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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…
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missing
One day, about six months ago, I was signing The Girl Child up for a two week stint at Camp Colman, where she spent two weeks last year and had a great time. I wanted The Boy Child to go this year, too. He’s never been, and as it was such a great experience and…
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a walk in the park
So far this summer the weather in Seattle has been ridonculous – barely a rainy day in sight. It’s a little spooky, actually. Despite this, my kids have spent an insane amount of time in front of a screen of some sort. Yesterday, I’d had enough. I laid down the law – it was Family…
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almost but not quite
I am a shy person. This will come as a shock to some people, I am sure. But they will be the ones who don’t know me well, who don’t see the effort it takes to go outside myself. Some people mistake shy for aloof or intimidating. Really, it is just another layer of defense. …
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fifteen
Huh. Seems I didn’t write a post for the Girl Child’s 14th birthday last year. She turned 14 anyway, and now here we are at 15. Already. Which also means that I have been a mom for 15 years. Those baby days are so far behind me, it’s hard to recall what they were like.…
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highway to hell
This weekend we are going to spend a few days at Seabrook on the Washington coast, with the Professors. It’s a super cute little planned community with houses that look like they belong in Nantucket. It’s about three hours away and I am looking forward to some ocean air and down time. Except for one…
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return
Hello, poppets. I spent the past few days in a place where they have sunshine in March and it’s not 40 degrees, visiting friends in San Francisco and spending some girl time in the Napa Valley. It was lovely. The Geek and I met these friends when we all lived in a four-plex on Capital…
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2013 planty goodness
Yep, March is around the corner, if you can believe that, so it’s time for this year’s installment of Where-The-Plant-Sales-Are. First up is the Seattle Tilth Early Edible Sale, on March 16th. A new location this year, it’s being held at the Pacific Market Center Parking Garage, which seems to be somewhere in the Stadium…
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one off the list
Disclaimer: The following photos may not be suitable for you orderly types. Consider yourself warned. We have lived in this house for nearly 5 years. As has been previously mentioned, it is small. There are two storage closets – one we use for linens, and the other for everything else. Well, besides the massive piles…
foible and folly
a whimsical or extravagant structure built to serve as a conversation piece
foible and folly 