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My Evening of Epic Fails (Or I Screw Up My First Attempt at Cake Pops)
“I don’t think people understand what you’re saying when you say Albus.” My mother said as she sipped her sauvignon blanc. “Well, that’s why I introduce him as Albus Dumbledore,” I replied. “Not...
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I Dedicate This to Bumpa (Or I am Grateful to Receive the One Lovely Blog Award)
I am one of those terrible people who sometimes checks her phone while hiking. It should be a sin when one is among trees to consult a miniature computer, but sometimes it beckons from the pocket of...
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My Dog May be Clean, but My Balcony is a Mess (Or I Update You on the State...
Some days composting is not for the faint of heart. This was one of those days. After dropping Woodley off at the groomer and taking Albus on a hike, I went outside to examine the progress from last...
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Peter Pan Party Aftermath Post 1 (Or How to Make Spicy Eggplant Dip)
This easy eggplant dip is kind of spicy. And totally yummy. The last two weeks have been an absolute blur, what with the baking and sewing and papier mache-ing for two parties. So, apologies for the...
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Prince Harry, Pina Coladas, and Other Observations on Vegas. (Or I’m Looking...
Note to self: I need hurricane glasses. Pina Coladas just don’t look right when served in the wrong glassware. You have probably already heard, but just in case you haven’t, Prince Harry’s blurry bum...
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My Mac is Back and It’s Time to Talk About Owls (Or How to Make Owl Sachets)
And my MacBook is back in business. Like Dumbledore’s phoenix, Fawkes, rising from the ashes, my Mac (and its mouse) are all miraculously healed. Sweet relief. I have a full computer screen — and a...
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Football’s Back and It’s Time for Spicy Sausage (Or How to Make Spicy Italian...
Fall means spicy meat to me. For real. I almost can’t believe football is back. I mean, it’s like 93 outside, but whatever. Football means fall to me. So in honor of it all, I’m making my favorite...
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Drive By Bike Insults (Or I’m Not Sharing My Steak with Blue Cheese and...
Here’s what I love about my neighborhood: it’s dog friendly and it isn’t an uptight community where overbearing people tell you how you should be holding your dog’s leash or whatever. Here’s what I...
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We’re Freezing Our Assets and Our Dinner (Or I Have a Freezer Fetish)
I recently registered for a financial planning course offered at my church. Though I have grown up a lot since my 20s, there’s still room for improvement. Plus, there’s a lot of instability in my...
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Prosciutto, Mint, and Melon Appetizers (Or A Baby Shower Brunch Idea!)
Yesterday, I was playing around with prosciutto to see if perhaps I might want to do a proscuitto, melon, and mint appetizer for my friend’s baby shower on Saturday. There’s melon in there somewhere. I...
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