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Thursday round-up
First up, I want to share with you the Harmony Board that I created for the birthday dinner celebration for my dear friend, Lisa, on Tuesday night. I’m spending my summer working on a business plan,...
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yellow is the new red… and green
Do you remember a few posts back when I shared my excitement over finally being able to grow something, besides herbs, in a garden? Well, are you ready to see the surprise harvest? The surprise is...
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savings bonanza
I’m in Carlsbad, CA at my timeshare this week with Marissa and my cousin, Michelle Lorts. Michelle and I drove over on Saturday and picked up Marissa, who flew in from Austin, TX. This is the view from...
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the perfect comeback
Instead of a recipe, how about a little story about my experience at Costco today? You know how you’re in a situation and after you walk away you think, “Why didn’t I say, “this that, or the other?”...
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Espresso Martini
We’ve been celebrating my mother-in-law, Patricia Hopkins, and her upcoming 92nd birthday all weekend long. She, along with her oldest son, my brother-in-law, Roger and his daughter, my niece, Megan,...
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… I’m back…
Hello! Is anyone still out there? Have you completely given up on me? I’m hoping not. I’d like to say that since filing for divorce in January 2017, I’ve found it difficult to get back into blogging...
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Pantry Stories
In this photo, there are two doors. The door on the right opens into my laundry room and the door on the left opens into my pantry. I prefer to keep both of these doors closed. I don’t want to look at...
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not a recipe and not an April Fools’ joke
This was supposed to be a recipe post. I have a couple of really great recipes for you, but this is not one of them. Sorry. And I wish this was an April Fools’ joke, but it’s not. Instead, this is a...
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2,000 is worth $200
Good morning and a very Happy 2,000th Post Day to you! I’ll bet you didn’t even know there was such a thing as 2,000th Post Day but there is in the world of LesPetitesGourmettes.com! This is my...
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Our Lady of Paris
On Monday morning, while I was sitting in a waiting room as the oil in my car was getting changed, I received this text from my daughter, Marissa. I quickly searched Notre Dame on Google and...
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this and that
I’ve been busy with personal stuff this week, so not much cooking going on. Except for last night when I taught the first of my 3-class series at Les Gourmettes. Today I’m going to catch you up on...
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reboot
I am typing this in the late afternoon on the Monday after Mother’s Day. I haven’t left the house or talked to more than two people all day and you can’t believe how much joy this brings me. The...
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A “tail” to tell
Yes, I’ve used the word TAIL in place of TALE in my title for a reason that you will soon understand. I’m going to lay out the details of this tale in a way to make it easy to follow along, at least I...
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