Monthly Archives: November 2008

30
Nov, 2008

a quick quiche

i have been having the most wonderful five-day break from work.  after a long stretch of traveling weekends and hosting and working weekends, it’s been a little slice of heaven to not leave the house for two days.  i’ve chipped … Continue reading →

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29
Nov, 2008

thanksgave

i’m a few days late with my thanksgiving post, but i just wanted to share a few leftovers with you. (tee hee!)  we enjoyed thanksgiving day with friends.  we were in charge of bringing the sweet potatoes, so i used … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, stuff that makes me smile, yum | 1 Comment
28
Nov, 2008

parents of mr. & mrs. happy stuff will ruin christmas surprises if they read this post! you’ve been warned!

okay, i’m assuming that if you’re still reading this post that you are not my parents and you’re not my husband’s parents or you just don’t care about surprises.  i wanted to tell my readers (who are not our parents) … Continue reading →

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28
Nov, 2008

pierre’s portrait on a plate

i have a “mascot” puppet.  his name is pierre.  he is a very silly bird.  for instance, he doesn’t have arms or legs and one time when i did a storytime about shoes he insisted that if we were going … Continue reading →

Posted in fun stuff, library stuff, stuff that makes me smile | 1 Comment
26
Nov, 2008

a parental visit

my parents came for a visit last weekend. they haven’t been to my house for about a year and a half, so i was very excited to have them here again. the first night that they arrived, i made black … Continue reading →

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25
Nov, 2008

macha cha-cha-cha

are you sick of hearing about my favorite teahouse? well, i just have to tell you about this delicious cupcake that i ate the last time i was there. i just finished re-listening to the audiobook eat cake by jeanne … Continue reading →

Posted in yum | 3 Comments
24
Nov, 2008

fun mail!

so, a few weeks ago, i got an e-mail from leslie of good-ness telling me that a comment that i’d written on her blog was one of the 100th comments and so i had won a prize of a $10 … Continue reading →

Posted in crafty stuff, fun stuff | 4 Comments
23
Nov, 2008

be creative @ your library!

this post is dedicated to any children’s librarians who read my blog.  (for all of you non-librarians, here’s a sneak peek of next year’s program theme!)  here are photos from the most recent summer library program workshop that i made … Continue reading →

Posted in library stuff | 11 Comments
22
Nov, 2008

kale, conquered

the other night, we finally decided to cook up the bunch of kale i’d picked up at the farmer’s market a week or so ago.  we have this one kale recipe that we’ve tried and liked from martha stewart’s everyday … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, yum | 1 Comment
20
Nov, 2008

a gift for a friend

i had tea with a lovely friend of mine about a month ago.  we hadn’t talked for a long time and this visit was such a great chance to catch up and deepen our friendship and we both had difficulty … Continue reading →

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