Fine and Full - What’s up with Jay and Anastasia

Here are some photos from our family get-together on Xmas eve — the one that almost didn’t happen because of the snow; but thanks to our awesome friends Lee & Sachi and their 4×4, us “kids” all braved the weather and made it to Kenmore-by-the-Lake for holiday festivities. The photos here account for all of us in some way, but both Colin and Mary turned away from the camera, so only their backs are included. I’ll have to be more diligent next time. Enjoy!

Like the one we posted last year, this only stays online a few weeks. Enjoy!

We’re back from a great family visit in LA. At the annual Thanksgiving brunch, we were catching up with my cousin Alli Pescosolido (aka, Alli 411, the LA food blogger), and she mentioned that her kitchen was featured on the kitchn, which is part of the Apartment Therapy website.

So, we’ve checked out the feature and it’s very nice—it’s actually an interview with Alli and a photo tour of her kitchen, including some close-ups of her 1924 stove and some cool pix of her house:

Kitchen Tour: Alli’s Vintage Hacienda

There are also a couple Thanksgiving recipes, which are also posted on Alli 411, where you can leave comments.

Check it all out!

So over the weekend we finally cleaned up the construction debris from the downstairs and I took a few photos of our new kitchen. This one here is a before & after from the same angle. We’ll be posting more photos soon, but wanted to get this up for everyone out there who’s curious since we’ve been talking about it so much