Hiking Colorado’s Red Rocks Park
We often think about the kind of thing we’d be doing if we weren’t working at our day jobs. For me, almost all the time, it’s photography. Or food. Or taking pictures of food. The best of both worlds, you …
Louisville :: Must Be Something in the Water
If I love anything about Kentucky, it’s how linked its traditions – Kentucky bourbon and champion thoroughbred horses – are to the land itself. Neither could happen without the rich rolling hills Kentucky sits on. Because those hills are rich …
Blackberry Sangria
As much as I work indoors, I feel like I’m trying to be outdoors as much as possible. When we’re not actually out of doors hiking, running, or exploring, a lot of my projects lately have been trying to bring …
Baby Bean’s One Year Birthday Party
This is my kid…but you guys, this totally is my kid. Look at the joy. The pure, undiluted joy on his face as he tears into his smash cake like a ravenous little velociraptor. More than the blonde hair and the blue …
Simple + Sweet Grilled Peaches + Ice Cream
The summer heat is upon us, friends. And it definitely changes the way we cook and eat and live around the Big Brick House. For one thing, no one wants to hang out around the stove. We’re all about the …
My Decluttering Adventure
Back at the end of March, I shared a post that outlined our plan for some serious spring decluttering at the house. We haven’t revisited it since then, but for those of you who follow me over on Instagram, you …
Signs of Spring
Oh, hey guys! How’ve you been? Things have been quieter around On the Home Front this month. Partly because I’ve been swept away by the craze of work {remember that workaholic tendency I’ve talked about?}. And I’ve also started a …
Spring Greens Salad with Fresh Strawberries
Jump to Recipe! Let’s talk about strawberries. Fresh, ripe spring strawberries are awesome in so many ways. Normally, they’re the first fruit to ripen in the spring, but since we’ve had such a weird year weatherwise, we’re only just now …
Maple Breakfast Sausage with Sage Leaves
Jump to Recipe! Breakfast is my favorite meal. Especially a wonderful, sunshine-filled, leisurely weekend breakfast, one where I can sit and savor the tastes in my pajamas and messy hair still and not one hastily gulped down between morning run, …
30 Days of Decluttering!
Hey, guys, it’s finally spring! Which means it’s time for spring cleaning and decluttering. And I’ve got a guide that we use when stuff gets away from us and we need to get back on track, that will help you …
Mise en Place
Over the last few years, I’ve been on a number of adventures around the world that have opened my eyes and inspired me to think in different ways. A lot of these adventures have inspired valuable lessons that have stuck …
So Far, So Good
Everyone says time flies. We always comment on how fast the days and the weeks and the years flow by. And it seems to be the theme of the day when we’re standing on the threshold of a new year, …