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I’m a Picture Person at Nathan’s school tomorrow, which means I go into the classroom and talk about art. For 30 minutes, which kind of freaked me out at first (as exhibitionist as I am on this blog, I really do struggle with talking in front of a group of people, even 4th graders), but…
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How fun is the internet for keeping tabs on friends, family, and old boyfriends? It’s crazy-fun, for someone nosy like me, I’m still blown away by the ability to find out pretty much whatever I want. And the pics, I do love the pics. Off the top of my head, here’s what I pulled up…
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Well, I suppose that today would be a good day to toss the pine boughs I still have on my dining room table. They’ve been there so damn long I’ve actually grown (almost) accustomed to them, ugh. I enjoy Christmas, but the whole decorating thing exhausts me. Especially taking it down, what a drag. Sigh….
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This day, good one. Three plus years (and a couple of months) ago, the day I married John. And he married me. We often ask each other, how did we get so lucky to meet each other? Hey, we’ve had our ups and downs, like any couple. Major ups and downs. It is not easy…
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A hearty thank you to Cindy Crawford and her mole! I don’t look much like Cindy, but people (sometimes; not that often, really, but bless their hearts when they do…) tell me I do because I have a mole too (hers is on the left, mine on right, both in this posting and apparently in…
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Here’s the struggle. Clearly, I love food, love wine. LOVE them. (And I don’t much care that the Pope recently revealed his theory that the word love is overused and has therefore lost its meaning; then again, I’m not Catholic or anything close to it, so I wouldn’t tend to care what the Pope has…
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Nathan’s home with me today, with a fever and feeling tired. I went to check in with him after posting last night and he was sound asleep, at 6:50 p.m. Had fallen asleep doing his homework! Definitely not usual 9-year-old-boy behavior. So today he’s lyin’ low, watching a little TV, and finishing up the homework…
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A nod to a few of my senses today. Cookbooks, good ones, for me, fill all my senses. I love to page through them, look at the pictures, read the background stories, imagine how the food will look, taste and smell, and if I s.t.r.e.t.c.h this, how it will sound (?) OK, maybe not all…
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In the name of moderation, I have an appointment with this piece of equipment today. A Russian kettlebell. I was introduced to Russian kettlebells, or KBs, by my stepmom, Susanna, who I believe was introduced to them at her health club. She raved a bit about them, so I looked them up on the web,…
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Used my herb butter to make myself a little brunch – nothing new here, I’ve written this before – egg over-easy on toast (cooked the egg in a little herb butter, put a little on the toast) with chopped arugula and scallions. Salt and pepper. Glass of champagne. Delicious. Aaaah, Sunday morning. Love it. With…