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make your moment: my morning in healdsburg, and all you really need to know about wine

I had a serious wine-tasting last week, and had a bit of an epiphany.  Here's what I learned.

Posted in sponsored post, places, travel, good eats, make your moment and tagged with la crema, make your moment, sonoma county, wines, wine tasting.

February 25, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • February 25, 2013
  • Karen Walrond
  • la crema
  • make your moment
  • sonoma county
  • wines
  • wine tasting
  • sponsored post
  • places
  • travel
  • good eats
  • make your moment
  • 17 Comments
17 Comments

an incomplete list of food-related sounds I love

This sort of post is what happens when you commit to NaBloPoMo, and you're thisclose to making it to the end of the month without skipping a day.

Posted in good eats, at home, lists lists lists and tagged with wine, food, sounds.

November 26, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 26, 2012
  • Karen Walrond
  • wine
  • food
  • sounds
  • good eats
  • at home
  • lists lists lists
  • 20 Comments
20 Comments

10 days of thanksgiving: comfort food & drink

10 days of thanksgiving continues here on Chookooloonks (instead of Babble, where it usually lives).  I hope you'll join me -- today we're talking about food and drink!

Posted in good eats, big plans and tagged with 10 days of thanksgiving.

November 17, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 17, 2012
  • Karen Walrond
  • 10 days of thanksgiving
  • good eats
  • big plans
  • 1 Comment
1 Comment

scenes from the weekend: staying zaza

I had an impromptu lunch with a dear friend this weekend.​

Posted in good eats, friends, favourite links, scenes from the weekend, people and tagged with girl con queso, monarch bistro, Laura Mayes, hotel zaza.

September 17, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • September 17, 2012
  • Karen Walrond
  • girl con queso
  • monarch bistro
  • Laura Mayes
  • hotel zaza
  • good eats
  • friends
  • favourite links
  • scenes from the weekend
  • people
  • 4 Comments
4 Comments

bonjour de paris!

Did you guess where we are?​

Posted in good eats, family, alex, travel, marcus, places and tagged with holiday, paris, anniversary, vacation, montmartre, amélie.

June 21, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • June 21, 2012
  • Karen Walrond
  • holiday
  • paris
  • anniversary
  • vacation
  • montmartre
  • amélie
  • good eats
  • family
  • alex
  • travel
  • marcus
  • places
  • 6 Comments
6 Comments

taking a leap. or more of a hop. or sort of an aimless wander, really ...

​I decided to do something outrageous for Leap Day!  

Or you know, something quietly pleasant.

Posted in good eats, favourite links, places and tagged with catalina coffee house, leap year, catalina, try something new, leap day.

March 1, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 1, 2012
  • Karen Walrond
  • catalina coffee house
  • leap year
  • catalina
  • try something new
  • leap day
  • good eats
  • favourite links
  • places
  • 7 Comments
7 Comments

leap

​Today's Leap Day.  What are you going to do about it?

Posted in good eats, big plans and tagged with february 29, sassymonkey, leap year, leap day.

February 29, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • February 29, 2012
  • Karen Walrond
  • february 29
  • sassymonkey
  • leap year
  • leap day
  • good eats
  • big plans
  • 12 Comments
12 Comments

hasselblad friday: roll #8, the pondicheri edition

​Last week, Marcus and I went to a new-to-us Indian restaurant, Pondicheri. I was nervous.  But I learned there was absolutely no need to be.

Posted in good eats, places, all about film and tagged with good food, Houston restaurants, Trinidad & Tobago, pondicheri, restaurant.

February 24, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • February 24, 2012
  • Karen Walrond
  • good food
  • Houston restaurants
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • pondicheri
  • restaurant
  • good eats
  • places
  • all about film
  • 10 Comments
10 Comments

a new (to me) view

​Wow -- launching a new site is hard work! Luckily, a change of scenery is almost always a good idea.

Posted in good eats, places and tagged with Krystyn Heide, redesign, fiona apple, stress, pondicheri, website design, Squarespace.

February 15, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • February 15, 2012
  • Karen Walrond
  • Krystyn Heide
  • redesign
  • fiona apple
  • stress
  • pondicheri
  • website design
  • Squarespace
  • good eats
  • places
  • 22 Comments
22 Comments

solo business lunch: té house of tea

​When I gave notice at my last job, a lot of people naturally asked me what my plans were, and when I told them that I was planning on working for myself, they were incredulous.​ "You?!" they would invariably respond. "I don't see it. You're such a social person. You're totally going to miss being around people every day. You're going to go completely mental."​

Posted in good eats, places and tagged with te house of tea, places, solo business lunch, restaurant.

February 9, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • February 9, 2012
  • Karen Walrond
  • te house of tea
  • places
  • solo business lunch
  • restaurant
  • good eats
  • places
  • 10 Comments
10 Comments

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