Month: September 2005
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Cleaning out the fridge
I just love cloudy, rainy days. They just feel cozy and a little more closed-in, like the sky is coming in close for a hug. After last week’s quick meals and dinners out, we were ready for some home-cooked goodness. We had a few veggies left from last week that I didn’t want to waste,…
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Living
Today is a rainy day. We woke up to the sound of thunder, and the dark and comforting cloudy skies. I thought about my blog, and wondered why it had been so long since I had posted anything. The truth is, I haven’t been cooking many new recipes, or taking many photographs. I’ve been living.…
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Dreaminess
We’ve had such a wonderful weekend. Justin’s been on vacation since Thursday, so we’ve been riding our bikes and watching movies and eating, eating, eating. This evening we walked to Whole Foods to get some more coffee beans for Justin’s weekday coffee fix. He chose a French Roast, which is filling the whole apartment with…
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Introducing…
Two new things to tell you about. First, I’d like to introduce you to the newest member of our little family, Carmen. Isn’t she cute? I found her at a little hardware/general store yesterday, and I just had to bring her home. She’s in this tiny little pot on our windowsill, doing her thing. Hopefully…
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Jalapica!
My nephew, Andres, is one of the smartest kids I know. He can hold his own in conversation with any adult, and he is super-respectful and loving. When he was really little, he used to have that cute tiny-kid voice, and he would create funny words, like “tikka tikka,” which meant “give me a horsie…