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Slice-of-life blog by a freelance writer and improv performer balancing the girlish and geeky parts of her personality.
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Simple Celebrations
I baked a cake today. I didn’t bake it entirely from scratch – the cake part was a Duncan Hines devil’s food cake – but I made the butter cream frosting from scratch, using the vanilla I brought home from Mexico. Mexican vani...
Sleep, Write, Swim, Read, Eat
“Are you alright? I haven’t seen any blog updates recently,” a friend said to me at church the other morning. I assured her that I was, just busy, and not feeling bloggish. In truth, I’ve been cutting way back on computer tim...
Of Prunes and Chili Queens
I turned into a prune in my lovely bubble bath tonight, reading Jennifer Weiner’s latest book (Certain Girls – see my review in the May 1 edition of All Things Girl), and half listening to Willie Nelson’s program about Hidden Kitchens o...
Afternoon Coffee
I stayed up late last night doing all the work I had for Monday ahead of time, so I could sleep late if I wanted to. Instead, I found myself awake an hour before our alarms. I turned on a soft light and cuddled under the covers reading and texting f...
Hot Chocolate
A 2008 Best of Holidailies Selection. Thanks, Holidailies Reviewers! * * * * * My mother posted earlier today about the tradition of drinking hot chocolate on the 12th Day of Christmas (aka Three Kings Day / Epiphany), which she has adopted since ret...
Really Rosie
In January it’s so nice While slipping on the sliding ice To sip hot chicken soup with rice Sipping once, sipping twice Sipping chicken soup with rice ~ Maurice Sendak/Carole King, “Chicken Soup with Rice” Really Rosie I was ...
Disconnected
I had an entire post written, then scrapped it because it was disgustingly whiny, and there’s enough whining on the web without me adding to it. I was supposed to have a Day of Writeyness, but instead I had a Day of Sleepy Grouchiness. I feel ...
Making Messes in the Kitchen
In the novel Little Men, one of Louisa May Alcott's sequels to Little Women there is a scene where Jo takes her niece Daisy into a special "toy" kitchen, albeit with a real working stove, so that she can "make messes" and learn to cook. I always want...
Soup Weather
Because I'm part of the Positivity Experiment this week, I refrained from my usual scathing-but-affectionate remarks about the level of sophistication his palate may or may not have, and said, pushing a smile into my voice, "I know this, but we need ...
Grandpa K’s Turkey Stuffing and Gravy Recipe
I originally posted this on 22 November 2006, but when I went looking for my hard copy last night, could NOT find it. Thank goodness for saved archives and cached pages. I present this again, in case anyone needs it, and because I need to save it aga...
