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"Tell me again? Can that really be right? How many diapers does a baby use during the first year?"…

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"Everyone should blog, even if it's not under your own name. Every single day. If you're in public making predictions and noticing things, your life gets better. …

"There's nothing more romantic than Italian food" ~ Elisha Cuthbert…

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"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank-you, it will be enough" ~ Meister Eckhart…

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For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and nourishing for people you love?…

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened" ~ Dr Seuss …

Happy Sunday! What are you up to this weekend? We've been ..…

"Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest." ~ Lea Babauta…

"Close your eyes. Have no fear. The monster's gone. He's on the run .. "…

Happy Saturday! What are you up to this Valentine weekend? I'm excited to ..…

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go" ~ Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut …

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Groundhog's Day - He woke me just before dawn ..…

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Have you tidied up?…

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I wonder if it's because I've made so many mistakes in my life that I have such a fear now of…

At our house, this past week has been all about…

Happy 2016! How was your holiday?…

"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more!" …

Happy Sunday! What are you up to this weekend?…

I remember trying not to shoo them out of the kitchen…

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Tomorrow my husband and I will celebrate Thanksgiving…

I sat on the sofa this morning, curled up under my blanket …

"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh" said Piglet at last .. "What's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"…

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I've always thought I romanticized…

"Be careful of your thoughts .. for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words .. for your words become your actions .. …

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There's nothing like living a life you aren't proud of that'll make you want to…

Happy Saturday! What are you up to this weekend?…

"I don't believe in twisting yourself into knows of excuses and explanations over the food you make" ~ Julia Child…

"When and where did they meet? They met at a graduation party when they were in the sixth grade…

Happy Monday!…

This week started in the best of ways, with…

Happy Labor Day! What are you up to this long weekend? We're ..…

Sometimes you need a segue…

Only because I don't have kids in school can I say…

Where do you turn for cooking inspiration when you're stuck in a bit of a rut?…

These past summer months most evenings a little before dusk…

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I remember the first time it really started to sink in…

"I'll have what she's having"…

What are you up to this weekend? Happily we're ..…

Do you have The Disease to Please?…

I slowly savored my sliver of raspberry galette as he told me stories of the Russian physicist ..…

"In that moment I knew .. the way you know about a good melon" ~ When Harry Met Sally…

Happy Tuesday!…

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"You're sure this will work, right? I mean, it's summer, there's blood …

At our house we seem to be rising later and later…

Happy 4th of July! What are you up to this weekend? …

When you have a career in IT and work from home in the evenings …

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Happy Sunday! I hope this Father's Day brings you lots of…

"You know it's raining out there, right?" …

Saturday mornings as a child were all about…

Happy Monday! I hope you've had the best of weekends…

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I'd passed on the giant cinnamon roll and chocolate crinkle cookies. "Eh, I'm give or take"…

What are you up to this long weekend? We're ..…

There are aspects of throwing a monthly dinner party that…

"Home is the nicest word there is" ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder…

"Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me" ~ Alice Walker…

It's a funny thing that happens when one decides to start a ..…

"As I look at your meals, in a lot of ways they're made for a man"  …

"A house isn't a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind, as well as the body" ~ Margaret Fuller, 1810-1850…

Off-and-on for the past month, I've been slowly chipping away at…

The funny thing about some of life's troubles is…

"The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time" ~ Julia Child…

Sometimes I look back through the recipes in this space and hope…

She smiled, a few extra taps on the keypad of her phone…

What are you up to this weekend? We're ..…

I don't believe one can settle on how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare…

There are some things in life for which you happily take your time…

I've come to believe that, whether you're 4 or 44, when you're not feeling well…

I know, I know, I shouldn't have had it done.  It was late, I'd had waaaay too much to drink…

I hope you're having the happiest of weeks. At our house ..…

"Everything that is not written down disappears except for certain imperishable moments, people and scenes"…

I've been thinking a lot about expectations…

I've decided there are many good things to be said for…

Few things in life are more important than…

"Did you hear it?"…

It wasn't long ago that my parents gave me…

With only one week to go in the latest 9-week Challenge…

Maybe it was the passing of another year, or …

Life Lesson # 4092 - Whatever you're struggling with…

The thing you're doing right now, that seems so terribly important…

"Food isn't about impressing people.  It's about making them feel comfortable"   ~ Ina Garten…

Certainly, there are many great holidays. Although if I have a choice, my favorite days of the year to celebrate are…

Every now and then it sure is nice to play hooky for a few days and…