Smokin’

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no smoking, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

Does that mean I can’t be smokin’ hot while in this room? (I know, BAD joke. Humor me. Please?)

I’m getting better at traveling for work – I pack [...]

leftovers

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leftovers, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is the sandwich the day after. Here, on whole wheat bread, I had cranberry sauce, brussel sprouts, turkey, cornbread stuffing and mashed [...]

parades, rain and eating tours

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the hills ARE alive!, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

Thanksgiving morning we woke up bright and early, grabbed coffee and egg sandwiches at the deli and hopped on the subway to go see the parade. [...]

thanksgiving

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thanksgiving, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

I love cooking. Sometimes I enjoy trying new recipes, funky recipes… but sometimes I enjoy having the old standard fare.

Above, starting with the mashed potatoes on the middle left [...]

coffee

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coffee, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

This is my coffee mug. I use it on week day mornings. I don’t even remember where or when I got it, sometime while I was in college (so [...]

purple passion gone fiery

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purple passion gone fiery, originally uploaded by martha mosquito.

Shortly after I started my new job I took this cutting from a purple passion plant to work. It sits in a glass jar on my [...]

Starting over

It’s done. I deleted all of my old blog posts and have started over fresh. Yes, there’s some history lost but I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want out of a blog and the previous incarnation wasn’t doing that…

so here I am with the default blog layout etc etc. It may take me [...]