Monthly Archives: December 2008

Have a Very Meh-rry Christmas!

            This year, I had one really spectacularly brilliant idea. Offer to buy the whole family snarky tee shirts to get them to appear in a holiday photo together. Well, it seemed like a good … Continue reading

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The Girl of Christmas Past

            Looking back at Christmases past, I found this shot of the girl, age five, complete with bedhead and Christmas morning shock at the delightful gifts under the tree. That was a year of a … Continue reading

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It’s Cold Outside; Help the Homeless in Charlottesville

This morning, the temperature is 19 degrees and reports from St. Louis are 3 degrees, (feels like -9) and all I can think is that in some communities, the homeless men and women spent the night outside. In Charlottesville, there’s … Continue reading

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Win a $5,000 Kitchen Redo from Pillsbury

As most of you know, I love to bake and I love to write. The Pillsbury folks got in touch to let me know about an opportunity that marries the two, and provides a grand prize of a $5,000 kitchen … Continue reading

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Planning for Christmas Baking

Via Twitter, Facebook and FriendFeed, several of you provided suggestions for my Christmas Cookie baking list. So far, the most intriguing recommendations have been Romance Cookies and Midnight Cookies. The kids want Peanut Butter Blossoms — you know, the peanut butter … Continue reading

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