Drinking: Stash Vanilla Nut Creme Tea Listening to: Julia – John Lennon I’m starting to get that land-locked itch again. Listening to music about the sea, boiling salt water on the stove and searching for blue everywhere I look. This photograph by Maya Lee Photography is for sale on Etsy here. Of course, all I...
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Drinking: caramel latte from Coffea on Euclid Ave. Listening to: Vibrate – Rufus Wainright {his mother passed away last night. prayers for them and thanks for their music} A sampling of faves from the morning bloglines… *3191 Evenings Book is now available from the 3191 blog. These are the photos of two friends who live...
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Drinking: Stash White Christmas Tea from Fresh Market. Listening to: Sufjan Stevens’s peaceful version of Joy To The World. Last week, I picked up the Food Network’s holiday magazine for the cookie recipes, but discovered these gems too: *Snow & Graham wrapping paper – classy stuff. *A search for Snow & Graham led me to...
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Drinking: Fondo Paez coffee at home from Just Coffee Listening to: Snoop Dogg/Dee-Lite Mash Up from JMaster Mash {click here and then select play to listen.} One of my goals this year is to be ready for the unexpected drop-in. As it stands, I need a 10 minute warning -at minimum- before there will be...
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In reading about the writing process for Away We Go, I learned that the married screenwriters of the film {Dave Eggers & Vendela Vida) don’t have internet at home. Dave Eggers was quoted in this interview as saying, “For us, to be able to concentrate, we don’t have internet at home, for example, because we...
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The shelving system collapsed in my daughter’s closet last week, thankfully without anyone under it. After doing an inventory, it appears that it was the holiday book collection that put us over the weight limit. Even still, you can’t have enough holiday books. Right? We are really enjoying working our way though our collection of...
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1. Lit books courtesy of Ikea and my dad’s handy work when he was here in September.2. A turkey painting from my girl.3. My husband writing his dissertation as the sun comes up.4. Catching snow flakes on her tongue last night.5. A turkey day card I picked up. I love the composition.6. The happy holidays...
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-I’ve started writing several posts for this blog in one sitting and scheduling the publish dates so that there should be new material even on days when I’m away for work. Plus, it is such a gift when I check bloglines and see that I have a new post that I’ve forgotten about. A little...
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Hallmark somehow knows about me.They know that I love to smell scotch tape, obsess about stationary and freak out over a beautifully wrapped package.Either they know or it’s just a coincidence that they came up with this OMG self adhesive wrapping paper.I admit that I’ve watched the demo video of how it works more than...
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It begins slowly. We put away the tiny socks, the mobile, the gemini. I folded up the onesies. The bottles and black and white patterned toys go to Goodwill. Then the pace of everything escalates: the boppies have no more use, the baby tub, the high chair, the things I tied on the crib rails...
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