfast

Saturday, January 9th, 2016

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Kahlua Peppermint Hot Cocoa

Tuesday, January 5th, 2016

Because it’s cold out there 🙂

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Coloring book

Sunday, January 3rd, 2016

I love my new coloring book 🙂

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Leaning Tower of Pisa

Saturday, January 2nd, 2016

I got lots of amazing Christmas presents, and here’s one of them …. my soon-to-be brother-in-law got me a Leaning Tower of Pisa to put together. I love little art projects like this, and it was really well-made so it was a lot of fun to put together!

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Butternut squash ravioli

Friday, January 1st, 2016

The pasta maker is still set up on the counter so what was I supposed to do? I took a break from playing with my new coloring book to make butternut squash ravioli, and it was delicious!

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Butternut squash soup

Monday, December 28th, 2015

I love making butternut squash risotto, but you only need a little bit of butternut squash for that … what to do with the rest of the squash? I’ve been meaning to find a use for the hand-blender that’s taking up space in our pantry so I made my first butternut squash soup! I used a recipe that called for just the right amount of ginger, plus a dollop of sour cream to round out the flavors, and of course it needs to be garnished with cinnamon. Absolutely delicious!

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Fresh pasta with basil walnut pesto

Monday, December 28th, 2015

Brian’s not a huge fan of pine nuts, but we both love basil, so I broke out the pasta maker for a batch of fresh fettuccine, and tried out a recipe for basil walnut pesto. Pretty good! Definitely nuttier and a grittier texture than a pine nut pesto, so it needed more olive oil. Might need to try cashews next …

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Christmas Eve

Thursday, December 24th, 2015

On Christmas Eve, Brian took over the kitchen to make an incredible chicken pot pie for dinner, and a delicious bread pudding for dessert. He used to make his bread pudding all the time when he was younger, so his mom and sister were very pleasantly surprised to enjoy an old favorite dish!

Ornaments

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

Just because

Thursday, November 19th, 2015

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Close-ups at the Gardner

Saturday, October 24th, 2015

I had a wonderful morning at the Gardner Museum attending a training session for the brand new gorgeous exhibit Ornament and Illusion: Carlo Crivelli of Venice, and I got to take some fun close-ups of beautiful details in the exhibit, and in the courtyard.

Sunset over the Rockies

Sunday, August 23rd, 2015

As we were saying our good-byes to family heading back to the Denver airport, we noticed that the sky had cleared up a bit and the sun was setting over the Rockies in the distance. Hard to capture, but really beautiful.

Colorado Clouds

Friday, August 21st, 2015

Boothbay flowers

Sunday, August 16th, 2015

So many beautiful flowers at the Greenleaf Inn at Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Tiger Lilies at the Gardner

Thursday, July 9th, 2015

The tiger lilies looked amazing in the Gardner Museum’s Monks Garden at the first Neighborhood Nights of Summer 2015

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Tiger Lilies

Wednesday, June 24th, 2015

The tiger lilies bloomed briefly and beautifully just outside our front door

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Cafe Sol Azteca

Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

Who knew there was an incredibly pleasant Mexican restaurant with awesome outdoor seating down a weird alley in Newton Center? Deanna and I caught up over sangria and delicious food … I love our date nights!

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Deering, NH

Sunday, May 24th, 2015

Another lovely Memorial Day Weekend filled with family, great views and delicious food!

St. Barnabas

Saturday, May 16th, 2015

When we stayed at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel in May 2013, we ‘discovered’ a lovely church right near lots of cute shops and restaurants in Falmouth. Before dinner, we stopped by to visit this little gem again. We discovered that they recently added a labyrinth … yet another copy of the famous labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral, so of course I had to walk the labyrinth. It’s a bit smaller in scale than the one I walked just one week ago on the Greenway, but it was lovely and pleasant. We visited the church’s gorgeous little garden as the sun continued to set, then we settled in for a delicious dinner!

Birthday Flowers

Friday, May 8th, 2015

My sweetie got me lovely flowers for my birthday tomorrow!

Spring has Sprung

Monday, May 4th, 2015

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Art in Bloom

Saturday, April 25th, 2015

Art in the Bloom at the MFA is a feast for all of the senses (except touch of course!)

Pink Trees

Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

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