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I'm thinking of not even repainting this room. I rather like the honeydew.

 

We are in the process of buying our very first home! It's the first floor of a renovated yellow Victorian built in 1926. It's in Salem, MA and is truly double the size of our current space. Who wants to come to our first party?

We took a run through a local grocery store this afternoon with my new daughter-in-law's parents.

 

Matthew & Susan, along with Karen and I, filled their cupboards and refrigerator with typical foodstuffs.

 

We had fun!

 

On my way out, as Karen was opening the car door, I took this quick grab of Susan as she was going to talk to a neighbor friend.

 

Not exactly a fabulous photo, but documentary nonetheless!

 

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Mole poblano

 

Here, the mole is about to embark on its 45 minutes of simmering.

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, May 2008.

On the back porch.

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, June 2008.

I could subsist on cheese.

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, December 2007.

"It is so cozy here, even though I am much too large for this chair."

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, March 2008.

Marie Hodge with Realty Executives of Bristol talks about the market in the area and the decisions that First Time home buyers are facing from financing to just how many houses are available.

Even though it came from the fancy dog boutique, she had to push it around the floor for awhile, bark at it and lick her chops several times before she felt good about eating it.

 

Somewhere, Cesar Millan is crying into his cerveza.

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, September 2006.

Though it doesn't taste very good, fondant is a great medium for cake decorating. Especially when you have tasked yourself with making a Chivas label for your dad's 64th birthday cake.

 

Cakes for my nephews

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, May 2007.

Participants browsing the brochures on display.

Essential ingredients in a blueberry-corn ice cream sundae. I'm just saying.

 

Blueberry-corn ice cream sundaes

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, July 2010.

This was taken from inside the house; the plants are about knee-high. I planted 35 this year, all started indoors from seed. I usually plant 20 or so, but I just couldn't resist planting more this year. Over the winter we ran out of canned tomatoes from last year's garden, so my goal is to increase our stores this year.

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, June 2009.

That little french door goes to a foyer and the front door.

 

We are in the process of buying our very first home! It's the first floor of a renovated yellow Victorian built in 1926. It's in Salem, MA and is truly double the size of our current space. Who wants to come to our first party?

TURKEY GOES IN OUR MOUTHS.

 

Italian wedding soup

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, March 2008.

The garden. The flowers are just beginning to drop off and the squash just beginning to appear...

Jet spent the past day and a half in the intensive care unit of the veterinary hospital. She has seizures and they got markedly worse this weekend, so she had to be monitored and placed on anti-seizure medication. It will take several weeks for her body to adjust to the meds; until then, she will be Mellow Jet.

 

I am so glad she's home.

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, August 2007.

Any idea how much we could sell a nice thing like this for?

 

We are in the process of buying our very first home! It's the first floor of a renovated yellow Victorian built in 1926. It's in Salem, MA and is truly double the size of our current space. Who wants to come to our first party?

That's cilantro and mint on the left; lemongrass, shallots and bird's-eye chilies on the right.

 

Larb chicken

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, March 2007.

I love the crown moulding. And the cherry cabinet. And the lamp. And the bowl made from Huon pine, which we purchased in Tasmania. And the yellow walls.

 

Who knew you could love so much in one corner of one room?

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2006.

Biiiiiiiiiig pupil

Though, really, shouldn't we all look up to sponge cake? Isn't it deserving of our respect?

 

Boston cream pie

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, February 2008.

I believe this is how they kiss in France.

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, August 2006.

From the garden; I believe these guys became tomato-feta salad.

 

Hudson, Ohio, USA, August 2008.

Lettuce. These will be perfect for chomping down with barbequed meat when we have kalbi (Korean barbeque).

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