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Musical Blogs
Hey gang,
I'm keeping my LJ, but mainly to keep up with my lovely friends but, I have started posting again on blogger - so if you want to see what's been up lately, check out
www.emjayknits.blogspot.com
I'm starting to (slowly) post about Ireland and I have a new recipe! -
Spirtual Wanderings
For some time now, I've been wandering around trying to figure out what to do with my spiritual life. For a time, I was very content where I was, but about 2 years ago, I felt that there was somewhere else I needed to be. But I was afraid to move on, afraid of what others would think and so I stayed longer where I THOUGHT I was comfortable and ( Read more... ) -
Knitting and Celbrating my Birthday some more!!!
Well, its been a bit since I've populated the blog with knitting stuff - so here is a picture of Sock #1 of a pair.
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Goodwill
We have a Goodwill store near the office and I will occasionally go there during lunch to just shop around. You can often find many cool things there. (A lot of blecky stuff too.) But I've found good odds and ends, odd types of coffee cups, forks, spoons etc... But the best thing is when you are looking through clothes or other items, and you ( Read more... ) -
Passing of a good man
Sorry I haven't posted about this before - but its been busy and stressful and I just haven't felt up to it until now ( Read more... ) -
Variation on a theme - One "Pot" Fennel Chicken in Red Sauce
I've made this recipe in many variations and have written it down in at least two different ways. Here is yet another variation because last night I was feeling pretty lazy and didn't want to mess up lots of dishes cooking my meal. SO, I decided to try this out and see if I can make this a ONE pot meal. I'll be doing it this way more often.
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A very nice birthday
Yep - yesterday was my 38th birthday. I don't mind a bit, I've earned every year ( Read more... ) -
Recipe: Pine Nut Cookies AND Baked Egg Custard
A few years ago when we were in Myrtle Beach we stumbled upon an Italian deli called Toffino's and I discovered a part of my Italian dessert that I had never had. Pine Nut Cookies or Pignoli Cookies. YUM!!!!! Little round balls of love!
Well, each time we go back to Myrtle, I pick up a bag. Well, I decided getting these once a year and sharing ( Read more... ) -
Recipe: Crockpot Chicken Curry
One of my favorite cooking podcasts is "The Splendid Table". You can listen to this from their website or download the episodes from their website, or you can purchase a subscription of them via Audible or iTunes. If you just search the podcast in iTunes (without purchasing the subscription), you'll only get the call in portion of the show.
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On Being Home Sick
Brophyswiftus got sick last week. He started feeling pretty cruddy on Saturday night and then proceeded to get worse as the weekend progressed. I went into work on Monday knowing that I would probably get sick too. I did. He went to the doctor on Wednesday and they said he had the flu and was very contagious (good thing I made him stay home) ( Read more... )