by Stephannie | May 5, 2024 | Writers of the Future, Writing
I’m interested in fashion. Sort of. Costuming is nifty. Historical fashion is fun. One of my favorite websites is Frock Flicks. But all of my adult working life, I’ve been able to default to uniforms (military, then vet medicine), and frankly, the lack of...
by Stephannie | May 3, 2024 | Writers of the Future, Writing
Wow. It’s been almost a week and I’m just starting to recover. I booked five days of vet relief work the week of April 15th, since I wouldn’t be working earning vet income during the WOTF week. (Trust me, the week WAS work!) The clinic I was at...
by Stephannie | Apr 13, 2024 | Travel
Dave and I traveled to Austin, Texas, for the eclipse! Dave had been obsessing about the weather reports for several weeks before (and, I later learned, he’d been checking the weather for April in Texas for the last several years). We flew out Saturday and got...
by Stephannie | Mar 28, 2024 | Food, Tasting Menus
Who doesn’t love bubbles?! Our goal was to sample a variety of sparkling wine, from various regions. And, of course, pair it with delicious food, prepared for wonderful company! Here’s the menu (I laid it out in InDesign and printed copies for everyone):...
by Stephannie | Mar 17, 2024 | Food, Tasting Menus
One of the things we (husband Dave & I) like to do is plan frou-frou tasting menus with our friend Mel. Usually it goes like this: We realize we haven’t done one for a while. We decide we should! We come up with a theme. We brainstorm recipes around the...