Category: Everyday Life
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In which we embrace the plant-base
(Oh hi, it’s been a while, we’re changing things on the blog, etc.) We’ve been cooking a lot of plant-based dishes lately. This summer, we had a big scare when Justin’s dad had a heart attack. He’s doing great now (walking a lot, eating better, and losing weight!), but at the time, we just didn’t […]
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Evolution of Blog Post Titles
I’ve been blogging for over 10 years. Actually, it will be 11 years next month! So much has changed in the blog world since I started. Lately I was noticing how much post titles have changed over the years, from simple to complicated to exclamatory to judgmental. Here’s how I’ve seen it evolve: Sugar Cookies […]
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Lately
I realized this is another very long post. I seem to go back and forth between very long and very short. Eating Lots of cooking, lots of veggies. I added links to recipes when I could, though I will say that most of the time I just base things on a recipe and then veer […]
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Friends
Friends are the best. Friends and margaritas and micheladas. From Elbert Hubbard: A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
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Please, sir…
A PSA from Roux: Please be sure to feed your kitty before leaving for work. We have a litter of three feral kittens under our porch at the studio. We’ve named them all: mom is Mama Sue, the orange kitten is Orange Kitty, and the two black ones are Mike and Jesus. [Aside: A friend […]
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The end of summer
This photo makes me think of summers when I was little, when we would visit my grandma and find cicada shells in the trees. We ate the sweetest watermelon and spit the seeds over the fence, and one year, our very own melon grew in that spot. My dad would mow the lawn and there […]
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Seasons
This photo was taken in the spring, when it was cool enough to sit out on the patio and drink rum and read The Hobbit. Right now it’s 100 degrees out there, and the only way I’m sitting outside is if I’ve just jumped in the pool. I always wonder why I’m still in Austin. […]
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Making things
I’d like to say that I love smoothies. I mean, sometimes I do. I made this lovely little number a while back, with layers of mango, banana, and strawberry. And then I pretty much didn’t make one for months. In other news, I’m feeling a bit creative again. It’s been quite some time since I’ve […]
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Time
Time just flies by, doesn’t it? A quote that prods me forward: The trouble is, you think you have time.