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Soup and frustration
I don’t like to rant, but I’d like to get feedback on this, so here it is. I do NOT heart Blogger. Today I attempted my first post on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, which is set up on Blogger. An hour later, I still couldn’t get my photo to upload, and couldn’t even get in…
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Sweet, sweet things
I made these cookies a couple of days ago at the bed and breakfast, and I thought they were just so much fun. It’s a basic cookie that’s topped with pecans and a praline frosting, and when you bite into them, it’s a praline rush. Delicious. The frosting hardens pretty quickly, though, so make it…
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Busy hands
For some reason this weekend, I felt like sewing. A lot. So I grabbed some fabric and went to work. First I made this skirt (above) for my pal Lindsay. She liked this fabric (it was a thrifted pillowcase), so I cut a basic skirt shape from it, and used a bit of coordinating stretchy…
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Rainy day sweetness
By now you all know how much I love rainy days. They’re so calming, so quiet; they seem to force your body into a cocoon. Everything seems smooth around the edges, sultry and muted and deep. So on this rainy day, I’m so happy to be sitting here in my pajamas, sipping hot Chai and…
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More of the same…
Those darn food ruts. I have weeks of creativity, with lots of ingredients and preparation techniques, and then there are weeks like these, when it’s cereal or nothing. Actually, I’ve been eating more than just cereal, but I haven’t been very creative in the kitchen. Our lovely farmer brought us lots of lettuce this week.…