It’s been a juicy day here. With plums and all.
I spent the morning at cycle class (with Sara!) and then came home to do some more unpacking of art from the attic. The good news is we have less than I thought! That means less to hang – wahoo! That pretty lady in white is Karen’s wedding photo (!)
A lot of the art went from Charlotte to new house and skipped our rental house and was covered in some grossness, so I got out my germicidey Basic G and cleaned it all off. Much better!
Really really lovin’ the new wine rack!!
For a couple who loves wine as much as we do, we’ve had the most pathetic rack in the past two houses – on the floor, collecting dust, hidden away from visibility due to the on-the-floor characteristic. I just love that not only does this rack look cool, but it also shows off the wine rather than hide it!
I always go to cycle class still full from breakfast. Since there is minimal bouncing, that’s fine with my stomach. The class is at 9:15 and it’s over by 10:15 – which means my breakfast is fainting away – yet it’s not time for lunch. I’m finding on these days I just have a small snack – like a piece of fruit or some granola clusters to take the edge off of my blood sugar drop. I’m not hungry, so I don’t really want anything bigger and I definitely don’t want a full meal. The snack replenishes energy and actually held me until 1:30 to eat lunch.
I ate leftover Eggplant Coconut Curry with tons of yogurt on top.
And that plum. Love plums.
After lunch, I WALKED ( <—feel the excitement!) to run some errands. To the jewlery store, drugstore, bank, city clerk’s and to pick up my car from an oil change, all in one. Walking is glorious!! Growing up we lived 3 blocks from downtown Hillsborough and that was just wonderful. I’m so glad to be a small town girl again.
I popped into CVS to see they had flu shots. Usually getting one hangs over me for months, so I decided to knock it out early. DONE and done! [And free! And painless – for the most part!]
Back home. Sorta ready for a snack. Going to hang some art!
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That wine rack is spectacular! Where did you get it?? It is so clean and tasteful looking.
I have been eating eggplant parm leftovers over the past couple days and I think I am having an allergic reaction to something because I am SO itchy!!! I really hope it’s not eggplant… that would be tragic.
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I love the wine rack also! So sleek and modern looking:)
I love that picture of Karen!
I wished I lived in a small town like yours but also close to a big city that I can drive to.
I’ve lived in SoCal all my life and it’s all about driving and traffic around here. But the culture and beaches are great and all the outdoor activities is probably the reason why we will stay here for a long time.
But I do want to vacation to a small town just to see what life is like and explore that small town vibe
The hospital where I work requires flu shots for all employees every fall. Ours will be coming up shortly. Good for you for getting it over with early.
That’s so nice you can walk everywhere Kath.
Yay! I’m lovin the wine rack too—wish I had bought two myself instead of just one!
The wine rack looks great – and super stylish!!! I’ve never actually had a flu shot and I don’t tend to get sick in the winter (knock on wood) but good for you for aiming to get it out of the way early!
Glad you are able to walk so many places..that’s awesome. And walking to a jewelry store? And living that close? Oh, that could be dangerous for me
The new wine rack is awesome! Super cool find and great hanging/mounting. I’m sure that was a project. But a worthwhile one
Mmm I love plums too!! I’m going to be sad when nectarines and plums are out of season (it’s getting close!)…I’ve loved them this season.
Your wine rack is awesome! Love the look.
There are a few places I can walk to: Costco, the mall and the library
I love how your wine rack looks!
I wish I lived in a more walkable area! Wallking anywhere is practically unheard of here.
I love those wine racks…we’ve been looking for some nicer ones too. Love that first pic– so crisp!
Plums are one of my favorite fruits. Alas, this year I have been plum-less.
Everything looks great!! I lovee plums
i LOVE that wine rack!
is the light we see in your pictures during the day all natural light? if so, you are SO lucky in that new house of yours!! it is so bright!
Yeah! That’s why I loved this house
Sounds like you are having a great day. I hope to live in a small town at some point in my life. I love where we live now, but we live here for our kids. I can’t wait for the day that we live where we want to live for us.
Sounds like you are having a very productive day! Cannot wait to see all the art work hung up on the walls!
I wish we could walk more places, but we’re halfway to the boonies. It’s the tradeoff for having a few acres to keep horses on. The good news is, my runs have no streetlights in sight!
YES! That wine rack looks even better with wine in it! I’m tempted to go get my own to replace my silly little wine rack.
And that picture of Karen caught my eye right away – stunning!
I love your wine rack too. We are wine lovers but I have a question for you. I notice most of the time that you and Matt only drink maybe a glass a piece. What do you do to preserve the rest of the bottle? Or do you always have guests over and end up consuming the entire bottle in one setting? I haven’t found a way that really keeps the wine until the next day – or at least not a way where the wine actually tastes good the next day. Thanks!
If we do open a bottle, I usually have 1.5 glasses and Matt finishes it off (2.5ish?) On rare occasions we have some left I just recork and try to drink the next night. I don’t think wine more than 3 days old is good
The wine rack looks really nice on that wall! It fits perfectly!
Things are really coming together nicely in your new home!
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If there is a lot of sunlight in the room where you have the wall mounted wine rack, it could affect the wines negatively, especially if they are there for a long time. I would perhaps leave the more valuable bottles or the ones you plan to keep for a while in a different, darker space.
Oh good point! We will have to drink fast..
Yah!! You walked!
Very cool!
I love yogurt on almost anything….esp if it is Greek yogurt!
I love how living in a walkable/bike-able place just improves mood so much! At least, it does for me and it sure seems like it does for you!
I really love that wine rack too!
Found your blog and love it!
Welcome!!
Love that wine rack, it looks so polished and clean on the wall!
I love old wedding photos… just amazing!!
I also love the wine rack. You should take a picture of it each week, as I’m sure y’all will have various wines in it each week.
I owned that same wine rack and loved it. The nice part is that if you ever get sick of looking at wine, you could always drape something festive on it. I once used it for necklaces and scarves
I almost don’t want to comment because it currently says you have “26″ comments and I don’t want to ruin that for you!! Haha. Hopefully there will be many more by the time I press “submit”
Anyway – LOVE the wine rack (as already stated) – it looks even better with all the bottles in there. So jealous.
hee hee
The walk factor is definitely something I miss a ton about living in the city. I loved getting extra exercise without even thinking about it!
haha, i can walk everywhere too, but I live in downtown Chicago! But I’m with you – honestly i’m a small town girl at heart. just got to find the right town! Also, for my mom’s birthday one year, my dad had a wine cellar built for her in our basement… perhaps you should hint for that gift in the future!
i got my flu shot last year on a blogger date!
I love that wine rack – such a fun, modern way to display the wine!
I got my flu shot at work this week…made my arm sore for 3 days, as usual…
We have that same wine rack! I find myself looking for skinny bottles with pretty labels just for the wall. Fat bottles don’t fit. We got a case at Preston in Dry Creek and NONE of them fit!
What a bummer!!!
Not too bummed though bc that wine is amazing! Just meant drinking it first
Being able to walk everywhere is the best! That’s one of my favourite aspects of campus life. Well, that plus free gym membership!
Ohhh, love the wine rack, and that turquoise bowl! So pretty!
Are they giving free flu shots at CVS? That’s something on my to-do list as well!
Yeah, I wondered the same thing..Free?
It was free with my insurance… not sure about in general
Yes…Walgreens and Osco Pharmacies provide them free of charge too.
That wine rack is amazing! I love how it looks like a piece of art but it’s functional at the same time.
It’s my dream to live in small town (preferably a port town, perhaps in Europe….:)) and be able to walk to anything I need.
We keep our red wine in a filing cabinet, haha… a wine rack would be multiple steps up.
My flu shot actually hurt a bit! It left a bruise, too…maybe because it goes into the muscle?
I learned this trick from a nurse about 10 shots ago: hang your arm like it’s dangling from a thread. Don’t stand up straight – but at an angle. I haven’t had a shot hurt since!
I love that wine rack and I’m not even a wine drinker!
I usually have to have a small snack after spin too! Since it’s such a high cardio/intensity workout, it does drop my blood sugar a bit so some yogurt or a granola bar or piece of fruit usually does the trick until my next meal. But I DEFINITELY have to eat something before hand. It’s weird because I don’t always have to before I run but spin is different for some reason.
Yup, my house I grew up in is a 7 minute walk from our downtown, and now living at school my apartment is just about the same distance. I LOVE walking and biking to do errands, its so relaxing and you kill so many birds with a single stone- exercise, saving gas money, saving the environment, vitamin D!, and getting errands done.
We have WAY too much wine… (I know, I know, shouldn’t be an issue…) but, I had to buy super-utilitarian wine racks (and create a spreadsheet so I know which rack what I want is in).
When we lived in Houston, we were able to walk to all the great bars, restaurants, shops, etc. near my hubby’s place (I had an apartment a little bit away, with good places to walk to from there, too). Now we live in the ‘burbs… :-/
ooo I love that wine rack!! That would be perfect for my tiny apartment
I hate taking up floor space!
I love that wine rack!!
That wine rack is awesome. I love that you can walk/bike to most of your errands. I am so jealous!! Walking is just not feasible where we live.
What’s in the regular flu shot?
Egg proteins: including avian contaminant viruses
Gelatin: can cause allergic reactions and anaphylaxis are usually associated with sensitivity Polysorbate 80 (Tween80™): can cause severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. Also associated with inferility in female mice.
Formaldehyde: known carcinogen Triton X100: a strong detergent
Sucrose: table sugar Resin: known to cause allergic reactions
Gentamycin: an antibiotic Thimerosal: mercury is still in multidose flu shot vials
I can’t say I agree with any of these things going into my body! Shots are bad and one of the worse things to get. I don’t mean to be rude at all! Its just something I strongly disagree with.
On a lighter note:), I love the wine rack! I also really enjoy your blog Kath, I read it daily:)
Please respect my decisions! People die of the flu every year.
You go Girl!!! In my house we choose to protect everyone because it would be devastating for my husband to come down with the flu. If anyone has seen what a severe illness like that does to a Type 1 Diabetic you know what I’m talking about.
I work in the Health Professions and have never gotten a flu shot. Nor do I intend to for several reasons including some of the above mentioned. However, I think it’s everyone’s own personal decision. If they have been brought up getting a shot as well then it may be best to continue. There will always be conflicting reasons for and against everything in life.
I’ve got to weigh in here and say I passionately agree with not getting the flu shot. It’s all propaganda… people need to work on getting their immune systems in top shape instead of relying on a shot full of toxins. Perhaps it would be a bit different (perhaps) if someone was immune compromised. But even so, they are just GUESSING what strains will be going around this year. I once got a flu shot and became so sick right after getting it– won’t be doing that again. I also know plenty of people who got the flu shot, yet ended up with the flu anyway…
Mmm that curry sounds so good to this coconutoholic over here!!! lol are you still living in NC?
Book recommendation: “Kindred” by Octavia Butler. I think you might enjoy it quite a bit!
I love the new wine rack too. Looks so perfect there. I’ve just recently in the past month started exercising again, and have a friend who teaches cycling. She’s invited me to come to her class, so far I’ve been too chicken to go. I used to do it years ago & remember it being an awesome workout.
What is your Basic-G ‘recipe’ for a squirt bottle. I think I put too much in there, but I have never found one for smaller quantities. Thanks!
It’s It’s ½ tsp. per 16 oz. bottle. Very confusing that it’s not on there!
I wonder if they even want the general public to buy that stuff. It is SO buried in their website.
Thanks for the recipe! I was using 1 t.
That wine rack looks too cool- so grown up !
hey kath- is this the regular buddha bowl or the baby one? i’ve been eyeing them and think i’m going to buy it. just can’t decide which size to get!
Hey – it’s the regular!
thank you!
You gave me an idea for the two eggplants I have at home! I’m guessing your recipe is simple: saute cubed eggplant, add curry powder, salt, pepper, coconut and cocounut butter?? Thanks!
I love walking places ! It’s so refreshing and relaxing, if you stop and enjoy it
We have a ton of plums at home – do you have any recipes with them?