I am a U of I grad and I had never been to Dom’s Patio Villa.
Apparently I’m strange, or, at the very least, in the minority.
A friend and I took Swing lessons at the U for six weeks (as I wrote about previously.) One of the things that she and I (or she and I [...]
Archive for July, 2007
A taste of history…. Dom’s Patio Villa
Posted in Dining Out on July 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
And then there was silence…..or…..Why did Lucky shut up?
Posted in At the Homefront on July 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My apologies for being quiet lately. Even the guyzos haven’t had a chance to speak as I’ve been too busy to translate. My life is in a wonderful, fantastic, overwhelming upheaval at the moment.
I recommend you listen to the Josh Groban song “Mai” from the “Awake” album to attempt to feel what I’m experiencing these [...]
The Wisdom of the Cookie
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m not one to put a lot of stock into oracles of any kind, however, for some reason, I’ve had a penchant for saving my fortunes from cookies recently. I’m easily amused, perhaps, but the random prophecies have been eerie as of late.
I offer you the following sage bits (lucky numbers not included):
1 – “Your [...]
WCB: Oh the irony!
Posted in Cats on July 7, 2007 | 7 Comments »
So yeah…. Lucky’s been at our grandmother’s house trying to move her “breezeway kitties” into “house kitties.” I think that makes them our aunt and uncle kitties….maybe….or not… We’re cats and have no time for genealogical pursuits! In her absence we’ve been hanging out with Charmed who works from home a lot now (booooooring!)
Lucky came home and thought [...]
Chocolate Malt Cake
Posted in Sunday Sweets on July 4, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I was drawn to try this because the recipe (taken from The Baker’s Catalogue) was simple and looked gorgeous. It was worth the time and effort! When I make this, I bake the cakes the night before, as well as add the malted milk to the cream and put that in the fridge overnight to chill.
Cake
1 3/4 [...]
