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Small Bites: Friends and the Food Chain

Posted in blogging, friends, small bites on Aug 25th, 2009

I have noticed, lately, a real crossover from the blog world to my real world, especially on the plate. The last two big-time food posts here at Simmer were designed for Summer Fest, brainchild of Margaret Roach, from A Way to Garden and The Sister Project. I loved having a directive: one week tree [...]

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The Baker’s Alphabet

Posted in Josie, blogging, books, friends, sketchbook on Jul 12th, 2009

Why are we detouring into the nursery? Well. When Josie was very small, and I was very tired but she was not, I’d walk the floors with her in the dark, and make stuff up. Nonsense murmuring stuff, like this – a rhyming stream of bakery talk. Yes. I was one whacked-out sleepy caterer.
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From Beach House to Our House

Posted in Lawrence, blogging, friends on Jul 7th, 2009

Last week I was lucky enough to spend an afternoon with the delightful Jane, aka Modernemama, from the blog Beach House. Jane hung out with me in Lawrence for hours, but as neither of us love being in front of the camera, there’s just a few self-shot pics of us together. She did manage to [...]

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Ten-Word Thursday: Coffee Shop Normal

Posted in Lawrence, friends, ten-word thursday on Jun 11th, 2009

Remember Ten-Word Thursday? It’s been months, but that particular invention sure comes in handy when you’re full of thoughts, but short on words. Apparently, it took us a full week to recover from our joyous Bat Mitzvah ordeal. There’s still plenty of that I’d like to share with you, but – well, full of thoughts, [...]

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