Lately: D's March Edition

It's been almost a month! March was pretty full, I've attached some shots below. Andrew and I were reunited in Pennsylvania for St. Patrick's Day and it was perfect!! Otherwise, this month has been doctor visits, working a little late, massive haircut, and changing up the house a bit. I'll do some photos from this past weekend in tomorrow's post!

The last of the winter citrus + avocados for always

Cooking with friends

New bracelet from Son of a Sailor

Grapefruit margarita

 Midnight peeking

Haircut, from my Instagram. Will take a clearer one soon.

Catch-up

PA kitty

Cream puff preparation (PA photo!)

Best!

Doylestown Coffee-ing

It snowed while I was there! Not. Mad.

Blood orange margarita

D's Weekend, in review

I took Friday off from work, but for various appointments with doctors and such. But, still, a three day weekend was nice! There was: a ridiculous dog haircut, pizza party, beer and music, and a few purchases of varying necessity. When your coffee grinder goes out and you're just returning to coffee after a week of doctor-commanded not drinking coffee, it's a big deal. Snaps below (a mix of Canon and iPhone)!

Spinach thin crust (the crusts were from Target! Archer Farms, y'all!)

New stuff (details at the bottom)

New grinder, Capresso Infinity

Starting a Sunday stroll

Big snout

Sunday stroll

*Jane Iredale Brow kit -- After trying to grow out my brows for months (it's not been pretty!), I got them shaped up and picked up this set of powder and wax to fill them in some.
RMS Beauty Living Luminizer -- not at all glittery, just a nice brightener. Apply with a light hand! Clark's Botanicals Lip Tint in Rachel Red -- Moisturizing, a nice sheer pink-red. I blot away quite a bit of the shine because I'm not into that for the winter.
Dr. Alkaitis Soothing Gel -- to soothe the winter redness I have and help with some of the sensitivity the comes after months of central heating and windy walks.

Winter Favorites

Indoor campfire

A's Favorites:

I read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand for a most of the winter. It is a winter favorite by default since it is the only book I read for pleasure this winter.

This Michael Aram candle has been a nice reminder of christmas trees and pine garland. 

This Leinenkugel beer, part of a variety pack, was a welcome addition to snowy days.
Roasted vegetables is a staple for me and a recent addition of the Herbal Garden grinder from The Spice & Tea Exchange has me ready for spring. 

D's Favorites:

Loved this book, and this one

These candles (in Tarot Deck and Campfire) have kept our house properly wintery
Love Weird and Ravenous, their series for Bullett  is my favorite

This New York Times piece, thoughts on guns, violence and poverty through a review of a hip hop record
Received this ring recently and wear it daily
Cooking lots from Very Fond of Food, it reads like a close friend is showing you her favorite recipes
Earth tu Face salt scrub and Soapwalla Body Oil have kept winter dryness away

Winter was a snowy, windy and cold delight. ~A

A's Weekend, in review

After last weekend in NOLA I was glad to spend the weekend hopping from house to house visiting folks. I got to eat chocolate chocolate chip pancakes with my niece, whom I shall call MP, below.

This is her Pebbles look from the Flintstone's

I also got to see my nephew who is eating the valentine that MP sent to him. His newest drawing will soon be hung in my office at work. Getting to see the nieces and nephews was the highlight of the weekend. Seeing their parents is nice as well. Mainly because they feed me well.

Sweet Valentine! 

To cap the weekend off I joined Victor Emmanuel II which is an Italian American Beneficial society in the town where I grew up. A true rite of passage. It's a restaurant and bar. The best item on the menu is the salad with cheese. Iceberg lettuce and mozzarella cheese have never tasted so good!

D's Weekend, in review

All I really want most weekends is to share some drinks with someone I love, plenty of time to nap and run and at least one meal outside. And if I can spend a little time in the kitchen, even better. This weekend had all that and a little more!

Late night apple cake prep

Apple cake for breakfast

Tiny margarita

F Jones bar

June and Bailey, lunch entertainment

Bailey, taking Adele's Oscar win very seriously

Weekend in Review, Reunited Edition

Well! It's a bit late, but who can blame us? Because this weekend was spent together! In New Orleans! We packed as much as we could into just two days, and mostly it was wonderful to see each other, catch up, giggle and let Andrew explore a bit of the city. Snaps are below, and we're going to take the rest of the week off to settle back in. Be back on Monday! -- D and A

Hurricane and Abita, to get us started

Strollin'

The most delicious breakfast!

 

 

No powdered sugar fights for us!

The February Clean Up

I have been thinking about the apartment I call home and how to make it more cohesive. The space is great, but after a year and a half I have become a bit board with the set up.  I have also collected too many things. I have ten coffee mugs. I do not have a coffeemaker. Besides clearing things out I am also ready for some more adult furniture. Futons are great, but dream couches are better. I think Martha Stewart said that.

I decided to break the project down into 4 weekends with each week focused on a room. The first two weekends were devoted to the bathroom and kitchen respectively. The bathroom was easy to tackle. A good scrub, some new towels (in chartreuse not mint), and a more organized medicine cabinet did the trick. The kitchen was a bit more challenging because of how the space is set up. I have no counter space. I have a sink with a cabinet below that is next to an apartment sized stove. There are upper cabinets that span the sink and stove. This is the main reason I needed to donate some mugs. I need the shelf space more than I need the mugs. I am working to not add more things or make additional projects in the process as well. That has been simple with the past two rooms, but will be harder with the next two.

The Living Room and Bedroom both have large closets. These are also the two rooms that I would like to rearrange and update with some new pieces. That Marimekko fabric splurge might happen sooner rather than later. The donation box will be full after going through all the closets!

The Donation box - see ya later mugs and red colander!