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source Confession: I had never been to an IKEA until the other day. IKEA opened up south of Denver last year and I had put off going. It had always been the dream destination of me and my still friendly, now former mother-in-law to go together one day, and then when [...] My friends Jenn and Jeremy showed up on my doorstep recently with this potted plant. For me! Wowza. I thanked them and told them I would try my best not to accidentally kill it. I took it to work and put it on a small table in an always awkward spot in my [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Puppy chow. Muddy buddies. Snowman poop. Whatever you call it, the combination of peanut butter, chocolate, Rice Chex, and powder sugar is a freakin awesome snack, yo. This was one of the good things that came out of my marriage (in addition to, you know, The Kid and (on a good day) home ownership). [...] The first time I ate Sweet and Sour Baked Chicken was when as a college student I visited my dad and his new wife, Cathy, at their home in central PA. Cathy is a really nice, sweet woman who is as comfortable in the kitchen as she is driving heavy machinery. She grew up on [...]
Not my fan. I dig its vintagey vibe. Lincoln, Nebraska. Summer 2011. What are your weekend plans? My home and yard are in shambles, yo, thanks to consecutive weekends out of town. Which is OK by me but I don’t think my HOA or my sanity will tolerate either for [...] The world was so big, and I was so small. And your voice was always the loudest of all. “The Backyard” by Miracle Legion photo by Neal Obermeyer Colorado weather is wonky. Mere days ago it was in the high 80s. I wore flip flops. I got a sunburn. Today we had the [...] I picked up The Kid from her dad’s who so graciously let me take half of his weekend to celebrate being a mom. Her mom. McDs for breakfast (just like last year) Sausage McGriddle + small coffee (three cream, one Splenda) for me Hot cakes and sausage [...] Remember those chocolate chip looking kind of things I planted in the garden last fall? Here they are making their debut. Gardening feels magical.
Even to me, a grown-up who is supposed to knows the science behind it all. I put a chocolate chip [...]  |
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