Author Archives: Carissa

21
Dec, 2005

a happy gift for you, my readers

last year, i began a tradition of sharing with friends and family our new favorite recipes of the year. i like to try new recipes and if it’s good enough for a repeat performance, it becomes a contender for “favorite … Continue reading →

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21
Dec, 2005

swans

a few days ago, on the way into a friends house, i heard honking and looked up and saw a beautiful line of white swans flying in a v formation against a perfectly blue sky.

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21
Dec, 2005

making my list, checking it…about fifty times

i am a list maker. it is the only way that i can stop the hamster wheel in my brain. this time of year is particularly listy, but i’m pleased to say that many of the major to-do’s are now … Continue reading →

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21
Dec, 2005

green eggs

my mom called this morning to announce that her arucana chickens (very young) laid their first lovely blue-green eggs!

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20
Dec, 2005

postal karmic alignment

so… yesterday, all of the christmas packages from mr. h-s’s family showed up. all in one day. from 4 different sources. some via the u.s. postal service, some via some delivery service that dropped them at the door. it was … Continue reading →

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19
Dec, 2005

surprising sensory pleasure

today’s suprising sensory pleasure was reaching my hand into a bucket of pom-poms to transfer them from one container to another. try it sometime. fluffy little multicolored balls of softness surrounding your hand feels… really nice!

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19
Dec, 2005

noggin’

this morning, i had egg nog on my steel-cut oatmeal for breakfast. oh, yum.

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18
Dec, 2005

pond hockey!

today i went out to play pond hockey for the first time this season. hooray! this is why i love winter. i got in about an hour of exercise and it felt like playing. i love the feel of moving … Continue reading →

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15
Dec, 2005

follow your nose down memory lane

it’s true. scent may be the secret to travelling back in time. yesterday morning during my shower, i noticed that the new conditioner that i was using smelled a lot like my favorite green apple shampoo from my childhood. immediately, … Continue reading →

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15
Dec, 2005

beautiful, peaceful snow

it’s been snowing here for awhile now. you’d think i would groan and be sick of snow. but… today’s snow is gorgeous. it’s the big, fat, fluffy flakes that gently float straight down. no biting wind. no pebbly sleet. just … Continue reading →

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