Monthly Archives: May 2008

Dar Williams plays for free in New Jersey

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Marisa

Wednesday night, despite the fact that I was feeling slightly tired and anti-social, I bought a sandwich, climbed into my car and headed across the Walt Whitman Bridge to Haddon Lake Park to meet some friends for the free Dar … Continue reading →

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A short Lancaster vacation

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Marisa

A couple of months ago, Scott and I decided we needed a vacation, even just a brief one. After a bit of searching, we decided to get out of town over Memorial Day weekend and I set about finding someplace … Continue reading →

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A mountain of toilet paper

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Marisa

Scott and I have a deal that if I’m buying the toilet paper, I get to buy the variety of my choice and when he buys, he gets to choose. If I ask him to pick up a pack, I … Continue reading →

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Quick Fork: Scone on the range

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Marisa

[viddler id-947d702 h-370 w-437] Check out the latest Quick Fork, in which we make scones in two minutes (well, to be honest, they took a little longer than that, but not much). This is my favorite scone recipe because it’s … Continue reading →

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Weddings, new tires and serendipity

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Marisa

Scott and I spent the weekend in Lancaster County. We were out there for the wedding of our friends, Becky and Eric. As we drove out of Philly, I realized that I don’t get out of the city nearly enough. … Continue reading →

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Mother's Day and Derek

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Marisa

For the last six (going on seven) years, I have lived a country away from my mom. I always send her a card and call on Mother’s Day, but I can’t take make her brunch or invite her to wander … Continue reading →

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Raina Rose on YouTube

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Marisa

Once in a while, when I have down moment and no other commitments, I enter my sister’s name into the search box in Google. Most of the time the links I find aren’t new to me, but occasionally I discover … Continue reading →

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Local strawberries

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Marisa

No matter what the calendar actually says, when you can find local strawberries that look like that, summer is “officially” here.

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Trying to stop being such a complainer

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Marisa

I realized today that I have been complaining a lot.  A friend emails, asking how I’m doing and I start typing out a litany of grievances.  I walk into the apartment and immediately start bemoaning the state of clutter and … Continue reading →

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Fork You Live: Flippin' eggs

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Marisa

[viddler id-8d56eedb h-370 w-437] Last month’s egg-oriented Fork You Live is finally up and ready for your consumption!  I’m not quite done writing up the recipes, but I should have those up over on forkyou.tv by the end of the … Continue reading →

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