The green onions may not look like much, but they are the first vegetable we grew from seeds in the garden at our new home. Sunny used them in a delicious chicken/mushroom casserole.

We just bought a new BBQ. I have a ribeye selected for our new Char-Broil Commercial Infrared BBQ from Lowes. Check it out here…

Sunny and I met Jessica at the Folklife Festival. We started listening to a violinist – which Jessica is learning. The liars club was a bust, but we had fun listening to an eclectic mix of music. No dancing, however. The weather was perfect.

The food here was delicious. I had the miscommunication burger which was awesome. Also a good selection of beer and wine.

Please help us identify this tree. We love the large bright green leaves. We found this tree on a side street on Lower Queen Anne and would love to have one in our front yard.

Sunny and I ate frozen yogurt at Menchies with Sadie and Charlie. We love this place! What a great idea! At Menchies you taste different flavors of frozen yogurt with as many toppings as you want. Delicious.

Banana is the new addition to our family! I’ve wanted a banana for years, but haven’t had the room or sunlight. This Valentines Day my wonderful husband bought me my beautiful banana, and I couldn’t be happier…BEST gift ever! Flower’s are nice, but they only last so long.

You’re probably thinking…is banana a banana tree??? NO, that’s just what we’ve named him/her. Banana is a Fiddling Fig tree from tropical West Africa. If planted outdoors they are said to grow up to 50 ft. high. But since we are not in a tropical climate banana will stay in doors and grow from 8-20 ft. (our living room ceiling is only 10 ft.). We’ve named our fig banana because bananas are good and monkeys like bananas…Kevin calls me a Monkey.

You should stop by and pay banana visit!

Kevin and I bought our first home!!! We are beyond thrilled to be new homeowners. We have lived in my small 700 square foot condo (The Ballard) for the past 2.5 years. Obviously, we were comfortable but our hearts were never planted there.  But I knew that God had a plan for us and so we waited patiently until the time was right. A few months ago (Aug. 27th to be exact) a beautiful 1929 English Tudor in a fantastic neighborhood became available so we jumped. I sent Kevin an email (heading “My Dream Home”) the day it came onto the market, and that afternoon we made arrangements with our Agent (Carol Ard) to check it out. The next day we went for a visit. I walked in to the beautiful jewel and immediately had that good feeling (which I believe goes a long way in home buying!) and 3 days later we made the offer.

We refinished the floors, gutted and remodeled the kitchen and 1st floor bath, painted, added insulation, all new plumbing and updated the knob and tube electrical.  Most everything so we had a clean slate to move in. There’s a LOT more to do- the old house needs work! We’ll keep you up to date…Y’all will probably want us to shut-up about my little jewel box by the end of it.

Happy Birthday to the love of my life. My heart still skips a beat when you walk into a room.