Farfaraway... Vox 2009-12-18T04:49:10Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398a4351e0001/ Yay for Christmas!! tag:vox.com,2009-12-17:asset-6a00e398a4351e00010123ddca7f5b860b 2009-12-17T19:20:47Z 2009-12-18T04:49:10Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Mine is like this, except white...

Paul gave me an early Christmas present last night: a KitchenAid mixer! Anyone who knows me knows that I love to bake. For years I've been using a little $25 handheld mixer, and it's served me well...until it died a few days ago while making a ba...

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]]> I have a freaking COLD tag:vox.com,2009-12-07:asset-6a00e398a4351e00010123dddbb286860c 2009-12-07T19:20:14Z 2009-12-10T21:54:42Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This morning I posted here on Vox, started a batch of cookies, then took the dogs for a walk. I felt totally fine. Immediately upon returning from my walk, however, I am stricken with sneezing and a stuffy nose. Sure enough, I have a cold, as if ...

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]]> Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! tag:vox.com,2009-11-24:asset-6a00e398a4351e00010123ddc2228c860b 2009-11-24T20:28:55Z 2009-11-24T22:41:03Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I leave for Baltimore in just a few hours and won't be back here again until next week. Happy Thanksgiving to all my Vox friends...I hope you have a wonderful holiday with a great meal and even better company...

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]]> Book review: Live Through This tag:vox.com,2009-11-18:asset-6a00e398a4351e00010123ddd45a22860c 2009-11-18T13:12:42Z 2009-11-19T15:10:05Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Live Through This: A Mother's Memoir of Runaway Daughters and Reclaimed Love

Just finished this book last night, and I highly recommend it. I originally read about it in Poets and Writers, and I finished it in two days. I couldn't put it down, which is rare for me to say about a book any more. This is Debra Gwartney's un...

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]]> Question for fellow Blackberry users tag:vox.com,2009-11-04:asset-6a00e398a4351e00010123ddb90145860b 2009-11-04T22:56:28Z 2009-11-06T14:04:31Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I got my first Blackberry last week and I LOVE it. Wish I'd done it ages ago, and well worth the extra $30 a month I'll add to my phone bill. But there are some things I'm still trying to figure out. My biggest issue is the appointment calendar. ...

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]]> I heart morons tag:vox.com,2009-10-13:asset-6a00e398a4351e00010123ddc2a71d860c 2009-10-13T21:59:24Z 2009-10-14T15:10:32Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Seen today on the back of a circa-1980s Ford pickup truck window: a faux Calvin (a la Calvin and Hobbes) peeing on the words "Liberal Ideology." There's so much there that I can't even comment. Thanks for making my day, stoopid.

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]]> Stupid effing cats tag:vox.com,2009-10-03:asset-6a00e398a4351e00010123dda8d2db860b 2009-10-03T21:36:47Z 2009-10-19T18:40:47Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I have a cat stalking my birdfeeders, damn it. He's a big fat calico who's hanging out underneath my single boxwood, waiting for the chance to pounce on the groundfeeding birds. I need to come up with a way to block him out of his little hidey-ho...

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]]> And on to breakfast... tag:vox.com,2009-09-17:asset-6a00e398a4351e00010123dda32217860b 2009-09-17T15:06:09Z 2009-09-17T16:03:00Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This absolutely delicious breakfast sandwich came from the Flat-Belly Diet Cookbook that I posted about the other day: Toasted English muffin spread with 2 tbsp. almond butter and 1 tbsp. orange marmalade, topped with 4 thin apple slices, then pu...

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]]> Best. Lunch. Ever. tag:vox.com,2009-09-16:asset-6a00e398a4351e00010123ddb7b681860c 2009-09-16T16:22:50Z 2009-09-16T20:33:35Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Pan-seared garlic pistachio panko-encrusted tilapia. Steamed broccoli and cauliflower with Italian herbs, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. A glass of coconut milk. YUM!

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]]> Awesome cookbook tag:vox.com,2009-09-15:asset-6a00e398a4351e000101240b5d70ac860e 2009-09-15T01:31:27Z 2009-09-15T20:08:59Z Farfaraway http://farfaraway909.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Flat Belly Diet! Cookbook

This is an amazing cookbook...super healthy and tasty recipes. I just got it at the library today after seeing some of the recipes on the Today show a few weeks back, and the dishes they showcased looked mouth-watering. I will definitely be buying...

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