Monthly Archives: November 2009

We Have A Winner!

Well, it’s the 24th, the day after my birthday.  Yes, it was lovely, thankyouverymuch.  Anyway, as promised, The Impartial Beloved has chosen the Incredibly Lucky Winner of my first co-authoring endeavor, Starting from Scratch.  And the winner is…………………………..Camille, from Croque … Continue reading

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Oh, St. Cecile, How Sorely They Have Used You.

Dear Miss Swiss Miss, I wonder what your real name is? I took the liberty of doing some research, and I’ve decided that your given name, heretofore lost in the sands of time, is probably Cecile. You must be Cecile, … Continue reading

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Sunday Suppers (Late Monday Edition): An Amusing Tale, and A Very Tasty Pork Chili

Glad you’re here, all–and just in time for Story Time!  Okay, so I went walking with Roberta, my Most Excellent Neighbor, on Saturday.  Given a choice of walking in the neighborhood or walking at a couple of parks in Garner, … Continue reading

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Announcing the New and Improved, Nipped and Tucked, Snazzified Pastry Chef Online. Plus, PMAT's Inaugural Giveaway!

Friends, here it is.  All the sweating, the work, the blisters-on-my-fingers.  All of the Amazing Linda’s work–long hours, making nice on the crazy woman (that would be Me), the pulling-out-of-hair.  As an aside, yesterday I offered to have made the Best … Continue reading

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Sunday Suppers: An A-Maize-ing Meal

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHwasrpAx88&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wdjqXnixIY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b]I am a sucker for a theme party.  So, with Ken’s Korny Corn Maze right around the corner from our new house, we knew that we’d eventually have to have a Ken’s Korny Corn Maze Extravaganza.  We did that … Continue reading

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Submitted for your Approval: An Analogy. I am to Halloween as Clark Griswold is to Christmas.

Just about the time The Beloved starts rubbing his hands together in anticipation of making his fruitcake, I begin dreaming of ghouls and goblins.  Not in a Wake Up Screaming sort of way, but in a How Can I Scare … Continue reading

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Halloween (or Hallowe'en) Extravaganza Teaser

Hello, all.  I think I have sufficiently recovered from two extravaganzas in a row–first, Ken’s Korny Corn Maze Extravaganza, about which I shall write on Sunday.  Second, Halloween.  Or Hallowe’en.  It is my Hands Down favorite Holiday, and my life … Continue reading

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