http://www.careykirk.com A blog about love, life, and urban farming. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:17:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I married a very lovely man. He's always taking the best care of me. Yesterday is just one of many examples but at one point he set up the lounge chair and a pillow outside for me so I could lay down and enjoy the breeze. He could just sense ... http://www.careykirk.com/?p=405 The other day I cracked an egg for a recipe. In light of the recent salmonella outbreak and the ongoing unbelievable conditions of most chicken and hen houses, I am so happy we started buying all of our eggs locally from farmers this past spring. This egg came from ... http://www.careykirk.com/?p=404 I should begin by saying I have had long-ish hair until I was about 17. Circa 2000 - Long dirty blonde hair (far left) Then I started getting it cut in to some form of a bob when I went to college. Circa 2004 - Blonde Bob Soon after I moved to ... http://www.careykirk.com/?p=403 The temperature has dropped. I always love the change of seasons. As much as I anticipate summer, blankets in the park, the beach, and bbqs there is nothing like the transition of summer into fall. It is by far one of my favorite times of the year. I think about ... http://www.careykirk.com/?p=402 I swear I thought I wrote a post yesterday. Did I not? Weird. I had oatmeal with a little pat of butter and brown sugar this morning. Some days I lack all the motivation to put on clothes and makeup before work. I used to have it down like clockwork ... http://www.careykirk.com/?p=401 We ended up spending a lot of time in the park this week...two different ones at that! Friday night we hopped on our bikes to Wicker Park and enjoyed take out on a blanket. You can't go wrong with thai food, blankets, and park time. Ever. http://www.careykirk.com/?p=400 Indian summer has begun. This past week it has been 20 degrees cooler than it has all summer, and I welcome it with long sleeve cardigans! I'm not ready for summer to be over but I am ready to be comfortable and put in my romaine lettuce seeds! I should ... http://www.careykirk.com/?p=399 I made a tomato and corn soup the other night with our few heirloom tomatoes we harvested this year. They are unbelievably sweet! Inside their fruit is yellow and red - very pretty. The soup turned out good, though corn doesn't really blend very well so it's a little thick ... http://www.careykirk.com/?p=398 Every morning I wake up wishing it was light outside. Funny thing to wish for you think? Well, see if it is light outside that means I slept in. It also means the sun woke me up as opposed to the blaring beep of my trusty little alarm clock. Ever ... http://www.careykirk.com/?p=397 We grew beans! Which by the way make you itch and itch and itch after picking them, but it's so much fun. http://www.careykirk.com/?p=396