Summer Reading

Summer isn’t summer without books, right? I can’t think of anything more delicious than coming in from the beach, cranking up the fan and crawling under cool sheets for a late afternoon read. I get all goose-bumpy just thinking about it (tip: if your afternoon can accomodate it – add a cold beer to your [...]

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Long Post, Big D.

I had this post in mind. I was going to write about the contents of my refrigerator and how I’m always art-directing –like moving the melon to the front, cream cheese to the back, stacking yogurts with the labels all facing out. It’s a sickness, I know, but it gives me such satisfaction.
But [...]

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Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

Check out my Clematis. It just started blooming the other day.

I’m from the midwest so I say “Clem-aaaatis.”
Martha Stewart, on the other hand, says “Klehhhm – atis.”
But my friend’s neighbor once said to her (true story), “Did you see my Clitoris out on my mailbox? Isn’t it beautiful?”
I don’t know about hers [...]

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Last Day of Kindergarten

Friday was my youngest’s last day of kindergarten. I was in such a hurry with thank-you cards to write, snacks to pack, checks to fill out and forms to drop off, that I didn’t take a minute, even a second, to grasp the enormity of what this means.
I’ve been waiting nine years for this. To [...]

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