After much debate we finally bit the bullet and made a decision about our fireplace.Backstory: We’ve been working on this project for 2 years now getting estimates for gas, propane, pellet stoves (why don’t they make attractive versions of this?) looking at the new gel fireplaces (most of which are too modern for our colonial home), figuring out direct vent…
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The Perfect Spot for a Chocoholic
For my birthday my husband and I met two of our friends in DC for dinner and then desert at a new restaurant called Coco Sala. This restaurant calls themselves a chocolate lounge and boutique and caters to everything and anything chocolate – even the mojitos have coco in them! The walls are rounded and dark brown to make you…
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My New Hobbie: Photoshop CS3
Last night was the final class for my photoshop layers instruction – boo! We learned how to retouch pictures – yay!! Here are a few that I have been working on: Here is another one. I brightened the foreground and people and deepened the hue and saturation on the sky to make it more blue.
Wine Tasting Basics
What is it ?How often have you had your nose in a glass of wine, and you think ‘I know what that aroma is’ but you just can’t put a name to it, even though it’s on the tip of your tongue….. literally. Outlined below are the tasting technique used by most connoisseurs. By taking just a few moments to…
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Wine Tasting Trip is Officially Booked!
We decided to take a weekend trip to Virginia to do some wine tasting with a couple friends of ours. I am really looking forward to this trip. One of the vineyards boasts a wine cave and another has an organic farm with a restaurant right across the street. We will be staying at George’s Mill Farm B&B On Saturday…
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Wordle
I found a new site on the web thanks to one of my favorite blogs, Life in a Venti Cup and decided to “wordle” my wedding. Check it out: