Gordon collects action figures. (Please don't send him any. He already has pretty much everything.) When a new package arrives to the house, he almost always informs me that the purchase is a "preorder." As in, it wasn't a recent splurge, but something that was paid for long ago. I don't care if
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Cooking: Tips and Tricks
Do you have any cooking tips or tricks? I just have the usual home cook stuff. Let’s see. Um. Giving cooking advice is always slightly controversial. For example, I do not cook our pan-seared steaks in a bath of butter. One, we don’t need the extra calories and saturated
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Closet Questions
This weekend I bit the proverbial bullet and tackled my closet. I hadn't cleaned my closet in 5 years. It doesn't seen to bad until you consider that when we moved, I simply transferred the hangers from one house to the other. Some of my clothes were so old, they could've gotten their own
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Tea and Hammering
::taking a figurative hammer and hitting the holiday project:: Get! Into! Shape! I should do that to myself. I haven't worked out in 2 weeks. I haven't walked either. It is super crappy. It's like Portland, Oregon weather over here, grey and dull and depressing. We mostly have two seasons:
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Catching Up
::waves:: I hope everyone had a lovely holiday and/or a lovely weekend. First things first, Popeyes turkey. Yes. The answer is yes. The turkey was amazing, moist, fork tender, and delicious. Notes: Thaw at least 3 days ahead in the refrigerator. It comes completely frozen, like a rock. I
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Tuesday Before Thanksgiving
It is Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and I'm feeling a bit under the weather. Outside is rainy and cold. We have a fire going. It's Sookie. The old dog loves the fire, so she will go and lay in front of the fire place and whine sadly at us when the fire doesn't magically happen. It's the saddest
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Blood Heir Art
A long-running series is an interesting thing. As the story continues through multiple books, readers form a relationship with the characters, and opening the new installment feels like coming home to spend time with old friends. As authors, we are very grateful for the opportunity to touch
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Muffins, Trucks, and Deleted Scenes
I meant to post this earlier, but I'm sleep deprived and behind my schedule. Last night Gordon had trouble falling asleep. Normally when that happens, he turns on TV, usually something like Ancient Aliens. We listen to the magic aliens who used a vimana to fly to Antarctica and build secret
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Pastilla
We are still working on the edits. I am a ball of hate at the moment. Mod R: They want to know about pastilla. Me: The what? Mod R: Pastilla. Opinions, memories, recipes, do you eat it as a dessert or with tea as a snack, what is this magic etc? Do you make it? Do you think it would work
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Surprise Bread
Two posts in one day. This one is time sensitive, since I am going to try again today when my groceries arrive. A few days ago, Gordon turned to me and said, "I bought a bread machine." This is strange for many reasons, primarily because I'm the only one who makes bread and I didn't ask for
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Russian Tea
So many of you are curious about Russian tea habits. Here are some Russian tea traditions. Please keep in mind that Russia is a large country with many regional customs, so some traditions and methods will differ. As always, none of the links are affiliate links. We do not earn money if you buy a
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It’s Thursday, yay.
I must be still really tired because the novella's edit just drained me to nothing. I stopped cooking and cleaning. I just edited for like 2 weeks straight and my brain feels like it's just done. So in an effort to focus on the positives, behold my list of Yays. Novella has gone out to the beta
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