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Archive for January, 2008

The Doll’s Cheese Straw

Posted: Monday, January 28th, 2008 @ 4:40 pm in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I’ve been to Kentucky once.  Mammoth Caves are a must see.
Unfortunately, I missed stopping in Louisville that trip, but an experience this week has me determined to stop at Doll’s Market if ever I journey that way again.
The beauty of the holidays is that people are always thinking up new gift ideas.
Someone at work […]

Honey Wine

Posted: Thursday, January 24th, 2008 @ 1:46 pm in Uncategorized | No Comments »

My husband, though he’ll drink it, is not a fan of champagne (something I’ll never understand).
He decided to toast the end of last year and the beginning of this one with mead (an ancient alcoholic beverage consisting of honey, yeast and water).
Honey, as you may recall from a prior post, does […]

Thank You

Posted: Monday, January 21st, 2008 @ 1:34 pm in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Following up on my previous post, I wanted to let you know that Minu crossed the bridge to forever on Saturday, January 19, 2008–one month and one day since the fateful ultrasound that seemed to confirm our suspicions of likely cancer/carcinomatosis.
We miss him terribly.
Thank you for your kind thoughts and your indulgence as I […]

Minu Mine

Posted: Monday, January 14th, 2008 @ 10:51 pm in Uncategorized | 8 Comments »

Somehow food (this blog’s usual subject, however tenuous) just doesn’t seem important right about now.  It’s hard to feel hunger in the face of losing a dear friend.
So, you’ll forgive me if, in the hopes that it might help someone out there who’s surfing the net for information (as I’ve desperately […]

Cookie Dough Doh!

Posted: Monday, January 7th, 2008 @ 10:58 pm in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Sure, they look innocent–those wide-eyed children pleading with you to buy their goods so that they can go on the band field trip in the springtime.
And, of course, you want to help them.  It’s a good cause, after all.
Really.  I can’t reasonably be faulted for buying two 3-pound tubs of cookie […]