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A Place for My Stomach

Posted on September 10, 2008 by admin

So partly because I love to cook so much, partly because I love food so much, and partly because I want to have a catering business or bakery someday, I’ve started a food blog. My current plan is to take … Continue reading →

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Cooking with my Sister

Posted on September 10, 2008 by admin

I went to visit my sister over Labor Day weekend and we did some baking. We made 100% Whole Wheat Bread from the book The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Peter Reinhart, as well as whole wheat bagels and a blackberry … Continue reading →

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A New Method of Torture…

Posted on September 9, 2008 by admin

…or maybe it’s the way to avoid the torture? A friend of mine read my latest post about exercise and sent me an email informing me that perhaps I’m going about my weight loss goals in the wrong manner. He … Continue reading →

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Kids 9-7-08

Posted on September 7, 2008 by admin

Erica is learning to play a few songs on the piano. And when I say "learning" what I really mean is "teaching herself". She has taught herself most of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Mary Had a Little Lamb, We Thank … Continue reading →

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Exercise, Eating, and Weight

Posted on July 21, 2008 by admin

So I suppose it is time for an update on my exercise/weight loss project. I set a goal this year to reach a certain weight by the end of the year. It meant I’d need to lose a total of … Continue reading →

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Camping

Posted on July 1, 2008 by admin

I honestly can’t believe I’m saying this, but I went camping this summer for 4 days and actually enjoyed it! Anyone who knows me will be amazed by that statement, as I’ve spent most of my life avoiding the outdoors, … Continue reading →

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More Parenting

Posted on June 27, 2008 by admin

Every now and then I have a parenting moment where I find that something I’ve been doing to raise my kids has actually paid off. Just the other day, I had one such moment… After a normal morning at home, … Continue reading →

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Kids 05-20-08

Posted on May 20, 2008 by admin

Erica has started to be much more aware of other people. She has started doing things to help me, especially, often without being asked. I was sick yesterday (it’s been going through the whole family) and so Erica, without being … Continue reading →

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Growing food a foot at a time

Posted on May 12, 2008 by admin

Every year I get spring fever. It typically starts around the middle of February, when I’ve had about all I can stand of the snow and brown, dead landscapes. And so about mid-February I start feeling the itch to grow … Continue reading →

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Kids, 5-2-08

Posted on May 2, 2008 by admin

Erica’s latest interest is astronomy. She knows more about it than I do (which of course isn’t really all that hard to do). She is constantly telling me about things she is learning about astronomy from the (1977) Charlie Brown … Continue reading →

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