Author Archives: Frog

Get out of my dreams, get into my car

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Frog

Every road trip should begin with provisions: You’ll notice that’s a container of 60 pieces of gum because good lord the breath from the provisions! It should be noted that in the cooler we have several bottles of water and … Continue reading →

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AAAAACHHHOOOO!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Frog

Last Friday it was very warm and very windy. I opened the windows because it was so gosh, darn nice. Since then my head has been stuffed with the snot. Brilliant. It isn’t even March yet and I’m suffering from … Continue reading →

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Beans for Lunch

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Frog

There’s a restaurant in town that has the best Tuscan White Bean Salad. It is one of those things that’s always on their menu and I almost always order it when we go there. The better-half has an aunt who … Continue reading →

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In a loop in my head

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Frog

I know this song isn’t exactly new, but I’m just getting around to hearing it and it has been stuck in my head for days. Might as well just listen to it until my head explodes and I move onto … Continue reading →

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A Full-Blown Happy Dance

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Frog

I may have pulled a muscle from the happiest of Happy Dances. As you may know, we’ve been trying to catch some of the stray/feral cats that have moved into our backyard. We got serious at the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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An Actual Winter Day

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Frog

We went for a walk in the snow today. While we were walking the high temp was in the low 30s and the “real feel” was 17. Didn’t matter. We pulled up our coat collars and walked through the park. … Continue reading →

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Sometimes we go meatless

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Frog

We try to go meatless occasionally for dinner. Of course, if I had my act together we could probably do that once a week. It’s not always strict because chicken broth finds its way into many a meal. Last night … Continue reading →

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Tarty Goodness

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Frog

I made an artichoke tart last night for dinner. The recipe is here. For years I’ve known that the better-half liked to eat artichokes, but I always thought it was like I liked to eat artichokes: Oh, artichokes are in … Continue reading →

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Crash, Bang, Owie

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Frog

The MIL fell on Sunday and managed to break her hip. She had surgery yesterday and now has a series of screws and a spike (for lack of a better word) inserted. She may have already been hauled out of … Continue reading →

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The Happy Dance Anyway

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Frog

I made salted caramels this morning and finished just as the propane company came to add a smidgen more propane to the tank. It’s a good thing the caramels were cooling because if I lost the heat on the stove … Continue reading →

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