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This morning I’m drinking tea instead of my usual cup of coffee. Why, you ask? It’s simple: I have no creamer. But the reason why I don’t have any creamer is a bit more complicated. It all started yesterday afternoon when I returned home after being out of the house for a couple of hours.… Continue reading a warming trend | Somewhere in Middle America

This morning I’m drinking tea instead of my usual cup of coffee. Why, you ask? It’s simple: I have no creamer. But the reason why I don’t have any creamer is a bit more complicated. It all started yesterday afternoon when I returned home after being out of the house for a couple of hours.… Continue reading a warming trend | Somewhere in Middle America

Here’s a confession: I am plagued by worry thoughts. I worry about my husband’s job. I worry about my career. I worry about my misbehaving dog, about our finances, about when we will start a family, about the health and happiness of my family back East, about the strength of my friendships and more. Only… Continue reading worry thoughts | Somewhere in Middle America

This is an example page. It’s different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I’m a bike messenger… Continue reading Sample Page | Somewhere in Middle America

I’m so inspired by the still life photography of Decor8‘s Holly Becker She makes everyday objects look so ethereal. Recently I decided to put my still life skills to the test and photograph some white flowers that were originally part of a larger bouquet that my mother bought me for my birthday. As I’ve learned… Continue reading my still life photography attempt | Somewhere in Middle America

One of my favorite things to do while on vacation is to eat. I love checking out the local hot spots. So while we were in St. Louis this past weekend for a wedding, J and I made sure to carve out some time to visit some of the city’s best known restaurants. I updated… Continue reading chowing down in st. louis | Somewhere in Middle America

A couple of years ago, while I was the youth group director for a local synagogue, I took a group of middle schoolers to St. Louis for a convention. The trip included an evening at City Museum, where they crawled through tunnels, slid down slides and explored enchanted caves. Though it’s called City Museum, it’s… Continue reading getting hitched at city museum | Somewhere in Middle America

In the spirit of the holidays, my husband and I celebrated the first night of Passover with an impromptu 10 minute seder at the kitchen counter, complete with four servings apiece of Manischewitz in aperitif glasses. Happy Pesach! It’s not a celebration without a pink Funfetti cake! After a delicious Valentine’s Day brunch at Dixie… Continue reading Food | Somewhere in Middle America – Part 2

While studying abroad in Sydney, Australia in 2001, I traveled to Alice Springs, where I purchased an original piece of Aboriginal art by Marlene Coombes. I even have a photo of the artist holding her artwork tucked away in my scrapbook. At the time, the warm, muted colors spoke to me, and I felt a… Continue reading Australia | Somewhere in Middle America

Well, friends, we made it through another week! And this was a particularly memorable week–one of my closest friends in Omaha gave birthday to a big, beautiful baby boy yesterday. I’m especially giddy this morning because I get to meet him today, and his parents asked me if I would take his first “professional” portraits… Continue reading Crafting | Somewhere in Middle America