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While reading or listening to books, I frequently find myself interested in trying the foods that the authors describe. The first recipe I remember wanting to try was from the Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. If memory serves, there was some kind of maple syrup and snow candy, and I was [...]
When it’s time for a family party, I’m usually assigned the role of “soda girl”, a task requiring little more than making my way through the aisles of the grocery store, loading a cart with assorted 2-liter bottles. Honestly, this is for the best, as even my most casual acquaintances know that cooking is not [...]
Ant and I have logged more than 25,000 miles of road trip travel in our two decades together. To us, the beauty of the road trip is spontaneity…with a side of inspired planning. Past road trip motivations have come in the form of magazine articles, invitations from friends, or once, in 1998, a television show [...]
update: CONGRATS TO TRACY Q., THE WINNER OF KICK THE CAN! Before meeting my friend Dishy, aka Christy of The Daily Dish, I’d never heard of Meniere’s disease. Christy discussed Meniere’s on her blog, describing the sometimes debilitating effects of this inner ear disorder. One of the four main symptoms is Vertigo, and as an [...]
Title: You’re (Not) the One Author: Alexandra Potter Genre/Pages: Fiction/384 Publisher: Plume Publish Date: November 29, 2011 Rating: 1 Bookmark (not my cup of cocoa) Source: unsolicited from the publisher Natalie’s 1-Sentence Synopsis: According to the legend, the kiss at sunset under a Venetian bridge will bind Lucy and Nat together for eternity, which turns out to be about a lifetime longer [...]
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