Author Archives: marijean

About marijean

I'm a public relations professional, social media consultant and work-at-home-mom living and working in Charlottesville, Va. I'm Marijean Jaggers and this is my blog.

Triple Layer Chocolate Pumpkin Pie

Posted on November 26, 2010 by marijean

The girl requested I make one of the most complex pies in my repertoire for Thanksgiving. The Triple Layer Chocolate Pumpkin pie is not terribly hard to make, it just takes a lot of time and patience, because the layers … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlottesville, Life of Pie | Tagged chocolate, Life of Pie, Thanksgiving pie, triple layer chocolate pumpkin pie | Comments Off

Smother-in-Law

Posted on November 18, 2010 by marijean

On the eve of my 40th birthday, a friend observed that my son was unfortunate lucky enough to both have a mother and a girlfriend who are bloggers. “Poor guy has no privacy whatsoever, does he?” my friend reflected. Nope. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, The Boy | 2 Comments

Celebrating the Year of 40

Posted on November 14, 2010 by marijean

I turned 40 yesterday. I know! Hard to believe, right? (Don’t answer that.) I am continuing to celebrate for the remainder of the year. Here are a few reasons why I am celebrating my year of 40: I am in … Continue reading →

Posted in Year of 40 | 7 Comments

Decisions, Decisions

Posted on November 9, 2010 by marijean

I made some gooey butter cake and didn’t even eat any. I had to make a choice between this: and this: I wonder if you can guess which chair I chose? One decision was easy to make this week. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlottesville | 3 Comments

Helping You Fake it for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 3, 2010 by marijean

I’m just trying to do my part, here. I would hate for any of my Charlottesville community members to have to eat store-bought or refrigerated, pre-made pie crust (gasp!) for Thanksgiving. I think I have it in me to make … Continue reading →