5/26/2010 10:26:00 AM
Summer vacation and a new project
With only 2 more days of school, my daughter is in a constant state of giggles over summer vacation. We have no major plans for the summer, but Sydney is so busy during the school year that she seems to enjoy "just hanging out with my mommy". Sydney ...
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5/5/2010 7:25:00 AM
Life's little luxuries
An entire day of steady spring rain left my garden so happy and a delight to behold. The front garden has been in the ground for about five years now and is really beginning to look as I had imagined. We did not install the garden immediately upon moving into ...
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5/2/2010 9:41:00 AM
Soft-shell Crab and Corn
We had the most spectacular meal last night. I'm not bragging about my culinary expertise, it just that time of year that we get the most beautiful ingredients and it's impossible to make something less than fabulous unless you fiddle with it too much. ...
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4/13/2010 6:45:00 AM
The Gift of Trees
Live oaks are practically worshiped here in Savannah. My street is lined on either side with twisted, old live oaks dripping with Spanish moss. In the summer, our front yard is the preferred spot during the hot days, as the oaks shade and cool, and the movement ...
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4/9/2010 9:39:00 AM
The Lives of Houses
My family has a collective obsession with houses. Sydney, age 8, enjoys looking at the houses we drive by and imagines the improvements she would make were the home hers. John, makes a living renovating and restoring homes and I sell homes. Yesterday, I listed ...
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3/29/2010 6:54:00 AM
Potato Salad
My dear husband cooks dinner on Sunday nights and last night's offering consisted of burgers with potato salad. Just like the fried chicken quest, he is now searching for burger perfection. He even grinds the meat, but that's another story--this about ...
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3/23/2010 9:31:00 AM
The fairies are coming
Spring has finally arrived here in Savannah, and I am busy planning and implementing my new landscape. Last weekend we removed massive indica azaleas, tons of walking iris (which was garbage picked), and other assorted mess. The actual plan is beginning to ...
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2/23/2010 9:11:00 AM
The other woman. . .
My dear husband is a talented and patient contractor who is much loved by his (mostly female) clients. A few weeks ago, a dear friend was visiting from out of town and after a few days pulled me aside to confide that he thought something was going on with ...
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2/20/2010 9:41:00 AM
Comfort Food
I've been down and out with a nasty cold this week and dreaming of all the food that I would make were I able to drag myself out of bed. Chicken noodle soup is the obvious, but there's spaghetti with meatballs, squash casserole, miso soup and deviled ...
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2/18/2010 8:25:00 AM
What they never tell you about being a mom
Why is it that all the well meaning and more experienced mothers give out more advice about babies and children than one could possibly want or need, but they seem to omit one of the most pertinent and relevant facts of life? Mommies do not get sick, it just ...
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