by Heather Hambel Curley | Aug 30, 2012 | Civil War, Mom-hood
The realization hit me today that the much-anticipated 150th of South Mountain/Siege and Capture of Harper’s Ferry/Antietam is like, two weeks away. This means I have only two weeks to ensure I have a dress that actually fits and maybe–just...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Aug 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here’s an example of how my Tuesday culminated. We got an email about an impromptu ice cream social on the 4th Floor. I literally–LITERALLY–said out loud, “The 4th Floor? I thought the 4th Floor was closed for all the construction. Really, the...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Aug 27, 2012 | Civil War, history
I am not a fan of Cameron Diaz. Therefore, I have never seen the movie, “Gangs of New York” which, I’ve been told, is about the draft riots in late 1860s New York. When The Hubs and I saw previews for BBCAmerica’s new drama, Copper, he...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Aug 18, 2012 | Food, history, Randomness
My brain decided I wanted to make bread. From scratch. So, I found a recipe on Pinterest that upon cursory glance (remember that) looked easy enough for even a bread baking virgin like myself to try. So, I gathered up the needed items. Got the big container of flour...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Aug 13, 2012 | Randomness, Writing
Predictably, prime time was empty without the usual Olympic coverage. It’s a hard adjustment, let me tell you. But hey, here we are. Seventeen days and one fantastic closing ceremonies later (Scary Spice got FAT), I realized with notable horror that the next...
