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Shots = Bad Day for Bobo
Today Arin finally got his 18 month shots… some of them anyway… and a blood draw. It was not that great of a day for him. He started off by going to be very late, and then waking up a few hours later at 4am. Pretty rough on mommy too! Then, when he passed out…
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Hot Days, Cool Juice
We had a very welcome heatwave over the past few days, and yesterday it was probably the hottest. As you can see, our thermometer claimed it hit 100 – but I think the gauge was sitting in the sun and it wasn’t quite that warm. We did a TON – massive amounts – of yardwork.…
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An Uncanny Resemblance: Chicken Scones
As I was taking the chicken out of the oven and resting it on the stove, I happened to glance over at my delicious buttery cream tea scones (which taste a thousand times better when using butter and milk instead of just cream, btw), and noticed an uncanny resemblance. It’s like my curried honey chicken…
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How to Bake A Princesstårta Cake
When I first saw a Princesstårta I fell in love, they are so beautiful, so delicate, so Princess-like! They are a pale green, domed fondant (or marzipan) covered cake decorated with a rose on top. Inside they feature layers of sponge cake, vanilla custard, raspberry jam and artfully sculpted whipped cream. I mentioned my princess…
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Farewell to Geocities, Yahoo is Pulling the Plug
I don’t know if anyone else used to use Geocities or has heard of it… but it was basically THE place to host your free website 10-15 years ago. Yahoo bought them some time after they weren’t very relevant anymore and lamely tried to make money on it. Maybe they did, I don’t know, but…
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Princesstårta = Accomplished
UPDATE: I won! I conquered the Princesstårta…. mostly. More on this later. In the meantime… anyone want to come over for cake? We cannot finish this thing. (Original Post) This is my next project: A delicate, delicious and absolutely beautiful Swedish princess cake romantically called… Princesstårta. First I have to go grocery shopping to pick…
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Before the Snows Melt
This was taken not long before the snows finally melted completely away from our yard… about a month after it was gone from the rest of the town!
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Pioneer Woman Photobook Contest
So I’ve been trying to wrangle up a submission for Pioneer Woman’s Photobook contest which ends… soon?? You just upload some pictures to Snapfish and make a photobook out of them and then add it to her group, and then they pick 50 random winners. I want the photobooks, fo’ real… it’s been on my…
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Heaven is a Gü
Long, long ago back when I was studying in London (for the second time), a little gift from above happened along my path. It was known as Gü and could be found in the refrigerated desserts aisle at Waitrose. Mmm.While I had a meal plan Regents College, Alex lived in an apartment a few streets…
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Canterbury Sky, Circa 2006
An image of the towers of Canterbury Cathedral in England, taken in 2006 on a day trip to Canterbury from London. The sky had a beautiful, enchanted cloudy pattern that contrasted with the mysterious, ancient spires of the cathedral.