Monday, February 29, 2016

February Book Report: Lost Lake

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February’s book transported me to summer as I read.  Lost Lake, by Sarah Addison Allen, is set in southern Georgia, around a lake in the hu...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Kitchen Must Have: Handled Batter Bowls

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The backstory: For 2016, I plan to profile one of my kitchen must-haves items each month.  Whenever possible, I’ll include links to the i...
Saturday, February 27, 2016

South Carolina Primary: Predictions

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Between Friday’s announcement that the bluster and bully duo of Chris Christie and Donald Trump are stumping for T-rump in Texas and the co...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Real Life Conversations with JT: Bookish edition

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The Backstory: Last weekend, the District wrestling tournament was held.  We’re a small school with about 350 students in the Upper School...
Thursday, February 25, 2016

New Bloom Thursday: Week 9

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Once the amaryllis stem starts growing, it’s rather unstoppable, getting taller each day.  There’s a flower hidden in there and I’m excited...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

The GOP Circus is in Nevada Today: Predictions

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The Democrats caucused on Saturday but the Republicans are in Nevada today.  Don’t try and make sense of this, just know that the Donald is...
Monday, February 22, 2016

12 Months of Miss Read: February

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The backstory: At the start of 2016, I pulled out my very favorite Miss Read book, Village Centenary .  The novel is structured in months a...
Saturday, February 20, 2016

A Primary, A Caucus, Oh My: South Carolina and Nevada Predictions

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The American primary election schedule is a strange and mysterious beast with nearly no rationale and plenty of hubris.  Though various pre...
Friday, February 19, 2016

Pretty Packages

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JT turned 16 this week and birthdays mean presents, of course. That’s happy!
Thursday, February 18, 2016

New Bloom Thursday: Week 8

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As I slog out the last few weeks of Winter, the late-blooming amaryllis is a cheerful blessing, guiding me forward to the growth and resurg...