recap

So I was off my fairly regular posting this past week, but it was a very busy week. One thing that I’ve realized several days ago while chatting about some favorite restaurants, and also flipping through some recent photos, is I’ve had quite the culinary experience so far in 2011.…

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cherry blossoms

It’s that time of year again! Although, given the cold this past weekend, one might not know it. Yes, it did snow Saturday night. I woke up early on Sunday and there was just a light dusting of snow outside my window. And of course it was gone very shortly…

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a new style of dancing

So earlier this week I took my first ballroom dance lesson. So let me start with the obvious: It is challenging to dance backwards and in heels. I’ve danced in heels at clubs, so the wearing of heels wasn’t the challenging part. It was the dancing backwards and putting your…

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watch out for…chairs?

The other day while out, I passed by an area with several restaurants all with outside seating areas. I love the outside seating areas because I love sitting outside when at all possible. The only downside, which isn’t even so bad, is that sometimes they can create some sidewalk traffic…

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St. Patrick’s Day!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The Irish are known as storytellers, back to the great Bardic traditions up through lyrical poets and incredible authors today. In my own family, there are quite a few people who can definitely keep a captive audience with made up stories or stories from their past.…

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