California is burning. While I live in the Los Angeles area, I am in a fire-free zone, thank goodness. I think my neighborhood is too covered by concrete and urban sprawl to be affected much by the spreading fires (let’s hope!). And while I cannot see big plumes of smoke, I am […]
Posted on October 24th, 2007 by Stephanie
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As is the way with all remodeling jobs, ours has hit a snag. The inspector never showed up, the contractor’s son/assistant is sick, so won’t be helping today, the booklet on the installation of the tub has gone missing, and it looks like the shower won’t be finished by the weekend.
Grumblecakes.
This means I’ll […]
Posted on October 19th, 2007 by Stephanie
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BANG BANG BANG BANG crumble crumble
Goodbye Standing Shower…
As I sit here in the living room on the couch, a strange man is clobbering the hell out of my bathroom. Probably taking some deep seated joy in utter destruction, he whacks the heck out of the tile, the standing shower. and a wall.
CRASH CRASH, […]
Posted on October 16th, 2007 by Stephanie
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I’ve been happily isolated (for the most part) in my simple life at home with Chloe for these two years but with the move of our friends and their daughter a couple of weeks ago, it became apparent that it is time to leap into the world again. Chloe needs some playmates and I […]
Posted on October 9th, 2007 by Stephanie
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This is the scene that presented itself to me yesterday afternoon. It seems that Teddy, like Chloe, is ready to enter the world of the potty. After several successful visits to this green chair, Chloe is quite pleased with herself. I, too, am brimming with a strange kind of pride that I […]
Posted on October 7th, 2007 by Stephanie
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I made one of my favorite dinners ever last night - Garlic Lime Roast Chicken with Onions. Soooooo goooood. It’s a recipe adapted from a chicken dish served at Versailles, a famous Cuban restaurant in Los Angeles. If you like all things garlic, this is the one for you.
VERSAILLES CHICKEN
1 Whole […]
Posted on October 6th, 2007 by Stephanie
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I rearranged the furniture in the living room a couple of weeks ago. All who know me know that rearranging is an important part of my life. My poor husband just reports for duty so we can move the couch and chairs yet again. But each time I change things up, it […]
Posted on October 5th, 2007 by Stephanie
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Something has happened to me. Out of nowhere, I’ve become a cleaning fiend. Generally speaking, I’m a tidier. I tidy things up, make neat piles, put things away, make order. But I’m not a great deep cleaner, mostly because I think it’s boring and I don’t get a lot of pleasure […]
Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by Stephanie
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