View out the back windows of the dining room. Note the table left for me (it will serve as my ONLY table for about a month).

Resplendent in orange.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, March 2007.

Or, four off the snowy ground, as it were.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2009.

Homegrown tomato salad with feta and cracked black pepper

Hudson, Ohio, USA, August 2008.

Roasted garlic soup

Hudson, Ohio, USA, November 2008.

The first big snowfall of the season, Hudson, Ohio, USA, November 2008.

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2009: Jason and Monique's First Home (on military base)

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Some family gathering / party photos by Aunt Gretchen

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...so that lovely silvered reindeer might take their place in a seasonally-appropriate switch.

(Nephew took this photo, by the way.)

Hudson, Ohio, USA, November 2007.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, December 2009.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, December 2007.

Christopsomos

Hudson, Ohio, USA, May 2009.

Brioche

Hudson, Ohio, USA, June 2009.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, June 2008.

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2009: Jason and Monique's First Home (on military base)

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Some family gathering / party photos by Aunt Gretchen

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2009: Jason and Monique's First Home (on military base)

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Some family gathering / party photos by Aunt Gretchen

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2009: Jason and Monique's First Home (on military base)

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Some family gathering / party photos by Aunt Gretchen

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2009: Jason and Monique's First Home (on military base)

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Some family gathering / party photos by Aunt Gretchen

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Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2009.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, February 2010.

Front porch.

Super Bowl Sunday (aka Puppy Bowl Sunday), Hudson, Ohio, USA, February 2008.

Layered chocolate fudge cake

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2010.

I used to live on the second floor.

Jet loves the snow.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2009.

Macaron fail

Hudson, Ohio, USA, October 2009.

Layered chocolate fudge cake

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2010.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2008.

Pumpkin-chocolate-coconut cookies

Hudson, Ohio, USA, October 2009.

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Ligurian lemon cake

Hudson, Ohio, USA, June 2008.

Love letters

Hudson, Ohio, USA, February 2009.

Roasted tomato marinara

Hudson, Ohio, USA, September 2008.

Caramel cake with caramelized butter frosting

Hudson, Ohio, USA, November 2008.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, February 2008.

Ribollita

Hudson, Ohio, USA, November 2008.

Nobody needs to see that.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2007.

Jet assumes play posture.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, August 2008.

Stairway into basement, and pencil sharpener.

French bread with olives and sage

Hudson, Ohio, USA, August 2009.

I love the way this looks.

Truck-stop cinnamon rolls

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2008.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2009.