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As part of the WordCount blogathon, Su-sieee! Mac at This and That. Here and There. Now, Sometimes then has agreed to be my guest blogger for the day. I’m delighted to have her. We both used a random prompt generator, and she got a doozy! I love what she did with it. ~TwoHands Tara The...
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Photo credit: Search Engine People Blog A few people are curious about the naughty home parties I used to do. There are stories to tell, and I want to get to them. This week, however, is a little busy, so today I will just give you a fake blessing I wrote and sent to my...
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Photo credit: Tom Coates Since it’s still the weekend, and I believe in being lazy on the weekend, here’s some randomness from my life in no particular order: Depending on who’s asking, my husband and I either met in a bar or were introduced by friends. Both are technically true. Our wedding announcement in my husband’s hometown...
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My husband and sons are off doing boy things this weekend, and I’m home alone. It’s very strange: I’ve been left alone with our boys dozens of times, but I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve been alone-alone overnight in my house in a decade. Weird. Anyway, I’m not exactly feeling the blog...
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Faking my way to accomplishment Photo credit: Roslan Tangah I just came home from swimming a mile at the YMCA for the first time since November. I’d been doing it fairly regularly for a few months, but then I took several months off around the holidays to focus my energy on eating and getting fatter. Slowly,...
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I found this book in the new nonfiction section of my local library and had to pick it up. I’ve got all the equipment for preserving: a hot water canner, a pressure cooker/canner, a second freezer, and lots of jars. I’ve got organic, local produce coming my way: We recently joined a CSA...
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Tonight I made our last meal with the old oven.  Since I couldn’t get to our local meat market, and the other meat in town is pretty gross, I made a pizza using this recipe for the crust. It was easy, quick, and good, as long as you can get past the fact that...
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Today I’ve spent a good portion of the day scraping paint mistakes off the floors, and getting the kitchen ready for our new oven, which should be arriving later. (SEE, God/Universe, I totally want the people who buy this house to live it up with a new stove and paint-free floors. Someone is going...
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Photo credit: Jiggs Images I spent Mother’s Day scrubbing my kitchen walls and cabinets. OK, that’s not entirely true. I woke up to breakfast and coffee, and cards and gifts. It was lovely. But then I remembered: THE HOUSE. It needs so much damn work. And the husband needed to go in to the office for...
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Look, it’s Mother’s Day, so I’m going to bail and play with my kids and husband. Here’s a video for anyone who was intrigued by the Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame which is less than half a mile from my house. It’s a charmed life I lead. Youse guys enjoy the jam session.
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