Since my last post about my little garden, which was about a month ago, things have progressed nicely. I’ve gotten some new additions and I thought I’d share them with you. I finally got my cilantro! You have no idea how happy that makes me. I’m a Mexican food fanatic, so having that on hand […]
Month: August 2010
macaroni/pasta | meals | nuts | quick & easy | sauce | savory | tomato
Eh, you’re nuthin’ but an overripe tomato.
Back in the 1920’s, a popular term for a female was a ‘tomato.’ It could vary, ‘hot tomato,’ ‘ripe tomato,’ and a variety of other, most likely equally sexist or racy, forms of the term. My great-grandmother, Mary, used this term a lot from what I’ve heard. If you’ve seen the movie ‘Chicago‘ (one of […]
Beautiful patriotic cupcakes courtesy of Middle Border Sun … Another Military Monday. Raul S. Bravo Jr., 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Mar 03, 2007 Elko, Nevada Darrel D. Kasson, 43, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, Mar 04, 2007 Florence, Arizona Ryan M. Bell, 21, Army Specialist, Mar 05, 2007 Colville, Washington Justin M. Estes, 25, Army […]
Thanks to everyone for all the birthday wishes on Twitter & Facebook yesterday. Nothin’ like that to make a girl feel loved. But now I have a favor to ask you. Like I’ve said for a few months now, on the second of every month this year, I’m going to be asking you, my dearsweetloyaldarlingbeloved […]
I'm Marilla. A 30-something artist, hobby baker, home canning enthusiast, gardener, DIY-er, wife, mommy of a baby boy and dog mom (to another baby boy) from New York. 
