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Autumnal hodgepodge

Posted in General Musings, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

You knew we lived in the midst of a forest.  You knew that there are mostly evergreen trees in the forest up here.  But did you know that some evergreen trees lose bits and pieces of their needles/branches?  Here’s a snap of a nearby Cedar tree… each fall, all the cedar trees have sections that [...]

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August delights

Posted in General Musings, tagged , , , , , , on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I think this time, more pictures and less verbiage!  First off, some of my FOOD pictures.
I do love to try a new recipe from time to time, and this one I found I had many versions of.  Italian Bread Salad, or “Panzanella”.   We thought it looked yummy for a warm summer’s day, so I [...]

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This and that – what’s on my mind

Posted in General Musings, tagged , , , , , on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Plants Back in September ‘08 I did a post on “plants around the house”.  I had a “mystery plant” that bloomed and was so excited to learn that it was a Hoya (thanks Jayne and Glenda!).   Well it is blooming again and I just have to post another picture of it.  This time it’s blooming [...]

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Two great meals

Posted in General Musings, tagged , , , , , , on April 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »

 

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love to cook.  And eat – (especially my own cooking).  Part two of that equation can be a problem, but honestly I am working on portion control!  That’s exactly what I need, portion control!!    Believe it or not, I used to spend hours in the kitchen watching [...]

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This post is about food!

Posted in General Musings, tagged , , on August 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Well, not entirely, but it did get your attention didn’t it??   I’m just starting to catch my breath after the whirlwind of activities the past few days!  On Saturday, we attended the college graduation of dear DIL at Western Washington University.  Summer graduation is normally not as big as the traditional spring one, but [...]

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Snippets of life

Posted in General Musings, tagged , , , on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It’s been a very strange “spring” here.  The constant rain and grey skies are downright depressing.  Last night there was snow falling on Snoqualmie Pass!  This is simply unheard of  in June.  For the first time that I can remember, I haven’t filled my back deck containers/pots with flowers- yet.  Digging in mud is simply [...]

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