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Cooking in the Cottage

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At the risk of looking like a total fool (and I often do) I’m posting this little video we made the other night while cooking dinner. It was cold and windy out, which is why the shades are pushed into the window openings, and we were playing a favorite tune. Hijinks like this are the norm in our little cottage.

Starring: Don, Claudia, Scout and Riley
Don: the chef; in baseball cap
Claudia: in old sweater, baggy jeans and no makeup
Scout: looking for crumbs
Riley: looking for crumbs
Filmed: with iPhone
Quality: going for an edgy, cinema verite feel; in other words, totally amateur
Fun level: high

(I have 2 posts up today, there’s one with actual pretty pictures right below.)

The Woods are Lovely…

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Yesterday, I took a walk. I needed some fresh air and time and space to contemplate the year ahead. We are fortunate to have a rail trail nearby and I don’t take advantage of it often enough. The temperature was balmy for this time of year and the sun was shining. iPhone in hand, I took some pictures along the way.

Alert from the Spelling Police:

You are being cited for “One too many N’s.”

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep.
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

(Robert Frost)

Thank You

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Good morning on this first day of 2012.

As I start a new year, my 4th year of blogging, I want to take a moment to thank you.

:: Thank you for your friendship. Because of blogging, my world has expanded. I am so grateful for the many friends I have made. And friends you are.

:: Thank you for your patience. I try to be honest here on this old blog and write from my heart. That means I occasionally step up on my soapbox and let ‘er rip. No one has ever accused me of being passionless and that passion sometimes overflows and I simply have to write. And you, my friends, read what I have to say and agree or disagree and that’s what makes it all worthwhile. (Once a teacher, always a teacher.)

:: Thank you for your kindness and compassion. In the midst of all that’s going on in my life, I know I can write about it and you will listen. Sometimes I just allude to something. Sometimes the enormity of it all cannot be contained and I have to write about it at length. Through it all, you are there, with words of wisdom and love.

:: Thank you for your sense of humor.I have a wicked sense of humor. So do you. Most of the time, I see the world through a humorous prism. Your humor shines through in your comments and I often laugh out loud as I read them.

:: Thank you for your generosity.You are so generous, my friends, with advice, with words that touch my heart, with ideas, with unexpected presents for no reason other than you care, with wisdom.

:: Thank you for taking a moment out of your day to leave a comment. I am busy. You are busy. Sometimes I want to leave a comment on a blog post and I simply don’t have the time or energy. That must happen to you, too. So I deeply appreciate it when you do. I’ve said before how much I love the dialogue that happens here. It makes my day.

:: Thank you for following.If you are a follower, thank you. I appreciate every one of you.

:: Thank you to all my newer readers. I appreciate the wonderful emails and comments you’ve left. If I can find you, I promise to visit each of you in the days ahead.

:: Thank you for enriching my life.

May your 2012 be filled with blessings, 
each and every day.

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