Category Archives: food

game day, 2026

Am I eating my Seven Layer Tex Mex dip already? Hell, yeah! The plastic wrap is off and the Dorito bag has been opened. Yes, I know there are six and half more hours until kickoff, but…I made this yummy … Continue reading

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another 10″ and an arctic blast

Oh, my goodness, we are having a winter! It has snowed all night and is to snow all day today and into tonight. Normally I would tell you that this was a Sew Day Snow Day, but instead it’s a … Continue reading

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merry christmas, 2025

I didn’t send out cards this year. I made cookies instead. Dozens and dozens of all different kinds of cookies and it was great fun. This afternoon we decorated some of the sugar cookies. They look pretty good, don’t they? … Continue reading

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cookie monster

I have been obsessed with baking cookies. Every time I tell myself “No more”, I really don’t mean it. Until today. Today I am determined to store the baking sheets, the cooling racks, the Costco-sized bottle of pure vanilla extract … Continue reading

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#74, hurray!

Daughter Nancy baked cupcakes for my birthday, which we celebrated last night. They are gorgeous and delicious and I just ate another one with my coffee this morning. I love cupcakes. Birthday dinners, birthday lunches…oh, how I am being spoiled … Continue reading

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ah, november…

If it’s November, we must be getting ready for Thanksgiving. Nope. Oh, the potato casserole is in the freezer next to the spinach casserole. As are the turkey breasts. The mantle is decorated and my velvet pumpkins are all over … Continue reading

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still dark out

6:24 AM. Still dark out. So different from those summer mornings when the sky lightens dramatically at 4:30 AM. I am up very, very early. We have a long travel day ahead of us, but I am wide awake and … Continue reading

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flying away

We aren’t packing up the car for a road trip back to Rhode Island today. Which is epic. Instead of hauling heavy suitcases into and out of airports, we are traveling tomorrow with small carry-on luggage. Several boxes of clothes … Continue reading

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ooh la la!

Two weeks ago My French Friend Janou invited the Real Housewives of Hope and Montana to her home for lunch. A French lunch. On a deck overlooking the lake. Tres manifique! I’ve never watched any of the Real Housewives shows, … Continue reading

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is there any more corn?

I love sweet corn even more than I love pie. Maybe I should rename the blog. What you see in this photo is the best corn in the world, grown by Dancing Mandolin Player and her Boyfriend Bob. Decades ago, … Continue reading

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