Signs of Spring

Posted by Brooke on March 3, 2010 · 3 Comments 

So, it’s March, and signs of a new season are everywhere. Everything is turning green… If, you look through green-colored glasses… The trees are blooming: In my dreams… The snow is melting: Because, the deck was power washed… THERE ARE FLOWERS IN THE KITCHEN: TRUTH. Ask me again in July…  Read More

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This Winter

Posted by Brooke on February 24, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Ugh: The good news is, once this all melts (maybe, hopefully, by July), we might have waterfront property.  Bring your canoe and come visit!  Read More

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Inappropriate Pot Pie

Posted by Brooke on February 10, 2010 · 6 Comments 

When snow and cold settle in, uninvited, for a record-breaking period of time, creativity becomes paramount in battling intense boredom.  Days are simply filled with work, the often-precarious drive home, and food.  Add in way too many trips to the mall, Target, the grocery store, and, of course, the wine shop, and you can pretty much envision what my life has been like, in Iowa, this winter.  Exciting, I know.  But, friendships have been strengthened... Read More

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Ice Storm

Posted by Brooke on January 20, 2010 · 2 Comments 

This winter has been unbelievable.  And…It’s only January.  Ugh.  Read More

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Buried

Posted by Brooke on December 9, 2009 · 9 Comments 

The title says it all:  Read More

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Whoa! Winter…

Posted by Brooke on October 10, 2009 · 16 Comments 

First of all, I’m over here today!  It’s the story of my engagement, and it’s just as, um, romantic as you have probably come to expect.  Plus, it’s on Jill’s website.  I love her. Second of all, WTF?  Seriously.  WTF?  Read More

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