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So I made some 'galettes au sarrasin' tonight. Galettes are thicker and drier than crêpes, but thinner and more pliable than pancakes. Best way to eat them is buttered and rolled up. But, beca...

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We ran out of fruit at the end of last week. This is drastic as it is the only sweetness I get. No cookies, no cakes, HoHo's, hot chocolate, candy bars. Nothing to carry me through my cravings...

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This is my favorite, all-time sound these days. Happens whenever I measure, step on a scale, or try on those pants I'd almost determined I'd not get into ever again. If today is the 10th (isn't...

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This is it. We have arrived at that special time of year when I begin contemplating my next 'do'. Of course, whenver I do my research, I'm required to provide a face 'shape'. I am currently i...

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I have this shoulder thing going on. In fact, it has been going on for quite some time, and I believe it has something to do with my rotator cuff. So -being the pro-active person that I am, I g...

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I'm a Patient Advocate. Aside from providing personal care for my patient, I fight insurance companies, research her disease (MS) and examine new symptoms so that when we get to this doctor or t...

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There are those of you familiar with the teeth-gnashing, madly drooling, menacing growler that Was Beth (when we brought her home) upon meeting a cat. They will know just how miraculous this p...

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So - after freaking out the previously unfreakable cat, Beth began on her journey on the path to being schooled by a cat she clearly outweighs by 70 or so pounds. Caught now on the coffee table,...

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For the past hour or so, the running, background sound of life has been 'CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK'. That's Beth, our German shepherd trotting after Ziggy, our...

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I thought I'd shared this here, but a quick check says otherwise. Anyhow..... The Click is sort of like my super power. I don't control it. In fact, The Click usually comes when things in my l...

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Depends. In the beginning of January, I explained why I thought my journey would be successful this time in an entry entitled CLICK. We all have it, at some point in our lives, I think. It's...

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No pot, no special brownie recipes - but I thought I'd give an update about Anne-Marie's wrist. We went to the specialist for the official word. We won't be buying any lottery tickets, folks. ...

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Our middling son who has taken an apartment with Jenny, a young woman that both hubby and I approve of (as if that matters any), decided it was time to decorate with cats. Jenny, who fell madly ...

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No cat skinning, here. I have been following new eating guidelines for the sake of my health, which has a happy, weight-loss side effect. Since January first, I have lost 13 lbs. I had actua...

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Poor Beth! It would appear that all her favorite, outdoor aromatherapy spots have all frozen over, which has propelled her on a fruitless search for the next, best thing: fresh laid cat poop. Un...

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It is no secret that I have issues, one of which is PATIENCE. I don't have it - and I want it.....NOW! It doesn't help that despite having a pretty good understanding of 'the big picture', my ...

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For as long as I can remember, whenever my daughter hurt somewhere, she would grasp my hand and lay it over the 'owie'. Naively, I believed that she was demanding a 'laying of hands' for healing...

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Though I started on January 1st, this new eating plan was never intended as a New Year's resolution. My fingers have been very sore in the mornings, and my migraines have been monstrous, SO - ma...

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I have been busier than a mosquito at a nudist colony! Most importantly, 2014 is my year. I am: A) Learning Spanish through DuoLingo. I have reached a point where to add more words means losin...

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My daughter, who is in eighth grade concert choir, had to perform last night. It was worth 250 points on her grade. Not going meant she would fail. This applied to all four choirs that performe...

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There are TWO reasons for 'catching cold', according to Maman. The first is determined by whether or not you went to bed wearing undies. If not, you were bound to 'catch your death'. It was such ...

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She is crying. Crying because my daughter sat next to me on the love seat. That spot belongs to Beth, our German Shepherd. When we failed to acknowledge her perceived injustice, she went keeni...

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Beth: I need to go potty. Me: No you don't. Beth: I do. I do. I really do. Me: Beth, I JUST took you out. Beth: :hunching at the back door: Me: aw, c'mon! Shit,Beth. Wait..no! No!! Dammit...

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Because of a financial gift I received from my boss, I am going to do something completely unprecedented. Something totally frivolous, steeped deep in vanity, and more expensive that it ought to...

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Though Canadian blood runs through these veins, I suck at cold weather. Once we drop below 50 degrees, I'm done for. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is this ingrained tradition of stock...

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