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About Cookies

I just received a catalog that is full of nothing but beautiful, colorful cookies. I might love to cook, but I’m not a good cookie maker. My cookies are never uniform, I can’t get them off the pan without breaking a few, and I almost always burn the last batch. But looking at this catalog…

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CELEBRATE

Wild Word Friday! In this season of multiple holidays, we CELEBRATE our beliefs, loved ones and the traditions embodied by our holidays. It’s interesting to note that the English word CELEBRATE has its roots in the Latin word celebratus, a form of celeber, which means frequented or populous. Within the heart of the word CELEBRATE…

About Shopping

I’m not a good shopper. Where I live there are no malls and few stores. Walmart is a 75-mile round trip, so with the price of gasoline you just don’t go every day. When we take an overnight journey of 200 miles or so and visit a mall, I’m often overwhelmed.  I tend to wander…

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Books I Love/Women’s Work, The First 20,000 Years

Women’s Work, The First 20,000 Years by Elizabeth Wayland Barber was said to be “Brilliantly original” by the Washington Post Book World. I can only agree. This work of non-fiction about fibers, spinning and fabrics opens a world of information in a fascinating way that links legends, archaeology and history. If you love fabric, are…

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About Cooking

I love to cook. I didn’t always love to cook, mostly because I burned or ruined everything I tried to make, but my mother-in-law was a patient and gentle instructor, and eventually I learned. I still can ruin a dinner, but it doesn’t happen as often as it used to. This Thanksgiving I will cook…

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