Category: Life
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I Need Your Suggestions
This year my book club decided to choose our books a different way than we have in the past. Each month a different member gets to pick the book with no arguments or vetoing. There are only two rules: it must be 400 or less pages and available at several different libraries in the area.…
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When Life Gives You Lemons…
Well, not lemons exactly – just allergies, pink eye, horrible headaches and a serious case of the blahs. Needless to say, I’ve not really felt like turning on my computer over the last couple of weeks. I usually zone out in the evenings in front of the TV or go to bed early with Testament…
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Please accept these virtual flowers and candy as tokens of my fondness and affection for all who read this blog. Much love to you all!
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Weekend Cooking: Butternut Squash with Brown Butter
Hello! Did you all have a good holiday? Mine was great – I spent lots of time with family but also had quiet times to read, knit and watch some episodes of Poirot on Netflix. On Christmas morning I got up early to cook a couple of dishes for my family’s lunch and this butternut…
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I Want To Wish You a Merry Christmas!
Feliz Navidad to you and yours! I hope you all have a very lovely holiday.
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Weekend Cooking: Broccoli Cheese Mini Pies
I’ve never done a Weekend Cooking post before, but when I put the above photo on Instagram a few days ago (I’m kinda, sorta back to social media) JoAnn suggested that I make a post out of it and I thought, ‘Why not?’ I love sharing good, easy recipes with others who may be looking…
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Scenes from Oxford
The day my friend and I went to Oxford the weather wavered from bitterly cold, rainy and gloomy to sunny and crisply lovely. When we arrived in the city the wind was cutting and as we walked into town from the train station my cheeks froze and I wished I had worn a warmer coat.…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American friends! I hope you have a lovely time with family and friends and partake of some excellent food. Mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce are on the agenda for me today – and pie. Lots of pie. If you aren’t American – Happy Thursday! Pie would be an excellent…
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Sunday Bulletin – November 23
Yesterday I went in to work for a few hours to set-up a program on container gardening. We have an entire sustainability series at my library which I normally don’t have much to do with, but our two staff members who run the series were both on vacation so I was asked to fill in.…
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Sunday Bulletin – November 16
This week I attended the Arizona Library Association conference just outside of the Phoenix area, at a conference center out in the desert. As soon as I drove out of the city and entered the tangle of brush, cacti and jagged mountains I felt my soul exhale. It felt so good to be out of…
A Certain Fondness 