The following originally appeared on 10/9/07 at Exit 51
Confucius Says
Sunday was football and Chinese carry out. My fortune read:
Faith is knowing there is an ocean when you can only see the stream.
That’s one smart cookie!
Posted in Flashback Friday, Random, tagged Confucius Says, Exit 51 on 5 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The following originally appeared on 10/9/07 at Exit 51
Confucius Says
Sunday was football and Chinese carry out. My fortune read:
Faith is knowing there is an ocean when you can only see the stream.
That’s one smart cookie!
Posted in Flashback Friday, Random, tagged Exit 51, Renovation on 26 February 2010 | 6 Comments »
The following originally appeared on 10/1/07 at Exit 51
All In A Day’s Work
I’m starting to feel a little better about how things are shaping up in the kitchen. The weekend work resulted in doors, drawers, and hardware going on the cabinets.
So after a much needed nap on my reclaimed basement sofa (previously home to [...]
Posted in Flashback Friday, Random, tagged Exit 51, Renovation on 19 February 2010 | 4 Comments »
The following originally appeared on 9/28/07 at Exit 51
Caution, Men At Work
And no, I don’t mean the 80’s band…although I’m amazed at how good Overkill sounds as an acoustic track – check it out on iTunes.
(Note to readers – grab a comfy chair and settle in for a long one.)
Work at the house [...]
Posted in Flashback Friday, Random, tagged Exit 51, Love on 12 February 2010 | 8 Comments »
The following originally appeared on 9/8/07 at Exit 51
Mine Eyes Have Seen
I was watching the movie Notting Hill the other day. Total chick flick. No matter how many times I’ve seen it, I always get weepy at the end. There’s a scene where Julia Roberts gives Hugh Grant a painting. She says something about how [...]
Posted in Flashback Friday, Random, tagged Dating, Exit 51, Home Renovation, Teen Angst on 5 February 2010 | 10 Comments »
The following originally appeared on 9/6/07 at Exit 51
Home Renovation or Teen Angst Movie?
Earlier this year we decided to take on some home improvement projects. When we bought the house, we knew that we wanted to change things but didn’t have the cushion in the bank account. So we saved until we had [...]
Posted in Flashback Friday, Random, tagged Exit 51, It's Not Just Me, Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction on 29 January 2010 | 10 Comments »
I’m doubling up this week’s Flashback Friday due to last week’s schedule interruption.
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The following post originally appeared on 8/28/07 at Exit 51
$80 Car Wash
Ain’t it the truth – things happen when you’re least ready for them and I swear some things only happen to me. Case in point, I get in my car this week [...]
Posted in Flashback Friday, Random, tagged Exit 51, You Are Here on 15 January 2010 | 8 Comments »
Today’s Flashback Friday entry was originally posted on 9/4/07 at Exit 51.
You Are Here
Every story begins somewhere. I mean you wouldn’t open a book and start reading from the middle would you? So I guess it helps to know where this story began to take in the scenery here along Exit 51.
I got to thinking [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Flashback Friday, tagged Exit 51, Sweet Pea Guacamole, Washington Post on 8 January 2010 | 16 Comments »
Today’s Flashback Friday entry was originally posted on 9/3/07 at Exit 51.
What’s Cookin’
There was a time when my ‘cooking’ skills consisted of zapping frozen meals, heating up cans of soup, or adding butter and water to a packet of dehydrated whatever and calling it dinner. Then through the magic of food magazines and cooking shows, [...]
Posted in Candy, Flashback Friday, Food, tagged Bacon, Chocolate, Exit 51, Washington Post on 1 January 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been thinking for a while how nice it would be if I had my posts from Exit 51 here at Bon Appetit Hon. Actually, what I’ve been thinking is how much I wish I would have just been all BAH from the start of my life as a blogger but there’s no changing the [...]