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06/07/10--10:06: Breakin' - Part One (chan 1143134)

If your life today was a movie which one would it be? This is mine. Why? Because I'm dancing as fast as I can. That, and you gotta love the fashion of the day, am I right? Turns out that,...


06/19/10--22:30: She Walks in Beauty... (chan 1143134)

Just the soul replenishing that I needed. Twenty miles and a world away, I shed all the cares and worries the year had loaded on my shoulders. My sister organized a beautiful day trip that included my daughters and our...


06/23/10--15:46: Apricots - a Tale of Love and Loathing (chan 1143134)

Sixty years ago this place where I was born and grew up was a vast and verdant valley filled with orchards. Orchards for as far as you could see. There were some Italian plums and more than a few almond...


06/30/10--21:54: Road Trip!!! (chan 1143134)

Heading out tomorrow on ol' Interstate 80. Up to Tahoe, hanging a left at Reno, traversing Nevada, snip a corner off Utah, slide across the flatlands of Wyoming and Nebraska.., rolling into Omaha for fireworks on the fourth and the...


07/10/10--10:26: First There is a Mountain, Then There is No Mountain, Then There Is. (chan 1143134)

So, we actually turned RIGHT at Reno (the other left) and then there was a mountain, then another mountain and so on and so on. Little Saturn was working hard to reach those altitudes. Three days there and three days...


07/12/10--16:37: Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the oven. (chan 1143134)

Jam Cake (serves 12) Cooking spray 2 tsp. sifted cake flour 1 cup sifted cake flour 1/2 cup ow fat milk 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine 2 eggs (at room temperature), separated 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp. baking powder 1/8...


07/13/10--16:27: Bed in Summer (chan 1143134)

In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed and see The birds still hopping on the...


08/08/10--11:40: Most Sincerely (chan 1143134)

We're waiting for The Great Pumpkin, hoping he won't pass us by this year. In what can only be deemed the Most Sincere (Sincerest?) Pumpkin Patch, ever. And I haven't even brought out all the pouffy, but terribly earnest, little...


08/10/10--10:46: Toweling Off (chan 1143134)

There are a few things, when out thrifting, that I can't pass up. One of those is a well-washed-to-softness cotton or linen tea towel. But really, how many tea towels does a sane woman need? One, two, three drawers full?...


08/15/10--12:09: Getting a Move On (chan 1143134)

I'll admit that I've arrived late to the gadget party. I don't need an app for that or to have a computer in my pocket but I recently decided that I would have more fun on my walks with a...


09/26/10--21:01: We're Goin' to Surf City, Gonna Have Some Fun (chan 1143134)

As summer reaches its peak here in the S.F. Bay Area and temperatures reach the 90's the best way to beat the torrid heat is to head to the coast. That's where you could find this family over the weekend....


10/05/10--19:42: Always Something There to Remind Me (chan 1143134)

Just in case I forget how old I am, I've tacked this lovely embroidered sampler to my reading cushion. That's the year I was born. Yes, I know that was a long time ago. That's why occasionally I might need...


10/06/10--19:02: Mix vs Match (chan 1143134)

Miss Matchy Match has left the building and Lady Mix-a-lot has taken up residence. Lady Mix-a-lot throws in stripes with paisleys and pits dots against florals with great abandon. She is a gypsy, a free spirit, a rebel without a...


10/07/10--16:52: Like a Bowlful of Jelly (chan 1143134)

Calcium - good. Dessert - good. Lots of calories - not so good, deprivation - not good at all. So to get my calcium and dessert without too many calories I've come up with this little ploy; milk jelly (in...


10/08/10--21:54: Am I Blue? (chan 1143134)

Last of the summer's tomatoes. Longer nights and cooler days. It's pitch black and the moon is low when I leave for school in the mornings. Autumn's chilly whisper on my nape. Getting ready to bundle up.


10/11/10--07:34: The Mother Load (chan 1143134)

So my mom comes home from church a week or so ago and she trudges up the stairs with a big smile beaming on her face and shopping bag so weighted down it is pretty much just being dragged behind...


10/12/10--18:52: I'm in Neutral (chan 1143134)

I did a lot of crocheting over the summer. Nothing flash or fancy-like. Just toodled along at a granny's pace, one stitch after another. Turned a corner on a scarf. Meandered some back roads through a beanie and a cowl...


10/13/10--18:52: Blue Jean Baby Queen (chan 1143134)

Hey shout, summertime blues Jump up and down in my blue suede shoes Hey kid, rock and roll, rock on Our schizy California weather. Temps are up in the high 80's once again. I should say, once again this fall...


10/14/10--17:30: Plant Killer, ¿Qu'est-ce Que C'est? (chan 1143134)

I know you folks think of me as a nice elderly lady, mild-mannered and socially acceptable. But in all reality, I am a serial plant killer. Really. Except for coleus. Coleus I can grow and nurture. To coleus I am...


10/17/10--08:48: Posh Squash (chan 1143134)

Recipe follower or throw caution and every other ingredient to the wind? Me, I am a little of both, really, but when dealing with a foreign cuisine I like to have a bit of guide, you know? Last week I...