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The gift of a chef’s coat is wonderful for many people. Last week we were cleaning out the offices at work, and having gone through a name change, the old chef’s coats are now obsolete, so I asked if I could take one for my daughter. When I gave it to her (before I even washed […]

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Here is the row of pitchers on my windowsill. There are five of them, plus a sixth pot. I made the five pitchers and the small lidded jar was made by Jim Makins. I can see them when I sit at the kitchen counter, where I write. They remind me of something I did once, but no […]

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Dear Rachel, I just wanted to write you a post about how much I miss Sunday having pancakes and bacon with you. Love, Mom My daughter and I used to have pancakes and bacon for breakfast every Sunday she spent with me, but three years ago she gave up meat, and I won’t make bacon […]

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I try to get each post written the day before it goes out, but here I am, late again. We got home from my sister’s house last night, and though it wasn’t late we were exhausted. The drive was about three hours, and traffic wasn’t bad (I think you’re allowed to say that after you’ve […]

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I am absolutely not a numbers person, but I do appreciate some things that are funny about numbers. There are times I especially like; 12:34 (get it, 1,2,3,4?) and of course 3:33 and 12:21. I woke the other day at 6:18 and was reminded that 618 was my college boyfriend’s room number. I can still recall many […]

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