I spend. . . a lot of time online. Not only do I do all my work online, I also just LIKE the Internet. There’s always something new and shiny to look at. And with a desktop computer, a laptop, an iPad, and a smartphone, I can basically look at the Internet all day long. It can be really hard…
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Why Dames Chicken and Waffles is My Favorite Durham Restaurant
I guess you can only live in the South for so long before you eat some chicken and waffles. I’d heard about Dame’s since we arrived, but somehow I’d had the impression it was kind of a hole-in-the-wall place. It was not. Not only is it a sit-down restaurant, they also strongly encourage reservations (as you might have guessed, we…
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In My Book Bag: Liz of Say Yes
I’ve been reading Say Yes for years (back when it was Say Yes to Hoboken!). Liz does beautiful and simple DIY projects (I’m especially in love with these hand-printed tea cloths), has the most gorgeous home (and it doesn’t make me feel discouraged about my own house), and her Sites and Bites series makes me want to visit San Francisco tomorrow….
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Slow Cooker BBQ Pork Salad
This post is part of a compensated collaboration with Foodie.com. Bart collaborated with me on the dishes after dinner. This year, our church meets at 1:00 p.m. Which means Sunday is definitely a day to make dinner in the slow cooker (it also means that Ani is usually a complete disaster without her afternoon nap. But we won’t talk…
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Raiding My Sister’s Closet: One Scarf, Three Outfits
I really love scarves and I have a fairly good little collection (when I did my great closet purge, not a single scarf got axed). This one, though, is the only infinity scarf I own. I’ve worn it so much since I got it in December, that I’m contemplating turning some of my other scarves into infinity scarves (a single…
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