Month: January 2012

11 Meme

{source} I was tagged by the lovely Stephany in this meme (actually Erin tagged me, too, a while back) and I thought it would be fun to participate. It’s interesting to learn random facts about people, don’t you agree? Facts that they might usually not blog about!   Here are...

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Friday Link Love

DIY: wall clock makeover by Katja (Mädchen mit Herz). Such a neat idea! Recipe: Vegetarian Stuffed Zucchini Boats by Kam (Campfire Chic). Yummy! How to fire a bad friend by Medicinal Marzipan via Sarah (Yes and yes). Do you struggle with this? What’s the point of pretty by Sarah via...

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Awkward & Awesome

This is a regular feature post on my blog. See the archives here. I’ve been somewhat on auto-pilot since I got back from Europe. Why is it always so hard to readjust? A situation with a friend has left me feeling let down and disappointed. I usually tend to look...

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Currently Vol. 7

{source} Current Book(s):  I’ll start reading “Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana de Rosnay in a couple of days. It’s #twookclub‘s book for February and I am looking forward to reading it. Current Playlist: Luke Bryan‘s “Talegates & Tanlines”. (I love Country, don’t judge!) Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure: Cheez-Its Hot & Spicy....

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On a rainy weekend

It finally rained. This is a very strange winter, to say the least. We hardly had any precipitation here in Northern California in all November and December, which is very unusual and – honestly – very bad for California. We need our snow pack in the Sierras. Not just for...

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My Cologne

I was lucky to be able to spend some time in my beloved Cologne when I visited Germany over the holidays. It’s such a gorgeous city and it always makes me all fuzzy and happy inside when I am there. I wish it would have been a little bit sunnier...

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