Just returned from St. Louis–how the city has changed, how the city is still the same.  I loved walking through the downtown area-I hope to return and visit more restaurants! Places tried:

J. Buck’s (in the Cupples Station downtown)
Max and Erma’s (southern chicken salad, strawberry milkshake. I made the mistake of reading the ice [...]

Earlier in June, I had a great visit with a great friend–honestly, there is no better way to recharge, even if you’re sleep deprived! I have to admit–I’ve been less than stellar processing photos. It’s been so nice outside–I can’t sit in front of the computer for too long. Also, I’ve been [...]

Aren’t peonies luscious? I came into work this morning and found my workspace adorned with a huge vase of these lovely, floppy skirts. And the smell…not overpowering like lilies can be, but rather, more rose-like, vegetative scent. Does that make sense? If it does, you should be wary–I don’t have much [...]

Random start: I just love this photo–it was taken back in September, 2005–the year I was stressed out about work and felt that I had to limit the garden to the plot immediately behind the house. Despite that “limitation,” look at all that came up. Ah…
For good measure, I thought I’d include a [...]