Adventures at the Orange Door Inn

this is the Halloween costume i made for Wayne this year: get it?? the second amendment? the right to BEAR ARMS??? :) and yes, he ...

i followed the recipe EXACTLY, but i guess i'm prone to baking bloopers too (i blame the recipe, by the way)... okay, you can stop laugh...

i need a more clever (and accurate) name for my blog than "Cecilia & Wayne are getting married!"

I just made a huge batch of mashed potatoes for company. I don't really have a recipe... I just add stuff that I think would be good an...

Had a great chat with a great friend last night! Just wanted to say "hello" and give you something to read, because I know you...

I love this acorn cakelet pan from Williams-Sonoma ! Isn't it fun?

The trim is all done and looks great, especially if you admire from afar (like across the street), so you don't notice the parts where I...

... it's cold in here! There must be some toros in the atmosphere! ... that, or I'm experiencing the first signs of Sacramento fa...

I give up! I can't decorate. I can't even find sheets that will go with my very versatile linen duvet. I picked out some persimmo...

Despite the blanket of cobwebs, insect-infested shrubs, and colonies of ants and spiders that greeted me and freaked me out when I first mov...