When my husband and I were newly married and living in Charlottesville, Virginia, (where our youngest, Jake will be going to college this fall!!! Yea!) my first job there until I could get a serious job was at Pappagallo. Remember Pappagallo? No? Then :: continue

I had a fun luncheon/cooking demo for Do-It-Best Hardware yesterday and we had a delicious french menu. We had a terrific yellow pepper and tomato cold soup, homemade bread, (I got up at 5 to bake it), European butter with its higher fat content thus :: continue

The Farmer's Market has begun and boy, is it HOT. We have a tent this year, and we move it around constantly, chasing the shade! It is so much hotter than last year. This year we are trying a few different things with great success, one of which is healthy :: continue

June saw the graduation of our youngest son, Jake, from high school, and the end of an era for me.  As so many of you have done, I am closing a huge chapter of my life, the longest chapter so far.  The exciting, loud, tiring, but oh-so-much-fun school :: continue

This is a busy time of year for everyone, myself included. It has been crazy at home. My youngest is getting ready to graduate from high school and has chosen a great college to attend this fall-- The University of Virginia. That has been quite hard :: continue