I said I felt a cheers and jeers list coming on, didn’t I? Jeers that, although it wasn’t too late for me to wish you a happy Chanukah, it apparently was too late for anyone to wish one back to me. Cheers to Elizabeth Edwards, a true liberal champion, an advocate for gay marriage and [...]

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How did weeks go by since my last post? Here’s how. 1) I took a long weekend at the beginning of November to go to Toronto to visit the northern nieces and nephew. Auntie Miriam came along, too; if you ask The Pie, she’ll tell you that it was Auntie Miriam’s first visit there in [...]

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Although this was taken on the third night. Happy Chanukah, everyone!  I received some great gifts from my family, including snow tires from my mom (seriously, great gift) and The Beatles Monopoly game from Miriam! Money can’t buy me love! I also finally bought a real lunch bag with my Target gift card from Lil.  [...]

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…for some cheers and jeers! Cheers to Thanksgiving!     Appetizers and wine.  I ate and drank while I cooked. Dinner (for three!) included spinach salad with walnuts and strawberries, cranberry crunch, a fake meatloaf, roasted root vegetables, and close-up shots of the salad and vegetables (the other food, while delicious, is not photogenic when [...]

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Actually, I’m sure no one has been missing this blogger.  I keep meaning to sit down and write, but I haven’t.  But here I am now! Last weekend, I went up to Toronto to visit my sister, #1 brother-in-law, and my nieces and nephew.  Although my brother-in-law says he doesn’t care if I put the [...]

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15: The number of days since my last post. 1: Pair of sneakers returned. I talked about my new kicks in last post. I woke up on the Friday following that purchase at a ninety degree angle. Something was wrong with my back. I’m assuming it was some sort of injury and blame it on [...]

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No, not them: But it’s always nice to see The Beatles! Happy birthday to my nephew Mowgli, who turns four today! I can’t believe this smart, sweet, and fab (of course) little boy is four. In honor of his birthday, I’m going to ask for your help: What should I call him on the blog? [...]

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So I took photos last week while helping my mother get her house ready for Passover. And I never posted them. And Passover ends tonight. Does anyone still want to see them? I doubt it. It was pictures of the counters all covered and the food all lined up on the table and us looking [...]

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