If you're new here, hi! A little summary of our house adventures: in August 2017, my husband and I bought our first house, a duplex in the northwest section of Philadelphia. We currently live there and are hoping to move out by the end of the year. We'll likely rent it out to longterm tenants, [...]
Back in September, Ian and I went on a week-long European trip to celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary. Funny story, we've never had good luck on our anniversaries, on our first wedding anniversary, Ian ended up in the emergency room due to a case of viral vertigo. On our second wedding anniversary, our dog got [...]
Ian and I first moved to Philadelphia in the summer of 2017. We bought a fixer upper at around 1,200 sq ft in a quiet neighborhood, and got to work. Over the last two years, we changed everything from painting the walls to swapping out flooring. Needless to say, everything looks very different from when [...]
Fall is here! I absolutely adore fall and everything that comes with it. The best part of fall, in my opinion, is all the apple things we get to eat. One of my favorite activities each fall is making a huge batch of apple butter to can and give out to neighbors. This year, I [...]
It's hard to drive on the I-76 through Philadelphia and not miss the gargantuan building that is the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This museum is seriously impressive, boasting two floors filled with various collections ranging from Impressionist paintings to arms & armors collection to a Japanese garden. Full disclosure: as much as I love museums, [...]
I'm finally getting a slow week after a few weeks of work and hosting visitors. Finally I'm able to look through the photos I took of the places I visited and compile them into a post. Up first - East Passyunk. Despite living in Philly for 2 years now, this was actually my first time [...]
Ahhh summer. One dessert I can never get enough of is sorbet. I love, love, love the perfect combination of cold and citrus on a hot day. The best part is sorbet is super easy to make and only requires ingredients I always have on hand. I like to serve the sorbet in the lemons [...]
I LOOOOOOVE no-bake desserts. Especially when the heat is high in the middle of summer, no-bake desserts are the best. Lately, I've been on a citrus kick, and I've been experimenting with the jar of lemon curd I made a week ago. Coincidentally, I'm also cleaning out my pantry at the moment, and I found [...]
If you know me, you know that my favorite desserts come from the citrus family. And because I love citrus things so much, when it comes to lemon curd, the more the merrier. I like to spread lemon curd on basically anything - scones, crackers, I can even eat it by the spoonful. But I [...]
The thing you need to know about me is I really enjoy a good observation deck. As much as I have a fear of heights, I absolutely love staring down at a cityscape and taking it all in. Sure, it's a bit "touristy", but it's always on top of the list of any city I [...]
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