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#tbt The Traditional Thanksgiving Butter Turkey
Ah, 2012 – spending Thanksgiving with my mother’s family. As the only gluten-free vegetarian in the family, Thanksgiving is kind of a lame holiday for me. I am reminded of the Mean Girls quote, “Is butter a carb?” No. No it is not… …which means that I (fortunately!) am able to enjoy the family traditional…
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V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N
Ladies and gentlemen, my esteemed readership: as you read this I am waking up in my childhood home, probably hours before anyone else, debating whether it’s worth waking the dog to trek downstairs to frustrate myself attempting to operate the coffee maker. In the meantime, please help yourself to some posts from last year’s vacation…
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Currently…in July 2014
FEELING: Dotty and dopey and dripping with dandyness! Sunny days are here at last and I’m making the most of it, stretching my legs on the sidewalks and giving flight to my fancies. I’m taking strolls and seeing sights so sweet it’s like my heart could burst. WATCHING: Monday Night is still Hulu night as…
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Brooklyn Flea
Yes, folks, Brooklyn Flea is bizarre. Uh, a Bizarre Bazaar. And it suits me just fine. I made the schlepp out to BK on a very sunny Saturday morning and was stunned to find first, the Brooklyn Flea is…kind of hard to find. I had to walk several blocks along a highway, through construction sites,…
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
It wouldn’t be a trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden without taking a photograph of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is free on Saturdays from 10am-noon. That’s the time to get there – the paths aren’t crowded, and you can get close to take photos! The real upside of getting to the…
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#tbt Sweaters in July
July 2012 Doesn’t this totally look like a book jacket photo? It was taken on the deck out back of my parents’ house and speaking of jackets, I am freezing in this pic. It’s my late-July annual Trip Up North and climate change is for real, y’all. I left NYC in sweltering heat, with a…
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#tbt Ring-A-Ding DONG
27 April 2010 Guys, I really need a vacation. Like really really REALLY. I need to get the hell outta dodge, away from these stupid tourists, and my heart longs to go all the way across the ocean, back to Europe. In April 2010 I was in Amsterdam, where the sun shone, tulips bloomed, french…
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Day at the (Metropolitan) Museum (of Art)
Finding myself alone and with no plans on a rainy Friday morning, I swallowed my pride and took myself on a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I had a couple concerns going on a solo date to the museum: Concern #1: That I would feel awkward being alone and not know what to…
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Last Word
I saw a post like this on Sometimes Sweet and thought it would be a nice way to get back into the swing of blogging by way of TALKING ABOUT ME. Yeah, I’ve been busy. I have other friends. So what? Here ya go. Last thing you cooked: I don’t know if it counts as…
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Currently… in April 2014
FEELING: I am working on healing. I’m trying to eat better, and work through some personal issues that I’ve been having. I’m trying to let go of a lot of my control issues, enjoy just “being”, and not worrying. WATCHING: I just discovered Breaking Amish – talk about gripping! I’m also enjoying the animated…
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Roberson Museum
My hometown, Binghamton, NY, is home to the Roberson Museum and Science Center. High on my list of things to do when I visited for the holidays was checking out this little gem, as well as their annual Christmas tree exhibit, as pictured above! There was also a brilliant quilt show going on. This giraffe…
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What We Learned This Christmas
Last year, I never got to see my family for Christmas. And I was miserable. This time around, it had been six months since I had seen any member of my family. Oh, the old story: working too hard, not enough time, costs too much to travel… But I realized something. I missed my…
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December 2013 Photo-A-Day: Week Four
DAY 22. SPRAKLY – up close of my candle holder DAY 23. TRADITION – bus selfie. So ready to be done with the day. DAY 24. WRAPPED – I did mine up on gold, SEE??? DAY 25. THE BEST BIT OF MY DAY – new carpet is pretty awesome! DAY 26. WHERE I SLEPT –…
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All Through the House
I am so fortunate to be able to see my family this year for the holiday. I remember last year, how angry and sad I was, so I first want to apologize to everyone who’s lonely this holiday. And now, pictures. Every year, there are MORE and MORE decorations at my parents’ house! Piles upon…
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December 2013 Photo-A-Day: Week Two
Another week has come and gone in the Fat Mum Slim December 2013 Photo-A-Day Challenge and I think I’ve gotten the hang of it and am really enjoying subverting these prompts! Heh heh heh Day 8. I SHOP HERE – Boy do I ever. I spent a small fortune (all my tips from the night…
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Chain Mail
I love questionnaires! I found this one courtesy, once again, of Angie from Lariats and Lavender, which is a blog I’ve been a fan of for a long time!, who found it from Kyla at Kyla is Inspired, which is a blog I just discovered and is really lovely!!! 1. Song you can’t get out…
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Blogtember #2: Ma Vie en Paris
Me in Paris, 30 April 2010 I know it’s a cliche, but if I could take the next three months of my life “off,” I would pool my savings and return to Paris. There, I would live the life of a starving artist – sort of like A Moveable Feast – scraping by on what I…
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No Sleep Til Brooklyn Museum
On the first Saturday of every month, a magical thing happens. No, not THAT, get your head out of the gutter. Target sponsors Free First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum! Going back to the museum was on my Summer To-Do list, and when the stars aligned, it was magical. The exhibits are always changing, and…
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Why Vacation Isn’t All That
I love traveling up to Buffalo every year. But let’s face it: sometimes vacation sucks. Living out of a suitcase, travel-sized bottles of toiletries, long stretches of highway where your feet fall asleep and your butt falls asleep and finally YOU fall asleep and you drool against the window of a Greyhound bus (not that…
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My First Rock Concert(s)
I’ve alluded here before to the fact that I’m nearly 29 and have never been to a rock concert. Pause to grasp that, moving on. Last week I attended not ONE, but TWO LIVE ROCK SHOWS in 48 hours’ time. WHAT! First, I went to a place called The Canal Roomto see the music video…