I’m excited for a brand new year of blogging! I can’t wait to show off some of the things I’ve been cooking up. Here are some of the posts you can look forward to this month: Food – Delightful Christmas treats (that may result in a sugar coma) – Soups, soups, and more soups (does that word look [...]
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Coming this Month: January 2011
January 3rd, 2011 
The Empress 
Posted in decorating, food, gardening, parties, recipes 
Tags: January 2011, Look forward to these posts 
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August 31st, 2010 The Empress I’m not sure if it’s clear from the picture, but that pumpkin is growing in an azalea bush. For real. No idea how long that one will pan out, because I’m sure the pumpkin will get too heavy and the vine will drop it. But I admire its determination. That fighter is one of the [...]
Good Things (and pictures) Galore
August 26th, 2010 The Empress I know, I talked all about how awesome this weekend would be and never really explained why. So here’s a list of things that are way better than good about this weekend. Some of them are too amazing to be on the “good things” list but I don’t have a list of “things that are [...]
Friday – Garden Update
August 13th, 2010 The Empress Baby pumpkin! I apologize for the random hipstamatic shots galore – but not really. So about this baby pumpkin – he has quite the story to tell. He is, you see, something of a miracle baby. But to explain that I have to admit that I’ve been keeping secrets from you all. I am such [...]
Posted in gardening Tags: also photos galore, garden update, pumpkins galore, surgical experiments 1 Comment »How DOES My Garden Grow?
June 27th, 2010 The Empress Okay, so the garden has gotten a little crazy. And by a little, I mean really. With all the sun these plants have just been little powerhouses! Also this week I have been practicing using aperture priority on my camera rather than shutter speed priority. I’m not a fan yet, but I figure when I [...]
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June 25th, 2010 The Empress I have a ridiculously hard time getting garden pictures on here while they’re still current. This picture is about a week old, so the garden looks almost nothing like this anymore. But you can get a good sense from this shot how the potatoes have completely taken over that entire side of the bed. On [...]
Chloe
June 2nd, 2010 The Empress I forgot, in my last post, to share the amazingness that is Chloe. When I brought her home, little Chloe was so tiny. I was absolutely terrified for her safety. She was already grown and those little leaves would have made a nice little amuse-bouche for one of the many rabbits we have lurking about. [...]
Garden Update
May 31st, 2010 The Empress I’m kind of in love with our vegetable garden. This is no secret. There’s just something really awesome about walking outside and looking at how big everything has gotten! Seriously, these plants are growing like CRAZY. When I took these pictures, the pumpkin seeds hadn’t yet sprouted. Just a few hours later, Lady Shutterbug came [...]
Good Things from All Over
May 13th, 2010 The Empress I needed a good things post after all the many unpleasant things I’ve been dealing with lately. Here is the first potato plant that appeared in my garden about two weeks ago: One week later: So exciting. These are the first potatoes I’ve ever planted and I know there aren’t probably potatoes under there yet, [...]
This Week.
April 5th, 2010 The Empress This week: I’m going to California. The blog beef rages on. I have already planted potatoes. I am embracing my love of Virginia by getting amped for a road trip. I talked all about the shoes I’m wearing (and the ones I’m not!) in my best friend’s wedding. And I’m really looking forward to the [...]
