It’s a gloomy, foggy Saturday morning in Seattle. Alex isn’t feeling well today so we’re not heading up to the mountains, so that gives me some time to whip up a nice Saturday breakfast for us. Butter is one of my favorite foods, but brown butter just turns up the flavor ever so much more. …
Author Archives: Alison Allen
Quick Trip to Minnesota
I’m not sure how I am filling up my time so well now that I have an excess, but it makes me wonder how I packed in so much before. Needless to say, the Allens have been quite busy lately! Last week was full and fun! We went night skiing on Wednesday after Alex finished …
Weekly Recap
With heavy hearts full of memories, Alex and I laid our sweet Aspen to rest yesterday. One of our favorite things to do with Aspen was to take her up to the mountain where we ski and go for hikes in the snow with her. I never saw her happier than she was when she …
Sunday Roasted Chicken
For my first food post I decided to highlight one of my favorite meals: roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy. On this very chilly January evening, Alex and I enjoyed this most delicious meal, accompanied by roasted vegetables and a big glass of vino. In creating the photographs and staging for this post I …
Weekend Fun, Sun, Laughs
We’ve had a great weekend filled with fun, sun and lots of laughs. We kicked off the weekend by seeing Book of Moron, a Broadway musical by the writers of South Park. It was well-done and kept us laughing the whole time! Saturday we relaxed at home in the morning and headed up to Alpental …
What’s Next?
This has been a week of significant loss. We lost our puppy, my grandmother, and now, basically my job (my hours were significantly reduced, which means I am in the market for a new job). I am determined to move on from the difficult week and turn things around for the better. My roller coaster …
Another Goodbye
This morning my grandmother, Mor Mor, crossed over the rainbow bridge after living a very long and full life. She is now peacefully resting, hopefully reunited with her loves in some capacity. For many years now she has told us all candidly that she has been ready to cross over the rainbow bridge. Now that …
Gratitude
As we grieve the loss of our puppy I continue to be overwhelmed by the support and condolences offered by our friends, family and the community. I really just wanted to take a moment to thank you for being there for us in this difficult time. A special thanks to: My dad. My dad is …
Goodbye Aspen
Last night we said goodbye to our sweet puppy, Aspen. It all came so fast, but watching her condition progress so quickly and see her as we did yesterday, we knew that we couldn’t allow her to continue on with her life and experience severe kidney failure, which was imminent. It was the most difficult …
A Turn for the Worse
I want to thank our friends and family for being so supportive this week. It is comforting to know that we have so many people who care so much about us and about our sweet puppy. To some, a dog is a dog, but to us, our dog is a part of our family. She …