I’m baaaaaack! In fact, I’m back in more ways than one. Back to blogging, back to school, and back in the swing of things. It’s good to be back. But let me tell you, being back isn’t all fun and games, rainbows and unicorns, flowers and fairy dust. In some ways it’s difficult to be back because, by being [...]
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They say third time’s a charm, but they’re wrong. It’s the second. Ever reread a book? Or watch a really great movie twice? Surely you’ve made a great recipe a second time? Or gone back for seconds at a meal? Things make more sense, seem more profound, and even taste better. Second time’s a charm. [...]
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Are you weird? I bet you are. Don’t worry, I’m weird too. I personally believe that we’re all a little weird, regardless of whether or not we admit it. The word “weird” has a negative connotation. Oddly, the word “unique” has a positive connotation. So if weird means unique and unique is good, then is weird, good? [...]
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Amidst oddities with the likes of Mummy Meatloaf, Faux Turkey Bread, Panda Bread, and M&M Pancakes, I’ve somehow overlooked the quintessential blueberry muffin. Practically every food blog worth its salt has a blueberry muffin recipe, and understandably so. The blueberry muffin, as well as the pancake and bowl of cereal, is a carb-a-licious icon of the American breakfast. Aunt [...]
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Gingerbread houses scare me. Why? Let me clarify: the houses themselves don’t scare me. In all of their adorableness, how could they? Even the pansiest pansy of a person couldn’t be scared by a gingerbread house. Fruit roll-up sidewalks, gumdrop adornments, and gingerbread inhabitants are hardly imposing. But making gingerbread houses? It’s quite frightening. I’ve attempted gingerbread houses before. It’s never pretty. Fallen [...]
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Surprises. They can be good, or bad. Like this morning, when the forecast changed to predict even hotter temperatures tomorrow, it was a bad surprise. Generally it’s a bad surprise when the weatherman or weatherwoman changes their mind. (I still think the local weatherman, with all of his terrible meteorological predictions, is out to get me. But that’s [...]
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