While I was waiting for my toast to pop up, I reached into the pantry for the agave nectar. Then, without premeditation, I started singing, “Agave Maria, Sanc-toast, Sanc-toast.” Thankfully no one was home, so I didn’t have to feel like a nerd for the spontaneous song or for cracking up afterward. Now that I […]
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When we have red wine with dinner, George usually pours an inch or so in a wine glass for Jacob, then adds as much or more cranberry-grape juice to make a wine cooler. Jacob has always just assumed it was wine, which actually made for quite a funny incident once when someone served Jacob straight
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Who would’ve thought I’d ever get entangled in international intrigue? I may be in over my head this time. If you’re curious what I’m up to these days, slip on your shades and trench coat, and check it out.
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Since writers tend to draw from their own experiences, I’d say chances are excellent I will never write steamy romance. Case in point. George and I are lying in bed when the following conversation takes place. George: Are you using a new lotion? Jeanne: Yes. They were out of the one I usually buy. George:
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Budget-conscious families often stretch their dollars by purchasing food in bulk quantities and freezing it. We do that, too. Sort of. Whenever Dove Dark Chocolates go on sale, we stock up and pile them in the freezer. We have mounds of chocolate in our freezer. Sure, meat has its virtues, and veggies are like little
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I got in trouble again last night. This time I didn’t inoculate any chicken. I was an aider and abettor. An unwitting accomplice to escapees. Before I go any further, I must say there are many perks to life with a science guy. Especially one who loves to work with plants. Every morning I’m greeted
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My air-pressure light came on today when I was half a block from Marshall Tire, so I just swung right in there to see what was up. Thankfully they didn’t look very busy. Glen, the owner, happened to be walking from the office to one of the garages, so I rolled down my window, explained
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Today while I was making my lunch I realized a red bell pepper that is perfectly ripe and unmarred is not only sweet, crisp, and tasty, it’s a work of art. With it’s bright-colored skin and jaunty green stem cocked to the side, it’s like a nutritious, delicious bit of Christmas. “And that’s all I
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Jacob loves to vacuum. It’s a hobby that fits well with his obsessive need to dispose of “trash,” no matter how microscopic it may be. A thread. An eyelash. One lint molecule. On the mornings that he’s home, at some point he will inevitably stand in the living room and announce that he needs the
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Sunday evening I watched about a half hour of the World Series game, bringing my grand total of baseball-game-watching time this season to . . . about a half hour. We aren’t big TV Sports fans around here, though we’re all fond of participating in various sports. George grew up playing baseball. He and his
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