August 30, 2013
Lemon Cucumber Gin & Tonic Recipe
Yes, this is one of those summer recipes that's been in the queue for a while and before summer escapes us we wanted to share another fun ice cube idea. Who are we kidding — this is a cocktail post! We just happen to throw a fun ice cube into the classic gin and tonic. I originally shared these cubes in a guest series all about ways to dress up an ice cube over on Lot18 so today we'll share what we made behind the scenes to spice these guys up — just in time for the long weekend.
August 29, 2013
Photo Roundup: Happy 3rd Birthday, Basil!
Today's post is all about our big guy. He turned 3 on August 11th and while we celebrated with many of his favorite things (a trip to the river, lots of play time and a special bone), we wanted to put up a post celebrating all the milestones and new adventures we've had with our favorite pup over the past year.
August 26, 2013
Weekend Basics
Friday we attended a farm workshop and dinner with members of the Richmond Food Coop. We visited a new farm out in Woodford, Virginia called Lockhart Family Farm. It's a small scale family farm that specializes in raising heritage breeds of turkey, chickens and pigs — and they do it all with what they call old world sustainable practices.
August 23, 2013
Origins Farm: Mozzarella Caprese Quiche
We're back with another recipe made with the fresh produce from Origin's Farm. You could make this simple and flavorful quiche over the weekend for brunch, or even a lunch or light dinner paired with fresh salad.
August 22, 2013
Recipe: Fig, Yogurt & Vanilla Bean Frozen Pops
This time last week we were up to our necks in fresh figs from our neighbor's ripening fig tree. Over the weekend I knew exactly what I wanted to do with a good bunch of the ripest ones — fig popsicles as a cool summer treat. These frozen pops are so simple to make, have minimal ingredients and are healthy as an added bonus. The 3 main natural ingredients include fresh ripened figs, plain greek yogurt and vanilla bean — that's it!
August 21, 2013
How To: Regrow Lemon Balm from Cuttings
Over the past year we've had luck in learning how to propagate and regrow different plants from cuttings. So far, we've mainly tackled the herb varieties like mint, rosemary and basil and today we wanted to show you how we went about it with lemon balm.
August 20, 2013
Fork Bracelets: The Story Behind a Custom Order
Examples of bracelets I've made from antique forks
A couple weeks ago I received one of the more interesting jewelry inquiries I've gotten over the years and couldn't wait to share more of the full story with you all now that everything's come full circle. After seeing the bracelets I make from antique forks, a woman got in touch with me to see if I could custom make one from a fork she already had on hand.
August 19, 2013
Weekend Basics
1 I've been continuing with my mission to clean out and organize the garage — and have been making steady progress. It's amazing how much I feel like I'm getting accomplished now that I have the time and freedom to work from home. We even had fun listing a few different things on Craigslist, like the collection of garden shepherd's hooks we'd amassed for our hanging mason jars at our wedding ceremony. Ironically enough, they were scooped up by a young couple excited to be in the planning phases of their own wedding! It felt great to pass them on in this way and recover back some of their face value at the same time.
August 16, 2013
The Figs are Coming In Strong in RVA!
I can't believe this final summer weekend before the kids go back to school is actually here. Tuesday I'll make the drive back up to Harrisonburg to help Stephanie move back into her college apartment and get Brandon all set up in the JMU dorms as he starts out his first year there. Mary and I couldn't be happier they will be there for 1 year together and while we're thrilled at where they both are in this stage of life — it's definitely flying by.
The week before Stephanie first moved into the dorm, we celebrated the end of summer by taking them both on a tubing trip down the James River. It was a fun way to spend some family together doing something active, summery and memorable at the same time.
The week before Stephanie first moved into the dorm, we celebrated the end of summer by taking them both on a tubing trip down the James River. It was a fun way to spend some family together doing something active, summery and memorable at the same time.
August 15, 2013
Roadtripping Through Asheville & Durham, NC
As mentioned in Tuesday's weekend recap, we made a long weekend of traveling down south to North Carolina to spend time visiting and celebrating with some of our good friends. Sunday, our friends Emily and Allison were hosting a baby shower for our friends Lindsay and Adam (you might remember them from here) who live in Durham, so we thought it would be a fun idea to make a weekend of it by driving down to Asheville first to catch up with Emily and J before we all headed back up to Durham for the shower.
August 13, 2013
Weekend Basics
We made a long weekend of it by road tripping it down to North Carolina to visit and celebrate a baby shower with our friends. It was fun making a few pitstops along the way, one of which included publishing Friday's recipe post...
August 9, 2013
Recipe: Avocado, Coconut & Lime Frozen Pops
When I happened upon this recipe for avocado popsicles from A Sprouting Acorn in our Pinterest feed, I knew they were meant to be a part of my near future. An avocado, lime and coconut frozen treat not only sounded like heaven on earth, but knowing it's made up of completely natural ingredients we had on hand in the pantry was what tipped me over the edge. After a few clicks on the keypad, this freezer pop mold was on the way to our doorstep.
August 8, 2013
One Office To Another: Transplanting The Money Tree
One of the first "jobs" I took on after declaring myself a full time blogger was transplanting the money tree I'd brought home from the office on my last day there...
August 7, 2013
From Old Army Locker To Kitchen Console Bar!
As many of you know, we've been working hard to give new life to this old army locker and today we're excited to share the final pics of it in its new kitchen console form!
August 6, 2013
Locker Console Update: Hardware & Build
First up, just wanted to say a big thanks for all your positive messages of support and encouragement from our big announcement yesterday. We are so humbled by your readership and are excited to take on this new journey together!
Today we wanted to give an update on the progress of our locker console project — spoiler alert, it's finished! We just need to snap some final pics of it all set up in the kitchen for a final reveal, but wanted to show you how we finished building out the console first.
Today we wanted to give an update on the progress of our locker console project — spoiler alert, it's finished! We just need to snap some final pics of it all set up in the kitchen for a final reveal, but wanted to show you how we finished building out the console first.
August 5, 2013
Big News: Tim's Officially Full Time!
We interrupt this week's regular Weekend Basics post to bring you some big news we've been eager to share here on the blog for quite sometime now!
Today marks the first day I can call myself a full time blogger and freelance food writer...
Image by Tori Watson of Marvelous Things Photography
Today marks the first day I can call myself a full time blogger and freelance food writer...
August 2, 2013
Locker Console Update: Wood Staining & Sealing
Today we wanted to give an update on the progress of our locker console project before trying to tackle all the finishing touches over the weekend. For those just tuning in, we're trying to make a console table for our kitchen out of an old army locker we picked up at an alley sale almost a year ago. So far, we've stripped the outer layers of paint off of it to expose all the different colors and industrial goodness, and we've also sealed it with several coats of lacquer to help protect the outer surface.
August 1, 2013
Deer Antler as Jewelry Display
Here's how I took a little inspiration from Hudson and incorporated it back here at home. Remember that eclectic little fashion and jewelry shop we stopped in while walking around downtown Hudson Well, I was so inspired by this clever use of a deer antler as a jewelry display that I wanted to try the idea in our own space...
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