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true confessions
I have a confession to make. Most of the time, I’d say a good 90%, I have no idea what I am doing. I have no idea what is for dinner tonight. Or any other night, for that matter. Once, I planned a week’s worth of menus and bought all the supplies. It was nice,…
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out with the old
This year (and let’s be honest, a big, fat chunk of 2009) can totally SUCK IT. Bring on bright and shiny 2011. I am so looking forward to a fresh start and better luck in the new year. There will be at least one baby born to an old friend, three couples getting hitched this…
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hope springs eternal
While checking the yard for possible wreath-making bits, I came upon a surprising sight. Buds! (No, not THAT kind.) Just days after it snowed here! To be sure, there is puh-lenty of dead stuff. I was a bit negligent in the putting-the-garden-to-bed area. I need to do some big time shearing. In the meantime, there…
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filling up the cup
It’s no secret that this past year (and most of the one before) has been full of challenges, honestly the worst I’ve been through. And yes, I know in the grand scheme of things that my worst years are nothing compared to some. Believe me, I tell myself that almost daily. Sometimes when it really…
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a girl named sue
This is my friend, Sue. She married a friend of mine from college a few months before The Geek and I got married, so we’ve known each other a long time. They live not far and yet far enough from here that we see each other only a couple times a year, which is plain…
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boy child
Today marks the Boy Child’s first double digit birthday, the second child that almost didn’t happen. Reason number one: the Geek is an only child and wasn’t convinced the Girl Child needed a sibling. He was wrong. Reason number two: at eight months pregnant, I somehow came down with meningitis. You want to scare some…
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butter of apples
Today I channelled my inner Laura Ingalls and put up some apple butter. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, which I cannot understand. It’s delicious on toast and muffins and over baked brie. All appley and spicy, autumn on a spoon. The base for this particular recipe originally came from my friend Lin’s preserving book…
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back in the knit of it
At lunch yesterday- a very grim, gray and soggy day- I killed some time in the Barnes and Noble crafty magazine section. Normally I’d pick up a sewing magazine since that’s my current drug of choice, but it occurred to me that like many things lately (insert: recipes, patterns, plants, house projects) , I’ve been…
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upward and onward
Apologies, my poppets, for my recent neglect. As you know, we’ve been dealing with the potential loss of our lease and thus our business since March. With more downs than ups, it has been a time of daily stress and mostly muddling through a day at a time, some better than others. I am thrilled…
foible and folly
a whimsical or extravagant structure built to serve as a conversation piece
foible and folly 