Me in My Mom’s Garden With the weather warming up a bit, well expect for last weekend snow storm, I have gardening on my mind. I want to get an early start on planting my garden this year, I got a late start last year. I have tried various spots in the yard over the…
Author: Jacky Hackett
If Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!
While it may be true that charity begins at home, it is more true that if mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Happy moms create an atmosphere of Happiness. Having a fabulous people around to support you in this effort essential. Especially fabulous friends. A few months back a group of us committed to run…
Chicago French Market – Lunch and Then Some!
We finally checked out the Chicago French Market downtown this weekend. The market reminded me a lot of the market in Minnesota I mentioned, though on a much smaller scale. We did a lap or two around the place before deciding on what to eat for lunch, lucky for us most places had samples available…
My Fifteen Seconds
Last year about this time I was picking up my first CSA share of meat from Cedar Valley Farms. I was very excited to get started with this, but I wish I had been better prepared to be on film. When I arrived a TV crew was there recording 190 North. They interviewed and filmed…
Green Green Beer is the new Green Beer!
Not that green beer, this green beer. New Belgium Brewery is my favorite supplier of green beers. Last time we visited Colorado we took a tour of the brewery, loved learning their history and how environmental impact was heavily weighted in their decision making. Way back when green was not so mainstream and it resulted…
Meal Fit for a Leprechaun
Macaroni-n-cheese is a taste I will never outgrow. Though for the most part I have moved past the box mix. I love making stove-top macaroni and cheese, I think the result is creamier. Less dishes to clean is an added bonus. I also prefer to use cavatappi over the traditional elbow noodle, it is easier…
Because Drunk People Make Entertaining Reality TV
Check it Out – St. Patrick’s Day!
Learn Gaelic in time for St. Pat’s Day. Rosetta Stone is offering a free trial of Irish Gaelic. Tired of green beer, check out these great cocktail ideas. Check out this unique liqueur, beautifully colored for the occasion. Never fails someone spills green beer at dinner. Check out this tablecloth that makes it part of…
Weekend of Culture in Minneapolis
My daughter and I jetted off to Minneapolis for a fabulous weekend complete with great conversations, friends, art shows, fine dining, cocktails, fashion show, more dining, and more cocktails. We headed to visit my friend Jill who I met when I was working in New York. We don’t to see each other near enough. She…
Spending $300 Made Easy
A vending machine to buy iPods, digital cameras and all the relevant accessories. Though it did come in handy for buying a new memory card for the digital photo frame my son got me. Being they are under lock and key at the stores and there is never any clerks available to get them for…