Archive for July, 2009

London, Paris, and Uh… Roaming Around Europe…

Friday, July 31st, 2009

 
We arrived safely in London almost six days ago. I have not been able to post due to the gruelling schedule that the Country Doctor has kept us on. In fact, I have decided to call him the Country Cyborg from now on. He is and always has been completely unaffected by [...]

A Letter to the House-Sitter…

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Dear Mom,
Thanks so much for coming and staying at our house during our vacation.  It is kind of strange that you would wait to come when we are gone, but I am glad someone is going to be around to keep our home from getting lonely.   Following, are a few special instructions to help you [...]

Did I Mention That We Are Going to Europe Yet?… The Fashion Edition

Friday, July 24th, 2009

My mom called earlier today. We talked about a lot of things as my mother is house-sitting for us while we are gone, but eventually we came around to what I was going to wear on the trip. My mom was very relieved to learn that I had purchased a few new things. [...]

Fast-Forwarding to London Time

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

As I sit here typing, it is currently 9:41 pm in my part of Kansas. It is 3:41 am in London. It is today in Kansas, but it is tomorrow in England. When we get on our flight headed towards Heathrow airport, it will be noon in Kansas City. [...]

We’re Harvesting Green Beans and Cucumber Supermodels!

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Loads of green beans and cucumber supermodels are flooding my house. The whole, sad, shocking story is over at Farmhouse and Garden.
 
And thanks to everyone for the tips, recipes and your own sad pickle making stories yesterday.  They gave me the courage to try again…
maybe…
someday…