Category Archives: holidays

A Table Full of Thanks and Giving

Posted on November 20, 2012 by The Daring One

My hands-down favorite Thanksgiving tradition is the So Let It Be Written Thanksgiving Tablecloth. I like this even more than the fancy cheese tradition, where we test out all kinds of new fancy cheeses late Thanksgiving night after the turkey … Continue reading →

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Grow Your Own Easter Grass

Posted on March 3, 2012 by The Daring One

My fabulous next door neighbor is like the all-natural McGyver of crafting. She can take sticks, dirt specks and pine gum and create an elegant chandelier. She can make anything in the world out of sheep’s wool and she notices … Continue reading →

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Easter Show and Tell

Posted on April 25, 2011 by The Daring One

In his Easter basket, or rather under it, Magoo got a gigantic illustrated Lego Star Wars encyclopedia. In a plastic sleeve on the bottom corner of the book was a tiny Lego Luke Skywalker. So Sunday night he’s talking to … Continue reading →

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Saving People from Bad Ghosts is a Labor of Love

Posted on February 15, 2011 by The Daring One

All day long on Valentine’s Day, I was listening to romantical music to put me in the mood for love. I pulled out the eighties power ballads, the Whitney, the Celine. I got in deep. And in his deepest of … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by The Daring One

And may all your heart-shaped pancakes be fluffy!

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WITH Siren

Posted on February 7, 2011 by The Daring One

My parents and sister came to visit us for Christmas and it was so fun to have them here. It’s the first time we’ve ever had family up for the holiday and we wanted to make it special so we … Continue reading →

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