Posted in Ramblings, tagged cold remedy, nasal cleansing info, natural cough remedy, neti pot, puffs vicks on June 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I have been using a lot of these lately:
The wicked cold has struck again! So, I have been sick for six days now. Seriously, who has time for this? I love the Puffs with Vick’s vapor rub. (Strokes of genius!) They are so soft and they help me breathe. It’s like stickin’ a jar of [...]
Posted in Ramblings, tagged baby oil, cleaning tips, magic erasure, micro fiber duster, mop, pledge oil, rubbermaid broom, window cleaning on June 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Just a few tips to ease your cleaning routine around the house. These are some common questions I have answered in the past. Just passing on good info:
WINDOWS: Add a drop of dish soap to a bucket of warm water (or in a squirt bottle) to clean the windows inside and outside of your home. [...]
Posted in Ramblings, tagged family room camp out, tents on May 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »
…last night. I left around noon yesterday, and Rick stayed home to take care of biz and such. I met up with him for dinner and we both came home around 8:30, I walked in and there it was, in all it’s campin’ glory: our tent, set up in the middle of the [...]
Posted in Ramblings, tagged california, cow pastures, dana point sun set, salt creek beach, Vermont on May 20, 2008 | 6 Comments »
…I was packing up my life into my Honda Accord and heading for new adventures in Dana Point, California. With the sunroof open and shades on my face, I headed south on I-15 for 600+ miles. I was totally thrilled about my new job living on the beach and learning to surf. It was all [...]
Posted in Ramblings, tagged bar, Behr Paint, Behr Rejuvenate, Behr Tea Cookie, beta fish, cream drapes, green paint, kitchen, living room, pendant lights, small living space, yellow paint on May 8, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Happy Thursday! It’s absolutely beautiful here in Vermont! My seeds have sprouted and my cilantro is taking over the window box. With all the excitement of my seeds sprouting, I have since planted more seeds and I am anxiously awaiting for them to pop through the dirt. [...]
Posted in Ramblings, tagged gingerbread house search on May 5, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Many of you bloggers out there check your blog stats, referrers, etc daily, maybe even hourly, if you’re obsessed. (Hey, I do sometimes, too!) At any rate, I have noticed a common thread in my Search Engine Terms. The 3rd most commonly searched term that directs people to my blog is [...]
Posted in Ramblings on May 2, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Over 6 inches of my hair feel to the ground a few weeks ago. It was time to let it go. I know when I pull my hair in a pony tail every day, it’s time to reconsider my hair-do. I am going for virgin hair too, so no more coloring for this chica! No [...]
Posted in Ramblings, tagged allergies, cycling, Rick, spring, texts, things i love on May 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
and frankly, there is a lot to be smiling about. However, there is one thing that continually bothers me: allergy season. It feels like I have ants crawling around in my throat, the pressure in my ear holes makes me wonder if I am on an airplane, and chronic phlegm isn’t helping the sitch. My [...]
Posted in Ramblings, tagged ben and jerry's ice cream, free food, free ice cream on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
APRIL 29Th, 2008: Free cone day at Ben and Jerry’s.
Consider this your personal reminder…hurry, before it’s all gone! I am hoping they dish out this flavah:
Posted in Ramblings, tagged beta fish on April 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Until we live in a larger home and get a dog, we welcome the new addition to the Zinke household. He’s a bundle of joy. He currently sleeps on our dining room table. And he won’t eat. Stubborn lil’ guy. His brother, Pasha, is living in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Posted in Ramblings on April 17, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Megan: HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY, BABE! I had such a great time picking my favorite pictures of you for this post. You crack me up. You are one of the funniest, most beautiful gals I have ever known and I am so lucky to have you as my sister. I miss [...]
Posted in Ramblings, Uncategorized, tagged Birthday, Morgan on April 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My wonderful sister, Morgan, turns 32 today! Morgan, we love you, we miss you and we are so grateful you are alive. I can’t imagine not having you as a sister. You have so many lovely talents and fans world wide. We hope it’s a memorable day for you!
Disneyland and my grandma [...]
Posted in Ramblings, tagged mornings, alarm clock on April 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
And my husband is sleeping. I know this is the start of what’s to come: early mornings! He’s on his pediatric rotation at the hospital and I need to go wake him up at 5. I feel like making gingerbread pancakes. Ahh, breakfast rules. I seriously don’t know how [...]
Posted in Ramblings, tagged chef's knives, cutting techniques, ken onion chef's knife, kitchen knives, knife tips, santoku knife, slicer knife, utility knife on April 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A few weeks ago Rick and I dropped in William Sonoma to exchange two kitchen knives. A SHUN representative was standing in front of a large maneuverable chopping block. I asked her a few questions and then she handed over her collection of knives to test my chopping/slicing/mincing capabilities on a pile of carrots. What [...]
Posted in Ramblings, tagged buckets, evaporators, fire, homemade syrup, maple salsa, Maple Syrup Grades, maple trees, sugar on snow, sugaring, Vermont candy makers, wood on April 2, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Pure Maple Syrup. Those 3 words make my salivary glands perk right up! As previously mentioned, I could live off maple syrup alone. It is the queen of all things sweet! I knew maple syrup pretty much leaks out of trees in Vermont, it is so abundant. However, I had no clue how maple sap [...]
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