Five Things on a Rainy Friday

Last weekend, we had our two oldest g’daughters (7 and 3) sleep over, and then we’ve had the pleasure of the 7-year-old’s company for three full days this week, so that blogging time has been…

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Five Things Late Friday, Heading into the Weekend. . .

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Five Things Friday, but I have a few small pleasures to share and/or recommend: 1. The Lady in the Van magically appeared in my Netflix recommendations last week.…

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Culinary Croatia, Part VI in a Guest Blogger Series

If you’ve been visiting here for a while, you’ll have noticed a faithful commenter, Dottoressa, who has even written a number of guest posts for us featuring the Culinary Culture of her country, Croatia.  Dottoressa is…

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More Thoughts on Friendship

Just because I’m taking a modified break right now doesn’t have to mean that our conversation about friendship needs to stop.  Before I hung my “Gone Fishin'” sign on the front door, I found some…

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Summer Break, Fall Plans. . .

As I mentioned here not long ago, I’ve just entered my tenth year of blogging, and in all those years, I don’t think I’ve ever gone a week without posting. I’ve also mentioned here recently…

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