Monthly Archives: April 2011

Extra iPods?

We have two in our household, not to mention our combined record, CD, and cassette tape collections plus satellite radio. We need never suffer a moment’s silence again. It turns out that by raising $1,000 for the Houston Area Women’s … Continue reading

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Fear the Bag

I’ve been spending down a Target gift card. At the check-out stand, I received a re-usable bag with this message on the bottom: A tag on the bag explains more about who sponsored it and what it is for, but … Continue reading

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Ligurian Vegetable Soup

I went shopping to recreate the Ligurian vegetable soup I watched Lidia Bastianich make Saturday morning on PBS. I was fairly certain I’d gotten all of the ingredients, but only after I returned from the store did I google and … Continue reading

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Now Shopping for Pointy Boots

I made a very healthy soup for dinner … so thought these homemade oatmeal pies would balance it out: Musical accompaniment: The way you eat that oatmeal pie …

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