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Carrot Cake

For years my brother and I competed for the honor of "Best Carrot Cake." Eventually I gave in and told him "You win! You make the Thanksgiving carrot cake from now to eternity." He tried to get me to take on that task after a few years, but I declined. I must say, I...

Brunswick Stew

The time honored recipe that I learned for Brunswick Stew involved 3 or 4 squirrels, a rabbit and maybe a possum (or some other roadkill). Or squirrel, rabbit and chicken at least. Needless to say, I scared a priest from New York (NYC) by explaining this before I...

Camera time and old friends

Back in early late May/early June a friend from high school (ok, so we've probably known each other since elementary school dance classes) came for a few days to visit. We entertained ourselves one morning by wandering around with our cameras -- love this waterfall!...

testing embeds

I'd like this to be the full width of the post... alas that seems to be a problem if I use the Slideshare block. Seems ok if I use Slideshare shortcode to embed. Life of St....
On to Philly and Longwood Gardens

On to Philly and Longwood Gardens

After saying farewell to Marty, and Bruce and Gene (not pictured anywhere) and departing Emmitsburg we proceeded on to Philadelphia (Germantown). Why I took no pictures in Germantown, I have no idea. But, we ventured south to visit Longwood Gardens.

 
Cultural Appropriation – Really?

Cultural Appropriation – Really?

I was reading a piece in the Washington Post concerning "Cultural Appropriation." The whole thing struck me as absurd, so my next step is to research this term and what it means to folks. From Wikipedia (via Google): Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of...

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Notes to self

Notes to self

Some great places to learn Divi and get help: (list to be updated regularly, I hope) Elegant Themes Blog - the creators of Divi offer some good ideas and tutorials Quiroz.co - tutorials and more DiviThemeExamples - examples of themes, tutorials and more DiviSoup -...

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Fall in New England

Fall in New England

We spent a long weekend in Westerly, RI visiting my husband's family. Now that is what Fall should be like... frost in the morning, cool, clear beautiful days, and trees beginning to burst out in fiery colors. At home it was in the 80's. In New England it was in the...

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Cousin Camp 2016: first images

Cousin Camp 2016: first images

Once again, I'm not at Cousin Camp. But, I can enjoy the pictures. There's a new kid in town this year:  Luke is probably not sure what's going on, but he seems to be taking it in stride.  

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Welcome Luke

Welcome Luke

Luke showed up yesterday. He weighed in at a healthy 8lb 9oz and is doing very well. I got to hold him for a while, which is one of the most pleasant of my recent experiences. I pray that this child will be healthy, happy, safe, gentle and kind. I pray for him to...

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Cousin Camp 2015

Cousin Camp 2015

All PostsCousin Camp in Winter Park, Summer 2015I would have loved to have been able to be there and enjoy seeing them all together. I hope they continue to enjoy each other's company as they grow up.

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Jackie’s Lasagna

My husband made this for dinner just before Christmas. The guests are still asking “When are we doing it again?”
Be prepared to take your time — but the results are worth it!

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