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It’s that time of year. The time when the leaves start to change. The days grow shorter. And cooler. And you need a sweater even before the sun goes down. And every retailer and influencer alike is more than happy to tell you exactly what new sweater(s) you need to get your hands on this…
Today I’m testing out a new kind of post: mini book reviews. I run a recipe blog, so you probably know that I love to cook and write. And eat. I mean, really, the only reason to do all this cooking is becasue food is fun. But you may not know that the only thing…
If you read last week’s Notes from the Kitchen you may have seen that my son now has metal detectors at school. Scratch that, not detectors plural. Just one. They have a metal detector. If you read last week’s Notes from the Kitchen you may have seen that my son now has metal detectors at…
I thought I’d try something new today and share some glimmers from my last week. Don’t worry if you don’t know what a glimmer is, just keep reading. The truth is, I didn’t know what else to write about. I started and stopped and restarted this essay about a dozen times. I had a topic…
And an almost forgotten Lemon Layer Cake Today is Friday. August 23. All our summer fun is now just a bunch of memories. We dropped my daughter off at college last weekend. It was hard. It is hard. Every day. Five days later, I’m still crying. Missing her I miss seeing her after school. Hearing…
This post is for all the high school seniors out there . . . Senior year is painted as one big party. A time for fun and celebration and excitement. And it can be those things. It should be those thing. But it’s not only those things. It can be painful too. Senior year: a…
Recently I was listening to a podcast–I honestly don’t remember which one, all I know is it had two female cohosts–about “What’s In” and “What’s Out” for 2024. I’m sure you’ve seen the latest version of resolutions, goals, words of the year, etc. . . . all over your social media. While I did not…
Here’s a real head scratcher for you: We live in northwestern Pennsylvania, four miles from the Ohio line, just a mere ten miles below the snow belt line, and . . . we don’t have snow days. I first learned this unbelievable fact when my kids started school. At the time, it didn’t affect us….
I celebrated a big birthday on Wednesday. The kind of milestone birthday that often causes people to stop and take stock of their lives and pen a “50 Things I Wish I had Known When I Was Younger” kind of list. Or some such nonsense. But don’t worry. I didn’t write that list. I’ve been…
We’re smack dab in the middle of that weird week between Christmas and New Year’s. The week that is part festive–trees and lights (and tiny pieces of torn gift wrapping) adorn the house, Christmas cookies serve as breakfast, lunch, and sometimes dinner, and holiday gatherings are still going strong, part let-down–the big day is over,…