Month: September 2009
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Yay, my sister Amy’s new business Carbolicious got featured on Cake Wrecks today! No, not because she made a wreck of cake. Rather, it’s because she and her husband cranked out, like, 300 cake balls for the Petaluma book signing event. Way to go, guys!
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Weekend Update: It was a nice weekend of being away from the Internet, mostly. Saturday the Snook and I had a quick breakfast at Cafe Giulia before driving over to Reverse Garbage to pick up a new filing cabinet. (Only $15!) Then it was over to the Peace Park to pick up our weekly veggie…
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Garden Update: Man, the weather’s been crazy lately! First it was hot, then we had that dust storm, and then this weekend it got really cold and windy. The plants are surviving, if not exactly thriving. There have been a few noticeable changes though. Our first petunia has bloomed! This pretty pink blossom appeared yesterday…
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Whoa! I nearly forgot that tonight is our long awaited Moon premiere screening. I can’t wait to see it.
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Need a Monday morning pickup? Here’s a baby dressed as Colonel Sanders. HA!
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Congratulations to Clare and Emily, who’ve bought a lovely old coach house in England and have started a blog to document the renovations. Who knew Emily was so talented at destruction?!
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Speaking of Roald Dahl, this article about a major Anglo-Saxon treasure find in England reminded me immediately of Dahl’s story about the Mildenhall Treasure. Exciting!
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For Halloween: Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies. Yes, really.
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Portrait of the Blogger as a Young WomanNext week I’ve been invited to visit my nephew Kurt’s school to talk to 120 year three students about Roald Dahl. I’m putting a little presentation together, mostly of photos from when the Snook and I visited Gipsy House in 2000. I thought it would be cute to…
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I don’t think I’d ever go to a boxing match, but I’d go to a chess boxing match!