Midway through a particularly rebellious week for our household appliances, I am dunking a fresh blueberry scone into a hard-gotten mug of hot tea and thinking idly about the capricious nature of fate. Our wily vacuum cleaner suctioned up an unmentionable and earned itself a trip to the Appleton Vacuum Spa, a holistic retreat for [...]
We're midway through the week and already Molly has whipped up a batch of scones, a loaf of crusty white bread, a pan of chocolate macaroons, and a chicken picnic pie. It's Spring Bake with Molly B and I need to pump up my workouts or loosen my belt. A self-described "stress-baker", Molly also likes [...]
I like to consider myself an expert on tea parties. My teapot collection takes up half my cupboard space. I spend most of my grocery shopping time in the tea isle trying to decide between lemon ginger and jasmine green tea, only to buy both. My room's been decorated like Alice in Wonderland since I [...]