Here’s something I bet you didn’t know about me (well, okay, some of you knew this, but most of you didn’t): I make our own cereal. The cereal we eat for breakfast most days of the week, I make every two weeks or so. We made the decision a couple years ago to stop eating [...]
Last week we had a repairman come out to the house to check out our dishwasher. We’ve had it three years this April and recently, it started making noises that suggested it was in dire need of medical assistance. Or at least a large martini. For $80, the repairman clucked and shook his head as [...]
For many years now, we’ve eschewed the traditional Butterball turkey in favor of a more natural Thanksgiving. Usually this has meant ordering an organic turkey from afar and picking it up locally. This year, though, we acted early. At the beginning of the summer, I contacted a local farm and put my name on the [...]