Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Food and Drink
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Today…at last…steel-gray clouds moved their party to the sky above us, dancing to the beat of the thunder until finally, finally, it rained. The party lasted a long time, and even when the sun went down, it looked like maybe the band was just taking a break and the party might get going again soon. I…
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I believe the last big Fifty party has come and gone – and it was a Grand Finale, just like at the end of a fabulous 4th of July fireworks show. Of course, I have to make it clear that Rae is not 50. Yet. She is hanging on tight to 49 for three more days.…
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A new week starts tomorrow – a week that is going to keep me running from 5 am Monday morning until 4:30 Friday afternoon. Not only do I have the normal weekly challenges, but we're going to go computer shopping (Kendall) and car shopping (me!) And on top of that, I've got the weekend's overflow…
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"My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue…an everlasting vision of the everchanging view. A wondrous woven magic in bits of blue and gold. A tapestry to feel and see, impossible to hold…" Carole King's words touched something inside me the first time I heard them thirty-eight years ago, triggering a longing for richness, depth…
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I've come across something amazing but to share it I have to admit to extreme stupidity. It is so amazing…too amazing to keep to myself…so I'll just have do it. Please have mercy and don't laugh at me too much… It all started when I spotted Tom relaxing on the back deck one evening with a beer,…
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"Mas, mas!!" My sister-in-law Yadira was tickling her not-quite-three-year-old Kenny and every time she stopped, he begged for "mas" through his giggles. It amazes me to hear Kenny and his four-year-old sister Nicole switch from English to Spanish and back again in one breath. Nicole was playing a hopping game in the kitchen last…
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Like any job, mine can get tedious – coming up with fresh new names can strain anyone's creativity and then staring at a computer screen for hours and hours, screening the potential new names for trademark hits, puts a definite strain on your eyes and your "sitting" muscles. But learning something new is always exciting to me,…
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Like a rollercoaster ride, this week has had highs, lows, and white-knuckle moments. There were times when all I could do was close my eyes and hang on, waiting for the weekend, optimistic it would be another good one. The week started on a definite high – Kendall's graduation…a house full of family and friends helping…
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For the past six years these friends from high school have hit the road on Harleys (well, one Yamaha), just getting away from their regular lives, reconnecting and strengthening their friendship. I think it's great that they care enough about each other to make time for their friendship like this. This year they planned…
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Wouldn't you know…I go months without having to go to the doctor, and just when a pandemic is sweeping the world and the news, I get a headache that won't go away and hurts enough for me to go sit in a waiting room full of sick people? Thank goodness no one was coughing. But…
Long Hollow 