Glad to be back...

If you are just here for the food feel free to move on to more delicious fare today. This post is a thank you, and a story, for those I have missed!

At the beginning of May I was going strong, starting my second month of NaBloPoMo, and then I hit a wall. I had a lot of food pictures and little time to process them. Add in some family issues and some health issues and I gave myself a vacation from blogging. Originally I had planned to take a few days off, maybe a week, and do a little blog restructuring. But when other issues fell in my lap the restructuring never happened and I got farther and farther away from my computer.

While I was gone I got my Green and San Antonio goodies from Gloria: the fantastic book Happy Ways to Heal the Earth, a cute San Antonio t-shirt that we are all trying to claim,, my San Antonio magnet, and a really cool big re-usable shopping bag, which has received numerous compliments as I carry it from store to store to farmers market! Thank you Gloria! I also have to say here that I was the next recipient of Chef Bear, but unfortunately the mail man must have given it to someone else. While I know this is beyond my control, I still feel badly that she did not make it to my kitchen. I was really looking forward to cooking with her! Gloria has been a great friend and I felt that I let her down, I even left a note for my mail man just in case it came back to him!

I also received my apron from Domestic Muse, which is cute, oh-so-fun, and will not only be enjoyed, but since it is in Christmas colors I will just be that much more festive at the holidays!

I have a few food reviews coming up, all sweet and delicious, and I will also have a great product review for you in the new few weeks, one I love so much I may just have to make into a giveaway. Oh yes, I said giveaway! Of course there will be food too, most of which tasted wonderful! I also got my vegetable garden planted (finally!) and I will share that with you too. So thanks for sticking with me, I am grateful. Those of you that wrote to me while I was on hiatus, thank you for your thoughts, I appreciate you all. I am excited to see what the foodie future holds!