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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Year in Review: Looking Back, Looking Forward
With the end of 2011, I am also nearing the end of my first year of blogging. In this post, I’m responding to Mama Kat‘s prompt to do a “year in review” of my blog posts. January Counting on Salsa … Continue reading
Comfort Zone Shake-Up: Stories and Tips from Around the Web
“You gotta shake it up, baby!” Since I started blogging, I’ve been trying to get myself out of the whole “too timid and squeamish” thing by getting out of my comfort zone. For this post, I wanted to feature the … Continue reading
Christmas Eve Fondue
Cheese fondue by the fire with our eggnog on Christmas Eve Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! #56: 101 things in 1001 days. Make cheese fondue. Follow my blog with Bloglovin Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook … Continue reading
Up and Down: Travel Bucket List
I am linking up with LatinAbroad’s travel bucket list, a great place to get you thinking about all the amazing places out there. Today I am going to focus on three things I have done and three things I would like … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged bucket list, Guinness, Ireland, Jamaica, Mesa Verde, perfect pint, travel, travelbl
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Christmas tree
Daniel and David: Holiday Bokeh Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Grandma’s Bird’s Nest Cookies
These buttery cookies are rich and delicious with a fruity sweetness and a crispy, nutty outside. They were my husband’s favorite cookies growing up. The recipe was passed down from his grandmother, who was a cookie master. Thanks to his … Continue reading
I want to feature your tips and stories: Comfort zone shake-up
I am planning a “Comfort Zone Shake-up” post that shares some tips and stories from you about getting out of your comfort zone. Please contribute one sentence (or more) that I could feature in the post, and I will include a link back … Continue reading
Love in a Mixtape
This is part of a series, “Scene from a memoir I haven’t written yet.” Please scroll to the bottom to see how to link up a post of your own. Love in a Mixtape Back in 1988, we still looked … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Scene from a memoir
Tagged falling in love, link party, memoir, mixtape, rock, Scene from a Memoir, writing prompt
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