Last summer, Bart and I decided to do no-sugar for a month (which turned into a week. . . . ). I made a pan of homemade lara bars during that week and they were kind of a disaster, mainly because I reread the directions a dozen times and couldn’t figure out whether or not to drain the dates before…
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Sisters Share It All: One Hour Refashion
A friend of mine recently went through her closet and offered up everything to any willing takers. I only took a couple of things, but this dress was one of them. And then it sat in my closet for many weeks until Landen suggested a one hour refashioning project for this week’s Sisters Share it All. See, I can’t wear…
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A Whirlwind Weekend in New York City
You ready for your New York weekend? Let’s go: 1. I’d take you out for dinner at Patsy’s Pizza, one of the few coal-oven restaurants. You can order whatever you want, but I’d strongly recommend the arugula salad, penne alla vodka, and of course, pizza. I’m a cheese and pepperoni fan myself.2. It’s famous for a reason! You…
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You’ve Got Mail: Confetti Balloons
One of Bart’s goals this year is to send something by real, physical mail every month. A few weeks ago, we decided that our January recipients would be his sister’s children (this choice may have been in part because we had the audacity to birth a red-haired baby, while his sister, who has gorgeous red hair, has five darling blondies)….
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
I spent much of the fall in a complete reading slump. I started and gave up on more books than I care to make mention of. Code Name Verity was the first book in ages that actually compelled me to keep reading (or listening, in this case). And then I’ve put off writing about Code Name Verity for months and…
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