Happy New Year, friends. I hope you all arrived safely in 2023. Please excuse the late New Year’s greeting. I have no idea how we’re almost halfway through January already, but here we are. We had a little bit of a wild start into the new year. California was hit...
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I am so excited that I can finally share the 7th annual Secret Santa (Mug) Swap 2022 with you. Like NaBloPoMo, the Secret Santa Swap was well received and we had 18 (!) participants this time. This is a new record! Can you believe it? I am so thrilled that everybody received...
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This is my first time joining the Weekly Run Down hosted by Kim and Deborah. I’ve been marginally aware of this link-up for quite a while and I have been following these two ladies for years, but have never participated and I’d like to change this in 2023. If you’ve...
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Well, our Christmas turned out to be a little bit different than we had planned. This year, we finally had plans to host family (Jon’s mom) for Christmas. We had been looking forward to have company over the holiday for once, but as previously mentioned, her travel plans were thwarted...
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Poof. Another year gone. I know I say that so often that I can’t believe how fast the time goes, but it continues to be true. Let me just say, I feel that 2022 was better in a lot of ways, but also worse in others. Sigh. Will there ever...
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The German phrase “zwischen den Jahren” (“between the years”) refers to the days between Christmas and New Year’s Day. I am always finding myself in a weird state of mind during this time. Not bad, by any means, just weird because the old year is not quite done (but the...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. I sent out a little NaBloPoMo appreciation-holiday-surprise package to Engie, the NaBloPoMo giveaway winner, last week. I had a random number generator pick a number and Engie’s...
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TRYING | a new recipe for detox lentil soup. So good. It has lentils, potatoes, butternut squash, and kale and it’s thick and creamy. I love it. Hi, have we met? I am San and I am a soup lover. HAVING FUN | with all the holiday challenges that my...
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