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Smoke and Spoons 31 Jan 2013 | 02:53 am
Among the many fine qualities my kids possess is the ability to remember my random “Gee, that would be cool”s and translate them into a Christmas present. I was chewing the fat with John much earlier...
Apron of the Day: Clothespin Edition 29 Jan 2013 | 10:39 pm
Yes, my friends, I’m still turning out aprons as if they represent a way of life, The Path, an income stream, or a sensible way for a Bluestocking to spend her declining years. None of these choices m...
No Shame: I Love Reacher 27 Jan 2013 | 07:44 am
I’m deeply distrustful of authors whose books appear on the tiny book rack at my local Walgreens . You know them: Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks, James Patterson and his “co-writers,” Dean Koontz. Now ...
Cheap and Cheerful Object of the Day: Sleeping Gloves 25 Jan 2013 | 07:07 am
My hands are a gnarly dry mess. My thumbs could sand 2X4s, my knuckles are cracked and I’m shedding dry skin like like cats shed hair in June. Don Giovanni would never sing “La ci darem la mano” to me...
Take Note: Notebooks! 19 Jan 2013 | 06:37 am
We were in Los Angeles last week to revel in new grandmotherhood, and revel I did. Well, with a grandchild as lovely as mine wouldn’t you throw an impromptu rave too? Here’s Naomi reading “I Can Fly” ...
The Kitchen Reno: Ottawa Edition 16 May 2012 | 05:28 am
Many of you have come through a rip-it-back to the drywall and start from scratch kitchen renovation and lived on to lead full, productive lives. But man, it’s a major shakeup to body and mind. I can’...
Dinner Sans Souci — Thursday Night Dinner Chez Nous 4 May 2012 | 12:13 pm
Sans souci has that certain Gallic je ne sais quoi– “carefree” is the English equivalent, a fine word too. Please don’t confuse ourThursday night dinner ritual with anything going on at Frederick the...
Girls’ Night out in the ‘Ville 3 May 2012 | 12:29 pm
I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve the friendship of Jayne and Gretchen, but I’m glad that after what — eight years — they still want to hang out with me. We met at a former employer of mine, whe...
Apron of the Day — Carmen Miranda 30 Apr 2012 | 01:30 pm
Because I’ve been suffering Blogger’s Block since New Year’s Day, doesn’t mean I haven’t been making aprons. Hellz, no! But because my beloved camera died — since replaced by my daughter and son-in-la...
Don’t Worry Baby — It’ll be Fun Fun Fun 29 Apr 2012 | 02:26 pm
So, it’s in the high forties in the ‘Ville, I’m in a creative slump and I miss California. The Rx was lying there, unjacketed, slipping around on our tower of cds. The Best of the Beach Boys. Oh man,...
