Gone to CarolinaA Minnesota family becomes southern by choice(Untitled)- January 9, 2007 Sometimes you can buy generic foods and other times you can not. Harris Teeter coffee is a NOT!!!! It is so bad that I'm going to actually throw out an entire bag of it and the pot of coffee I made with it this morning and START OVER! So there is your consumer advice for the day.http://blogs.salon.com/0002224/2007/01/09.html#a959 (Untitled)- January 8, 2007 It is true that I still have not cut back my rose bushes. There's no excuse for it, really. It's one of those things where you think about doing it and it's raining (been doing a lot of that lately) or it's nice out and you don't think of it at all. I'm not sure at what point I'll be too late. But I'll definitely try to get to it this week. And I'm really hoping this week to get the rest of my Christmas shopping done. That's right. Christmas shopping. For 2006. Still no Nintendo Wii in this...http://blogs.salon.com/0002224/2007/01/08.html#a958 (Untitled)- January 4, 2007 Coldwater Creek. Whoda thunk it I see the catalogs all the time but nothing ever trips my trigger. I've walked into their stores and right back out, uninspired. I don't know why. Their stuff is nice. Tuesday afternoon I walked into their newest store right by our new Target, hoping that I might just find a basic pair of black pants. Oh, I found them alright. And a sweater and a blouse. And there is more there I'd go back for. 70% off most of the stuff was. It was good. And easy. Except the...http://blogs.salon.com/0002224/2007/01/04.html#a957 (Untitled)- January 2, 2007 It was a very nice New Year's weekend. Saturday morning I made a triple-chocolate cheesecake, which turned out to be simply stunning. Buddy Cassie came over and helped with the mixing and some tips on the bain-marie(water bath). She's a cheesecake whiz. It was so easy and with such spectacular results, that I'm finding myself hoping we get invited to something or that there will a potluck at church so I can justify making another. I certainly can't whomp up one for just the four of...http://blogs.salon.com/0002224/2007/01/02.html#a956 |