I hope everybody’s new year is off to a good start! (Here in Estonia, people adhere to the rule that you can no longer say “Happy new year!” after January 6!). I didn’t post over Christmas 2011 since I was in Finland with J’s family for a week. This was my second Christmas at his [...]
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Christmas 2011
Posted in Family, Travel, tagged baby, christmas, Finland, Finnish on Saturday, 7 January, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Best crab cakes in the world
Posted in Family, Travel, tagged crab cake, Maryland, NaBloPoMo, sewing on Saturday, 12 November, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Remember a few days ago when I was too busy sewing to write a post? This is what I was doing: I sing in a choir and we just had uniforms made. The jacket and skirt were made by a professional but we opted not to have her put the detailing on, as the extra [...]
Fun in Manayunk
Posted in Family, Travel, tagged alcohol, Chinese, eggplant, fro-yo, Manayunk, NaBloPoMo, Philadelphia, philly cheese steak on Thursday, 10 November, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I mentioned when I left off, our next stop was to visit my sister in Philadelphia! She lives in the hilly neighborhood of Manayunk (I went for a run there and it was seriously so hard; I was always going up or down!). Since J and I have been to Philly many times before, [...]
A three-borough weekend
Posted in Family, Travel, tagged Brooklyn, chorizo, hummus, Manhattan, Moroccan, mussels, NaBloPoMo, New York City, Queens, tapas, tuna on Monday, 7 November, 2011 | 2 Comments »
After Boston, our next stop was New York City to visit my brother, who had just recently moved to Brooklyn. After taking forever to get into the city (traffic around New York can be such a nightmare!) we were incredibly happy to reach my brother’s surprisingly roomy Park Slope apartment and enjoy a Brooklyn beer. [...]
