Pirate Jeni: Singer of Songs, Player of Things with Strings

  • Macarons are my new obsession

    Macarons are my new obsession

    Hi there!  Yeah, I disappeared again.. I guess I didn’t have much to talk about… I mean Twitter and Facebook and Instagram have all but killed my blogging buzz…  I’m on there much more than I should be but eh.. whatever. A few months ago, I decided to finally take a class from Albany Cooking…

  • Fully entrenched in the Googles

    Fully entrenched in the Googles

    Hi Friends! Been a while, eh?  Here is a fun fact. I hated writing this blog…. but not because I didn’t have things to say… I did.. but I couldn’t say them…kind of. My laptop was the problem. I bought it new in 2015 and it was slow then.. and since 2015, there have been…

  • The simplicity of vegetables for breakfast

    The simplicity of vegetables for breakfast

    Thanksgiving 2018 is in the books and I feel like I’ve eaten nothing but starch and meat… probably because that is basically what I’ve been eating…  ok, I threw in a few green beans but I’m stuffed with stuffing and overflowing with gravy (my two favorite things about Thanksgiving).  I resisted the urge to make…

  • What do they mean by “foam up” exactly?

    What do they mean by “foam up” exactly?

    So my last post was a little slapdash and messy.  I am totally aware of this. It’s also possible that it didn’t really make my point or make much sense.  I’m ok with this, too. See, I needed to bust through the barrier that I had created in my own head, the barrier that was…

  • I have a love/hate relationship with planning ahead

    I have a love/hate relationship with planning ahead

    Meal prep is the thing that people are doing now I guess. I hate it. and I love it. And I’ve been doing it before it was cool.  I don’t have the fancy glass containers or the bento boxes. Just plain old take out containers that I’ve had for years. Granted, I’ve upped my game…

  • The Lingering Bean

    The Lingering Bean

    Hi! It’s been a while, eh? I do this, I think you know by now.. I write for a while and then vanish.. and then write again. It’s just who I am and I’ve learned to accept it. Trying to force a blog schedule just doesn’t work. So I don’t. So! What’s new… I played…

  • {Slidin’ Dirty} After much anticipation, a great disappointment

    {Slidin’ Dirty} After much anticipation, a great disappointment

    LB and I were in Troy today to take a photography class at the Arts Center, which was amazing.  We had to drive a bit to find a parking spot because… Troy.. and we ended up parked in front of Slidin Dirty, which was pretty exciting as I’d wanted to get there for ages (they’ve…

  • Jackaroo Days, Yeah

    Jackaroo Days, Yeah

    I have always been a voracious reader. It’s rare that you will find me without a book in my hands. Right now, I’m working my way through the Dark Tower Series, again. (I was gifted the Gunslinger when I was in my early twenties and I still have that book… it’s falling apart but it…

  • It might have been a little windy last night

    It might have been a little windy last night

    A big bang woke me up…. turns out my neighbor’s grill got blown over. I expect a lot of trees will be down on the roads this morning