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About

I'm a twentysomething MFA grad enjoying life in a state of flux, dreaming of Paris and San Francisco while loving the warm summer evenings in North Carolina. I'm a little irreverent, a little mercurial, with an uncanny knack for putting my foot in my mouth.
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Tag Archives: Food
Songs and Waffles and Charlotte, Oh My!
We got home last night at half past midnight, exhausted, and fell asleep as soon as the cats were fed and our teeth were brushed. Let’s back up. The past few days have been a whirlwind—fun, nearly every moment of them, but packed. Thursday, I got up early to clean the house, wash linens, make [...]
Posted in Various and Sundry Also tagged busy!, friends, good day, hair, North Carolina, saving money, shopping, the cats 2 Comments
Wednesday
I thought today would be more stressful than it turned out to be. I started the day with an early morning wake-up time, before the sun was up (which, in my opinion, should never happen, but when I try to pull the “People were just not meant to be awake when it’s dark!” card, it [...]
Posted in Various and Sundry Also tagged busy!, getting up early, good day, kids, learning 6 Comments
Weekend
In the past few days, I have made: guacamole, a big pot of lentil soup with coconut milk, homemade naan, ghee (whee! cooking butter is fun, if also a little intimidating), a bit batch of egg salad for sandwiches. Dinner last night with B. and K. was lamb chops with a balsamic glaze; buttery, fall-apart-y [...]
Aaahhhh
Today is a good day. Because: I’m wearing shorts and drove to Harris Teeter with the windows down and the radio up. And I bought fresh veggies and lamb because Brandon and Kara are coming over for dinner. And I re-found Sabrina’s blog today. And Jesse and I ate outside, sandwiches with homemade guacamole, tomatoes, [...]
I Heart Jamie Oliver
How awesome is Jamie Oliver? Super awesome. Awesome awesome. That’s how awesome.
House Number Four
We spent a whirlwind weekend in Charlotte, house hunting for my aunt, who is moving from San Francisco to Charlotte and needs a place to rent for half a year or so. If house hunting is difficult, just try doing it for someone else! Yipes! The pressure was kind of intense, even though Joannie’s instructions [...]


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