Category: Crafting
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On Life-Changing Things
Do cute new aprons count as clothes? So, as I’ve mentioned here before, I made a New Year’s resolution not to buy any books this year until I’ve read the books I already have. I’ve done pretty well sticking to that plan, although I still haven’t made my way through “Lipstick Traces.” But the doing…
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Feasting Before Fasting
If we drive to Buffalo for fresh paczki, can we justify a trip to NOLA for King Cake? You probably already know it’s Fat Tuesday, the last hurrah of fatty feasting before the Lenten fast begins on Ash Wednesday. But you might not know it’s also Paczki Day! If you’re of Polish descent or from a…
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Cured
Making time for date night. Date Night It was a fairly quiet weekend in these parts. The Mister and I started out with a Friday date night. So often our going out focuses around a concert, which is always nice, but this evening we centered around plans to check out a new restaurant. We started…
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Sauced
Perfecting our pizza crust and playing with paper. I met my mother for a lovely lunch at the Highland Diner this past weekend. I used to live right around the corner from this Rochester landmark and spent many an evening there. The menu has changed quite a bit since those days, and I think the breakfast…
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