croissants and root beer

Please don't think that my blog has been hijacked.

It is getting a little fluff and scrub.

Croissants and Root Beer is growing up.  It's taking on a new name and new life with a title more thoughtful and, I think, more fitting.  As a brand new mother, I named my blog after the two foods I craved most during my pregnancies -- croissants and root beer.  I still love both foods.

With the help of some friends today, we've come up with a new name that will reflect my transformation into a hopefully more resourceful food blog with more of a focus on stories, recipes and seasonal meals: The Humble Buttery.  What do you think?

Buttery can be an adjective that you could use to describe your dressed up corn on the cob, but it's also a noun.  A buttery is a Medieval pantry or storeroom where the ale was stored.  I don't literally have a buttery but like to think of my backyard garden, refrigerator and freezer all as my pantry.  I absolutely love the word buttery and thought it would be a fantastic one for this blog.

Outside of my internet space, my real-life home is getting a little scrub down, starting with my family room.  We've taken down the baby gate covering the sooty fireplace, the neon plastic kiddie toys went to a new home and the wooden blocks were given a new location, a new thrifted wicker basket and firewood a round metal bin, also thrifted.  I love my local Goodwill.

It feels so good to sit in this room.

I hope you will enjoy spending time in this new space of The Humble Buttery, too.  I look forward to more time together with you.  If you get a sec., please say hello and tell me what you've done to spruce things up in your home lately.