Archive for August, 2009
Heaven on Earth & Pie in the Sky
While we might not be native to New England, it sure does feel like ‘home’ to us. Every summer, thousands of people and families (native and non-native) flock to Cape Cod to enjoy what millions before them have: warm breezes billowing in from somewhere in the Atlantic, bike rides along the picturesque waterfront, the feel [...]
When pressure is all good
I convinced my friends ZomppaB and ZomppaPatty to buy pressure cookers. It has been more than two months and I know that it still remains in their original packages tucked somewhere in their kitchen cupboard, amongst the unused impulse buy kitchen gadgets/utensils. Both ZomppaPatty and ZomppaB commented on how they were afraid of using the [...]
The Cape of Good Hope
A year ago, I had the fortune of spending a month in Cape Town, South Africa. Before you think I’m independently wealthy and can afford to spend a month in Cape Town, let me and Sallie Mae assure you I am not. For some Americans, Africa conjures up images of big game safaris, violence and [...]
