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photos by Erin McCracken circa 2004 There’s really nothing like your birthday to feel loved (and uber popular). Thank you for all the birthday wishes! My birthday is so intertwined with The Kid, I can’t help but be reminded of the day I learned [...] The other day I was craving spaghetti with meat sauce. Comfort food, if you will. While I myself am not Italian, I was raised around many great Italians whose moms and nanas make a good sauce. That’s hard to find in the West. Luckily, my gal pal Jenn Fields, whom in my head [...] Part Three: Found Things is a Des Moines treasure trove. The two level store very much reminded me of my local favorite, Serendipity, where there were items, furniture and clothing crammed into every corner that would make me gasp [...] Jumbo in the summer for s’mores. Mini in the winter for cups of hot cocoa. Lotsa ‘em. I think I might have a hot cocoa addiction. The Grey Plume in Omaha has amazing hot cocoa, with nutmeg and cocoa nibs. Trader Joe’s Sipping Chocolate is also very decadent. What gets you through [...] This is a shop called Porch Light, located in the Historic East Village area of downtown Des Moines, Iowa. I’m a huge fan of businesses like this, so mad props to high school friend and fellow NEPA chick loving [...] Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the Denver Botanic Gardens for its annual winter lights display, at the behest of dear friend Kristi, who might be the one person [...] Confession: I don’t really know how to say “wassail.” WAH-sell? WHA-sail? But I do know that I love wine. A lot. But I had never had the tasty New England beverage wassail until my two lovely friends/co-workers Lauren and Sarah came over a few weeks ago to help me decorate my Christmas [...] One day when The Kid was about three years old and I was getting her dressed to go to preschool and I put her in an outfit we had worn before — khaki pants and a darling gray and sage striped polo, very Gap — she suddenly looked down at herself with such [...] As I’ve mentioned, I recently traveled home to NEPA (that’s Northest PA to youse) to deal with a family crisis. (Don’t worry, I’m fine, thanks for asking.) Beyond that, though, it WAS good to get back. Admittedly I do not get back there enough. It’s rarely easy or affordable. But once I am there, [...] Becky and I met under a small tree in the church parking lot of a Catholic elementary school in Northeast PA (NEPA for the uneducated) during recess. Once again, I was the new kid at a new school, but I had this game down. To make friends, you gotta share your Oreos. Who [...]  |
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