Monthly Archives: October 2007

Screamed at in a train station

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Marisa

This afternoon I was standing in Suburban Station, waiting for a train that would take me back out to Germantown and my mechanic’s garage, when a man approached me.  He was dressed in ragged clothes and one of his front … Continue reading →

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On foot in Germantown

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Marisa

This morning I peeled myself out of bed, stumbled into the shower and headed off to take my car to my mechanic before noon. I tried to explain the problems I’ve been having, including the strange chugging and won’t turn … Continue reading →

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Back from 2 1/2 days with the nuns

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Marisa

I spent Thursday evening and all of Friday writing, holed up in a little cabin out in Aston, PA, at a retreat center run by an order of Franciscan nuns.  I wrote recipes and stories and managed to chug out … Continue reading →

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Philly Food Blogger Meetup and Potluck

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Marisa

The community of food bloggers around Philly just keeps growing and getting better. There’s enough of us around these days that we’ve decided to have a meetup/potluck (how could we get together and not share some food?) on Friday, November … Continue reading →

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Fork You: We put the spring in the garden

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Marisa

The latest episode of Fork You is live. We filmed the first half of this one way back in August, but the crazy, unseasonably warm weather that we’re having these days makes it seem like we filmed it just yesterday. … Continue reading →

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I have no taste

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Marisa

I’m about to head out of town and while I can’t seem to get Viddler to cooperate and give me the embeddable code for the latest Fork You video (I’m sure this is a result of my own ineptitude) I … Continue reading →

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Blog Appreciation

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Marisa

Lately, my blogging around these parts has been nothing more than the digital equivalent of a lick and a promise. I dash in, quickly write a brief summary of what I’ve been up to lately, offer pictures instead of prose … Continue reading →

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Fork You: 1 part meat, 2 parts veg

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Marisa

Check out this episode of Fork You, in which we make the meatloaf of my childhood in honor of National Meatloaf Appreciation Day on October 18th (and Scott denies the possibility that anything with that much vegetal content could be … Continue reading →

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A wandering report from the weekend and today's marathon nap

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Marisa

This last weekend, I drove down to Washington, DC to visit Cindy.  I hadn’t been to see her since she relocated down that way in July.  I didn’t get down there until sometime after 7 pm on Saturday night.  Traffic … Continue reading →

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Indy Hall, National Mechanics and random national linkage

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Marisa

I’ve been immersed in the thesis quite a bit again lately, but sent off the latest essay earlier today, just in time to hang out with some of my favorite Indy Hall folks at National Mechanics. I had a terrific … Continue reading →

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