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Cindy Fuller
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Aug 20
Advice on Doing a Garage Sale
Based on our experience doing a garage sale last weekend, Julian and I have this advice: DON’T DO IT. We’d have made out better by donating much of the stuff to St. Vincent de Paul or Goodwill and taking the tax deduction. I did two garage sales with my mother and sister when I was …
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Aug 07
Maybe It’s ALL Cultural Appropriation
Diana Kennedy, the British-born author of several books on Mexican cuisines, died last month. Her New York Times obituary is here. Her death caused me to think about cultural appropriation in the food world: how newcomers or foreigners become authorities (authentic, such as Kennedy, or self-appointed) on a particular cuisine. One of Diana Kennedy’s books …
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Jul 27
Introducing Dudley
We acquired a new family member earlier this month, Dudley. He’s a Russian Blue from the same cattery where we got Luka and Neli. As you can tell by the photo below, he meows a lot. He didn’t read the breed’s Code of Conduct that states that Russian Blues are quiet. And yes, his ears …
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Jul 23
Seen at O’Hare Airport
O’Hare Airport in Chicago has Cannabis Amnesty Boxes. This allows people to ditch their weed before going through airport security, although we saw them in the concourses after security. The boxes look like a ballot or mail drop box, with slots that don’t allow you to stick your arm in to retrieve any goodies. (I’m …
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Jul 10
The Skies are NOT Friendly
You’ve probably heard many horror stories of airline travel this summer. Our Europe trip was relatively stress-free, with the exception of the Bordeaux airport. In contrast, our trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan last week was a hot mess. Here’s our tale of woe: We’re in the Midwest to retrieve our new kitten and visit family …
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Jul 04
A Perfect Recipe? Nah!
Some cookbooks and magazines will try to convince you that a particular recipe is perfect or ideal. I’m dubious of such claims. The old adage, to each their own, applies to cooking and baking. A few examples: Tastes change. For years my mother and I would make a particular zucchini bread recipe every summer, which …
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Jun 17
Lazy Person’s Pizza Crust
I offered to make pizza tonight. I didn’t feel like kneading dough. In addition, the amount of dough I needed for the two of us wasn’t enough to use the stand mixer. So I let the yeast do the work. I used a crust recipe out of the King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook, which …
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Jun 13
Agua Fresca
Sometimes even a small watermelon can last well over a week in our house. I had about half an icebox melon that need to be used. The answer was to make agua fresca. The recipe can’t be easier: chop up a watermelon, purée in a blender with mint, and serve over ice with a little …
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Jun 09
Praise for Pockets
Now that some of us are venturing back to the office (or at least getting out of the house more) and needing to update our wardrobes, I have a suggestion for women’s clothing designers: put pockets on your offerings. None of these wimpy little pouches that won’t fit a credit card, or decorative flaps that …
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May 28
Not.Again.
Two weeks ago it was a mass shooting by an 18-year-old male at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, killing 10 adults. Last Tuesday it was a mass shooting by an 18-year-old male at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and 2 adults. While the settings and states were different, the common …
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