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Friday Flotsam

dried citrus / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRalay! I feel like I need to ask this again – what IS a sourdough starter???(?) YES, I googled it. Well, photos of it because I was on my phone and didn’t want to take too much time away from my book. (which one of its main characters is pretty much a sourdough starter.) I […]

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fancy lunch / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRurderrrrrr. I firmly believe there are two types of puzzle people. (yes we’re back to this subject, calm down.) Type one: the person who puts together a jigsaw puzzle while looking at the cover of the box for guidance. Type two: the person who sits down to work on a jigsaw puzzle, notices the box […]

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kids in leaf pile / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRoopy doopy loopy! WHOA. GUYS. So last weekend in Stories I made a strata reference from a Christmas movie. You know the one – The Family Stone. But this is the thing, about 1/3rd of the poll submitters (submitters?) didn’t know the movie! And there were thousands of submitters! (submitters cannot be right) Which is […]

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Fall street / bev cooks

FFFFFFFFFRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. Of COURSE it’s Paul Rudd. Why on earth would it not be Paul Rudd? It’s always been Paul Rudd. I know everyone’s laughing, everyone’s scratching their heads, everyone’s (even him which makes it that much better) confused and like whaaa? But I knew it all along. I’ve known it since CLUELESS, you guys. Well, […]

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fabric / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! r! r? POOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLAH! (jumping right in) Okay, I feel like this year especially the Internet is showing us VERA TEW two different camps of people regarding October 31st vs. November 1st. And that is – Christmas People. (said like Summer People in all Elin Hilderbrand novels) And it reminds me of that popular meme […]

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kids in the rain / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRalloweeeeeeeen! Let’s start with the obvious. What’s your favorite, F A V O R I T E Halloween candy? Look, this is permission for you to get ultra trashy with it. Because there is no “good” Halloween candy. Yet, we all know there’s definitely the “good” Halloween candy. Tell me what that is for you. […]

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front door / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR i d a y y y y y z z z z u u h h ! Have you ever noticed book carryovers? Because it happens to me ALL THE TIME. All.the.time. Like for instance, I’ll finish a book, then start a book, and there’s some bizarre commonality to them. A name (which is […]

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front porch / bev cooks

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFare you ever nervous how I’ll end this? POLL: What do we think about Pajama Day at school? Okay, as I pose this question, you must know – I don’t care one way or the other. The kids love it (for the most part), they think it’s funny (for the most part), and it makes […]

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fall tree / bev cooks

FrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRROCTOber! I have to have a colonoscopy. (oh, you needed a warning?) A colonoscopy. A butt hose. I have to do that thing. Why, you ask? Well, it wasn’t the call I’d expected yesterday morning from my doctor after waiting a couple of weeks for the poop-in-the-bucket results. (my mom is having a legit heart […]

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cheese plate / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRRRRRReeleeweeseepee! I have THEE most major announcement of all time. Biggest of my career. Of adulthood. OF MY LIFE. We’re thinking about signing up for the neighborhood fall leaf pickup this year. I know! Can you believe it?! This is HUGE. I’m a product of my father, you see, and not one to pay for […]

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