Monthly Archives: April 2012

Pinch me…I can’t believe it!

Today, April 29th, is my mom’s birthday. I must admit, I have not paid attention to my mother’s biological age for years now, if ever. My mom is my mom. She is my friend… and she is my mother. She … Continue reading

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Murmuration

Love this…   Murmuration from Islands & Rivers on Vimeo. Tweet

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Everything Pretzel Crisps

Super yum! I love bagels with everything on them, but they have too many carbs and calories for my current level of activity. This snack makes up for it! Another bonus, the sodium content is not terrible.   Tweet

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Heirloom tomatoes from seed, attempt #1 – FAIL

Even though I have a brown thumb, I decided to give heirloom tomatoes from seed a go. Initially, there was great success. Now, I am left with just a few plants that likely won’t make it. Challenges faced: 1) Started … Continue reading

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Snow – Kids – Fun

This weekend, I was lucky enough to go to a rustic family cabin by snowmobile with my brother and his three kids. After the recent week of weather and all the fresh snow, we had to park the vehicle early … Continue reading

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Note to Self

Chuck Close’s note to self (it is worth suffering through the 30 sec of advertisement and the intro by CBS…so worth it):     Spoke to me: – Never let anyone define what you are capable of by defining parameters … Continue reading

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TGIF (image from Pinterest)

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Zuzu…

a fantastic photo by Rob of my favorite girl… Tweet

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Silver and Light

Rob shared this with me. Pretty fantastic. Watch this and watch it to the end. Not to spoil it, but the intro is not about making meth. Promise.   Might have to talk to Pop-op about a taco truck… Tweet

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Sodium Girl

Love this blog. Check out her “About Me” section. She is a super hero! All I have time to do at this point is share a link. Gotta catch some zzzzz before heading back to work. Tweet

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Deep in thought…spinning actually.

Recently, I started following katedaviesdesigns.com (aka Needled). Today, I realized that this young woman (of great knitting talent) had a stroke 26 months ago at the age of 36. Her description of the event…speaks volumes to me. It left me … Continue reading

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Reminds me of Audrey Tautou in Amelie…

This made me smile today. Love the simplicity and make-do-with-what-you-have approach. No sprawling granite counters, stainless steel appliances, double-decker ovens. Rachel Khoo is tres mignon. Tweet

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Evernote and FOOD

Trying to learn how to effectively utilize everything Evernote has to offer…and simplify life. Somehow, I doubt it will simplify life as much as I hoped it would. Oh, well. Delusional expectations? Anyway, on this Evernote educational journey, I learned … Continue reading

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