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Secrets of good cooking from the Writing Studio and Bait Shop

December 14, 2010

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Smashing Squashes and old cookbooks with ratty covers and duct tape bindings.

Our daily bread – and meatloaf cupcakes

December 8, 2010

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Karen, who visits Torch Lake Views on a regular basis and blogs over at Karma’s When I Feel Like It Blog, asked for my advice.  Oh joy!  Someone wants it!  OK, she asked for advice from anyone who happened to drop by her blog that day.  And then I got busy and went away for […]

Up in the attic

December 6, 2010

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It’s the time of year for trips to the attic. That, after all, is where the holiday decorations are, and the big roasting pan, and the treasures. A year or two ago I gave Rob the Firefighter and the Lady Alicia my Swedish straw ornaments, confident that I could make new ones. Ha. I could […]

Peaceable kingdom

December 3, 2010

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We have been having a lot of quiet days lately, easing into the blue dawn.  Miss Sadie was wistful when she realized that I was going to North Carolina. On the one paw, she wanted to go with me. On another paw, she was still recovering from the excitement of visiting Baxter the Innocent and […]

The Season of Light

December 1, 2010

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Deep in the northern darkness tiny candles glow, urging us to be our best and bravest selves.  Tonight is the first night of Chanukah, and the first night of Advent.  I have two little presents for you.  You may choose either . . . or both! The Giant Draft Protector is pulled back to let […]

Weird plants

November 30, 2010

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I’ll tell you what I learned about North Carolina in four days of visiting two sisters and one new brother-in-law.  It’s still autumn there They like cars as much as we do and drive them a lot faster It is possible to go bull riding right down the road from the farm market It is […]