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garden dinner party!
It’s no secret that I like a good party. I especially like to throw a good party. It involves lots of my favorite things: food, drinks, shiny things and my friends. I am also a Leo. I am bossy and a control freak about certain things. When it came time to decide what to do…
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dreaming
Back in the day, when trying to picture the murky future and choose a college major, I imagined myself in a red power suit behind a stylish desk, molding words and images for people. I could see myself in PR; it seemed a logical, natural choice. I am pretty good with words. I thought I…
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hope
We have a 16-year-old daughter. This one. People say she looks like me. She and I don’t see it. We laugh when they say it, looking at each other like maybe THIS time, we will see the resemblance. The connection. Physically, perhaps there is something of me in her. Internally, though, I am not so…
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now what
Hey, friends. Been a while. A long while. I’m sorry for that. Bit of a drought, it seems. I recently went to Savannah for some friends’ wedding. As getting out of your daily rut/places will do, it brought on some thinking. That and various things at home involving raising teenagers. It’s not a pretty business,…
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village people
Tonight I am going to spend time with a couple of girls I’ve known for many years, in the sort of way that there is comfort and ease in each others’ company no matter how long it’s been since we’ve been together. No need to put on a show; I’ll probably wear my soft pants…
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the way back
I posted this status on Facebook a while ago: “Sometimes I still feel like that girl that used to wonder around downtown in the 80’s with a camera, having coffee and a cigarette outside the old Nordstrom. Life was good then.” It was so easy then. No doubt there were struggles of some sort, but…
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just right
You guys. We did it. So, yeah. The days of endless projects and prep are over. I survived and lived to tell about it. Thanks for your kind words here and on Facebook about my last post. You guys are the best. And in other news, I just saw the before photos of the kitchen –…
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giving thanks
It will come as no surprise to many of you that I like a good party. I like to go to them and give them. I am particular and controlling and bossy about my parties. I like the planning and the cooking and the eating and the friends who come. In early October, I decided…
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what i want to be when i grow up
Hi, friends. Been a while. I hope all is well in your world. Nothing of substance to complain about over here, but I will admit to some mysterious aches and pains that have plagued me in recent months. Due in part to overuse and just plain getting old, I’m afraid. I’ve been for some PT…
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picklelicious
Thanks to Darrin and Amanda, I found myself in possession of a Mezza Luna Farms box of veggies last week. Among the goodies was a pickling cucumber and a GIGANTIC Japanese cucumber. I do not exaggerate. Clearly, something had to be done. Something of the briny variety. I used Ted Allen’s Refrigerator Pickle brine times…