I don’t understand when people don’t like sweets. If someone says that to me, I immediately have my suspicions of them as a person. Is he or she an alien? I should try to be…
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At A Glance: Druid Hill Park
l’m so grateful to have the opportunity to be staying longer in Baltimore. One year in a city is just not enough to feel like you have gotten to know it. Druid Hill park is…
Letters: Family History Obsession
Dear Jess, Thanks for all of the fun videos last week! They’ve made me think and laugh a lot over the last week. This week, I’ve been crazily fascinated with genealogy. This is something I…
Foodie Friday: Avocado, Corn, Tomato Salad
While Linz and I were making our epic blueberry pie, we also needed to create a side dish to go along with the BBQing and other yummy dishes being brought to the party. This was…
Nursery Rhymes Baby Shower
One of the fun things about getting to re-visit a seasonal theme is to see how we have changed in those two years. One major difference this time around is that babies are a much…
At A Glance: Football Concert
Football season is here and in full swing. I’m still getting use to living in a “sports” town. Sure Portland has the Blazers and the Timbers, but the vibe of sports in Oregon is just…
Letters: Video Mania
Dear Linz, Since we can’t live in the same state, I’m happy we are keeping up our letters series. Lately I’ve been spending my extra time entertained by videos on the internet. Here’s some that…
Foodie Friday: Rustic Roasted Tomato Pizza
Our tomato plants have gone crazy. Remember when they looked like this? Well, now they look like this: I think our yellow plum tomato plant is something like five feet tall by eight feet wide.…
At a Glance: Reunited and it Feels So Good
Having Jess all the way across the country in Baltimore is one of those things in life that you know is good, but isn’t always fun. Kind of like eating broccoli. (Sorry, broccoli.) I’m so…
Fall Bucket List
I had so much fun coming up with a summer bucket list that I’ve decided to do it again for the fall and get Miss Lindseylu to join me. When thinking about celebrations a seasonal…
Makeover Monday: Lacy Distressed Overalls
Summer is almost over. Okay, okay, it is basically over. But we are still having hot days here, so one last shorts DIY before we are in full fall mode is no big deal, right?…
Foodie Friday: Peach Ice Cream Pie
Well, it seems that summer is drawing to a close. My sense of time has been seriously disturbed by becoming a mother/sleeping on a newborn schedule/not going to work. I mean it more than ever when…
At A Glance: Boordy Vineyards
Did you have an amazing Labor Day weekend? I’ve been trying to soak up these last days of summer weather before we transition into fall. One such evening involved cheering on some friends as…
Craft Round Up: Nature
There really just is never enough time to do it ALL. So many nature themed crafts I wish I had a chance to try out. Until I can sneak a bit more time in my…
Foodie Friday: Hannah Montana Blueberry Pie
There are a lot of fantastic things one can get up to in the summer. There is fresh produce to gorge on, BBQs to get silly with friends at, new music to discover and just general tomfoolery to…
Guest Post: Vineyard Quilt
I bet you’ve thought that Linz and I have probably run out of creative friends to feature on Sweet Athena. Well, you would be wrong. But I liked how it has occurred to you that…
Guest Post: Wine Glass Terrariums by Tattooed Martha
Today we have a nature themed tutorial coming at us from Sasha of Tattooed Martha. This lady doesn’t take her blog name lightly either, she really is doing it all, and often. Head on over…
Foodie Friday: Garden Gazpacho
Come late summer, gazpacho is the answer for everything. Can’t get rid of your garden’s zucchini harvest? Gazpacho! Feeling sugar overload from ice cream and berry desserts? Gazpacho! Too warm to eat hot food? Gazpacho!…
Adventures: Time Management
Hello Friends! It feels like it has been FOR-EVER since I have spent some quality time around these parts. The reason is quite simple. I have been off having one of the best vacations of…
Adventures: Fruit Pie Contest
If you’re ever in San Francisco and you love cooking you have to check out Omnivore Books in Noe Valley. Onmivore Books is an entire store full of cookbooks – they carry every cookbook you…
jess + linz
Friends since middle school, we continue to inspire each other to be creative in our big, adult lives. Each season we take on a new theme to guide our crafting, cooking, and creating. We're up for trying anything, and things are bound to get messy. But that's just the way we like it.