Month: May 2011
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finally
When we bought our house 4 years ago, there was a funny little section right in front of the living room window. It looked like this: It seemed like a real waste of space. I always pictured it being a nice place to sit since it faces west and gets some good sun. It has…
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san juan scones – kinda
Finally! I made a recipe from the giant pile that is Recipalooza! It’s one I cut out of the Pacific magazine that comes in the Seattle Times back in 1994 apparently. The title makes me think the original article may have had something to do with a B&B or something up in the San Juans,…
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better late than never
Ah, my poppets, I have been a bit out of pocket the last week, fighting some bug. Got some good drugs now so I’m on the mend. In between my getting sick and well, it seems spring has finally arrived in these parts! So half the peas got their trellis today and the strawberries now…
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mail sackage
One week before Mom’s Day this year, I was struck by inspiration (or a brain fart, depending on how you look at it.) I had plans to get together with some other moms on Mother’s Day for some crafting. I know! I will make them bags! Who cares that I’ll have to cut out 48…
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dry
I started getting migraines in my mid-twenties. The first one I remember most vividly – it hit just as I was taking off for a knitting retreat at Fort Warden. I spent most of that weekend in bed, trying to get up and knit in spurts. The headache finally broke on the third day, just…
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camporama
About this time of year, me and some like-minded others start having camping withdrawal. The others would not include the Professors or Lefty, nor, truth be told, my own family. But I ignore them and forge ahead with the stalking of prime spots beginning in October the year BEFORE the summer we want to go. …
foible and folly 