It is really a nice thing when the first book you read in a year is not terrible. In fact, The Running Dream was quite excellent. Kelly recommended it to me a while ago and, while we have quite different taste sometimes, she has a knack for knowing what books I will enjoy. And, as usual, she was not wrong…
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Three Cardigans I Wore Last Week
Three guesses which of these pictures I took on a really rainy, overcast day with absolutely no good lighting at all? P.S. Left to Right: 1) Shirt: Old Navy, Sweater: Anthropologie (borrowed from Landen), Cords: Kohl’s (altered), Shoes: Fossil 2) Dress: H&M, Sweater: H&M, Belt: Forever 21, Shoes: hand-me-down from my mom 3) Tank: Old Navy, Sweater: Boden (borrowed…
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A Walk in London by Salvatore Rubbino
I think the rule is that if you go somewhere on study abroad while in college, you are just required to love anything that is at all related to that city/country for the rest of your life. Thus, I had no choice but to be delighted by A Walk in London. This book follows a little girl and her mother…
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Cinnamon Almond Biscuits, or, What to Serve at a Tea Party for Two
I don’t really go for mega-fussy recipes. I don’t like things that make an enormous mess or that take forever to make and clean up. I also don’t want every treat I make with Ella to be super-sugary or that her only cooking memories with me are of desserts. This Cinnamon Almond biscuit recipe fits the bill perfectly for me….
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It Doesn’t Take Much: Hat Edition
. . . to make me happy. Just a little handmade hat Ella got for Christmas. Thanks, Doug & Gina!