Austin, Texas + Awesome Birthday Gifts

Austin, Texas + Awesome Birthday Gifts

My darling husband, son, and I are having an adventure in Austin right now! Wooho! We’re visiting Courtney and Ken, and I’m sure we’re having a blast. (See…you’re in the future. I’m writing this from Wednesday.) I’ll fill you in on our trip next week! In the meantime,... Read More
Give it a Whirl: Fleaing at Round Top

Give it a Whirl: Fleaing at Round Top

by Courtney AdkinsTwo weekends ago while my husband, brother, and cousin were racing the clearly insane Tough Mudder, my mom, my aunt, some of my aunt’s friends, and I participated in an endurance challenge of our own: the Round Top antique fair. Round... Read More
Summer Vacation in Your Own City: Austin

Summer Vacation in Your Own City: Austin

This guest poster might not need an introduction, but I’m going to introduce her anyway. Courtney is one of my best friends ever in the whole wide world. We lived together for five years starting when I was 19 or 20. I’m too old to remember exactly. She Gives It A... Read More

Give it a Whirl: Canning Tomatoes

We recently decided to split a CSA with our awesome neighbors who live down the street, so now every other Thursday, a box of organic vegetables is delivered to our doorstep from Johnson’s Backyard Garden, a farm in East Austin. I think we’ve made use of... Read More