All of June’s Thrills in One July Day

These are chocolate cuppies with Swiss meringue buttercream frosting–made last Saturday to honor a good friend’s yard sale, which was a rite of passage as well as a chance to earn some extra cash.  I made them late Friday night, because it was really very hot last week.   In fact, it was so warm that [...]

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Our Teeny-Tiny Tamalada

So a couple of days ago, we got to yearning for tamales like the ones Joan and I had on the way down to Los Angeles in May.  You know, cheap produce-stand green chile and cheese tamales–heavy on the masa, light on the filling, hotter than hell from sitting under the heat lamp.  The GOOD [...]

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Best. Love Note. EVER.

Oyster crackers.  Need I say more?

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Pesto Rolls!

This goes out to my colleague Chris W., a scholar and a gentleman who shares with me a love of all things pesto.  It’s way, way too hot to make them now–but later?  In the fall?  Oh, we’ll be pestoing everything in sight.  Now if I’d only been able to plant some basil this year.  [...]

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77% . . . and Proud of It

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I don’t usually go for quizzes–but this one was more of an achievement test, really.  77% Geek.  So there.  My geek credentials are permanently established.  Not that anyone’s shown any sign of questioning them, actually. 
When I shouted out the results to the fam., they were not impressed.  “I could have told you [...]

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What I Did in June Instead of Blogging

June is gone.  While it was still here, this is what I was doing:

Took the kids on a breakfast picnic at Idler’s Rest.
Took Little Sunshine to the Emergency Department after she dislocated her left patella falling off that tree.
Finished my Minimalist cardigan (pictures later!)
Moved into an adorable little house in town, with the never-to-be-forgotten help [...]

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