We’re soaking up our first summer with a lake place, and let me tell you—there’s nothing quite like it. Hot summer days on the water lead into beautiful evening sunsets and campfire s’mores. A recent s'mores session reminded me of something I talked about on It Takes Two with Amy & JJ on KFGO. I’ve been lucky to share bits of my journey—life,...
Read MoreI traveled well in 2023, with adventures in both Scotland and Egypt. While in Scotland, my friend Krista and I visited the Johnnie Walker flagship store on Princes Street in Edinburgh. We took the Johnnie Walker Journey of Flavor tour, and it was full of unexpected surprises. You don’t need to like—or even know anything about—whiskey to enjoy...
Read MoreBirthdays are always hard. We threw big parties. Adam cooked a lot of food. I feel his absence. Not just for me in all the planning and prep, but for my children. I hate that he is not here to see how much they have grown. It hurts my heart to know the young ages they lost their father: 6, 10, and
Read MoreI decided if I must own 150+ bottles of whiskey, they may as well be pretty. Last year’s basement remodel by The Home Authority did just that. What a beautiful space to showcase Adam’s collection. He would have loved looking at these shelves, though it may have fueled his drive to keep hunting for rare and coveted
Read MoreHockey has taken me to Crosby, Minnesota three times this season. It holds a special place in my heart. It was the first solo trip I took the kids on by myself over Memorial Day the year after Adam died. I’ll tell you about that trip later. Today, I’m talking Victual. The smallest liquor store in
Read MoreHere it is. FINALLY. The basement remodel photos everyone keeps asking for. BEFORE - we had mauve walls and no storage. Our downstairs had been a bit of a dumping ground of mismatched furniture and kid stuff since we moved in. Adam and I didn't use the space often. I wanted a fireplace. We’d talked about adding a
Read MoreWhen we moved to this house, we always planned on adding a bar. It’s a rambler with a large basement. One big main room that needed to be broken up and a kitchen/bar area was just the thing. We never got it done. If I wait another year or two it will never happen. I’ll be saying the kids only a have a few years left at home and then this house...
Read MoreThis one was hard. I was fine collecting all the bottles and moving them downstairs, taking the pictures and arranging the shelves. But making that video reel and putting it out there. It was hard.
Read MoreWho knew, right?! Not me just a few years ago. I was not a whiskey drinker. My husband became an avid collector after a random distillery tour we took while on vacation in Pittsburgh. I knew he enjoyed hunting for rare whiskey, but I had no idea how many bottles we owned until we ran out of room in our pantry. You know, for food. (See
Read More*If you missed the first half of this tale, Part 1 of my Whiskey Hunting essay is at the end of my last blog post. Here's the finish in Whiskey Hunting Part 2. I was intrigued that Adam’s friends believed more whiskey was stashed somewhere in our home. They said check the gun
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