STYLE
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Homemade Strawberry Jam
I made some strawberry jam using our home grown strawberries that my children helped me pick. Wow, that sounds so idyllic, doesn’t it? The strawberry season has been very good to us in our backyard this year. So much so that I had enough extra berries to try my hands at homemade jam. I used…
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Happy Hour
Recently, I have been unwinding at night with a glass of wine, a snack worthy of my kids’ begging, and my sketchbook. At the kitchen island I draw and paint whatever silly thing inspired me that day. It’s great fun! Sharing a few pictures with you today, and wondering how do you choose to unwind…
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A new way to slice bagels
I am a big fan of bagels. Even so, I always wonder why they have to be so huge. I know not all bagels are huge, and yes they do sell “mini bagels”, but 95% of the bagels I encounter at the grocery and warehouse stores are giants. They seem rather unnecessary for most appetites.…
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Sunday Reading: My running days
Once upon a time I was an avid runner. Not a very good one, but a consistent one who went for a 4-5 mile run each morning – rain or shine – before heading to work. Who met with friends after work to go for a run on the National Mall and ending at a…
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Using Doodles as Cover Art
I am a bit of a stationary hoard. Especially when it comes to journals and sketchbooks, I can never have enough. Below is an example of how I have passed along this obsession to my kids by enticing them with personalized journals of their own. Recently, I created a few journals using my own art…
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Healthy Frozen Treat for the Summer
Once while at a fancy resort in Scottsdale, Arizona I saw on the menu an option for “frozen grapes”. It seemed rather odd and simple, and so I assumed the opposite and figured it was some fancy dessert that included grapes. I put in an ordered while sitting at the pool side, and when it…
The Antibland Chronicles 