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hsb's low-carb pb cookies
I recently had to pass up the opportunity to attend at tasting at the Harvard Sweet Boutique in Hudson, MA, both due to being ridiculously busy, and the fact that I am constrained to visiting bakeries...
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lately
Happy Memorial Day, all! I am so thankful for the many men and women who have given their lives for the privileges that I enjoy today.Though I wish this weekend had been filled with sunnier weather,...
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guest post at bound!
This week we discovered Maus knows her name. We've suspected it for awhile now, but sometimes she's stubborn and ignores us, so we thought maybe we were just getting lucky. But then Joe started testing...
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the beauty of our histories
When we look at pictures of our grandparents when they were young, we always think they were beautiful.It doesn't matter how they might actually and objectively compare to today's standards...whether...
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five things i want to be
I finally got around to reading The Happiness Project. I'd been resisting it after I had read a few unsavory reviews, and began noticing the recent over-marketing of happiness. In my opinion, happiness...
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hello!
Just a quick note to say hello and wish you all the best for a wonderful weekend! Mine is starting early with a trip home. As I fire off this post, I'm zipping through New England in the dining car of...
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well well wow! {review and giveaway}
At the end of last summer, the company Sun Chlorella must have sensed Joe was having trouble sleeping, because that was exactly when they sent a sample of eleuthero tea, said to help the body react...
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the real jersey shore
As we found it one chilly June morning at 9:00...This is where we come to breathe in moist air, laced with salt. We listen to the squaks and twitters of shore birds, big and small. We marvel at the...
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tea with the girls
These days, it's a pretty special event when my mom, my sister, and I all end up in the same place at the same time. We might be miles apart, but they are still the two people I always call to vent,...
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summer pinspiration
I've been bitten by the summer bug! (The good kind, not the kind that leaves you with an itchy bump.)I am not a fan of the extreme heat, but I've embraced it recently...it feels like it's brought on...
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how i learned to hate camping
Things I like about camping:1. Food on a stick2. Chatting around campfires3. Swimming4. Stars5. Not showering, wearing cute outfits, or putting on makeupUnfortunately, they aren't quite offset by the...
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riding the heat wave
viaHappy belated Fourth, all!It's hottttttt.There's a thermometer in our bedroom, and in the last five minutes, it crept up to 90.0 degrees. We have an air conditioner in there too, but really...90.0...
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shadow box
It's funny how ominous the phrase "shadow box" sounds...like a place where secrets are kept.But that's not how they started. Sailors used to believe it was bad luck if their shadows touched the land...
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lately
We are almost halfway through July. I don't know how we got here. On hot Sunday afternoons, when I go back and forth between half-hearted cleaning and old episodes of Queer Eye, I wonder if the summer...
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wedding planning
viaI cannot believe it's been more than half a year since I said 'yes' to Joe and we shivered our way home with a new ring on my finger. It has been so lovely. Everyone loves to talk about an...
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sbql
Here's a song, a book, a quote, a look...all part of my past, my present, and dreams of my future.Linking up with Jenna for sbql.song // You and I by Ingrid Michaelsonbook // James and the Giant Peach...
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away
Away this week to spend some time with family celebrating the life of my grandpa, who was driving one weekend and gone by the next. As cool air envelops Boston again, I hope that everyone everywhere is...
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a break from blogging?
Life is always busy, I guess. But lately, it feels like it's been a lot busier. In a good way...and in a bad way. From the moment I wake up in the morning, there is a pile of things on my to-do list,...
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hello?
Anybody out there?Remember over a year ago when I decided to take a break from blogging? Me too. And it was pretty nice. I stopped taking a lot of pictures and stopped spending my evenings planning...
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san diego through instagram
I'm still getting back into the habit of this whole blogging thing, which means my real camera usually doesn't make it around my neck before we leave the house.But oh! We are seeing so many wonderful...
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hazy coronado beach
This week has brought us a taste of the "May Gray" and "June Gloom" weather that the seasoned (ha!) San Diegans have told us about. And I have to say, I love it. Lately, we've been waking up to cool...
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farmers market rainbow
One of my absolute greatest pleasures since we've moved has been our Saturday farmers market. Almost every weekend we have some coffee and get dressed, pack a hat and a grocery sack, and spend the...
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point loma landscapes
Ever since Joe started working full-time, we've had a new appreciation for our weekends. All week long he comes home, we eat, and then it seems like it's suddenly bedtime! So when Friday rolls around,...
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la jolla wildlife
There is a magical place near San Diego, where celebrities go to buy second houses and tourists go to soak up the sun...It is a place of designer labels, juice cleanses, and lots and lots of...
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scenes from a memorial day picnic
I'm taking it as a good sign that over a week has flown by since Memorial Day weekend drew to a close, and I am only now managing to sort out photos. I'm working full-time on writing my dissertation...
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