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Happy New Year of the Water Dragon! Gung Hay Fot Choy. Sun Nien Fai Lok!

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This year, Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) 4709 - begins on Monday, January 23, 2012. The celebration begins that day and continues for two weeks. When I was a kid growing up in San Francisco, CNY was BIG. Bigger n' Christmas, it was. Really. That surprises a lot of people who know me but did not grow up in households that emphasized the importance of this holiday. Where I live now is quite

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a website of lists. so cool! and here is a related, website of letters. also lots of fun. ooooooh. another! thanks to Shaun Usher  for all of the above.

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the 'Bag Cinch' by OXO. it's DollinkHubby's new fave-o-right thing. fact of the matter is ... ... DH is the one who tossed a 3-pack of Bag Cinches into our cart whilst shopping at Tar-Zhay last week. and boyohboy is that man gaga over how well these little cinchy wonders work on our cello bags o' bread. but then, he is easily amused. actually, the Bag Cinch does work very well indeed.

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It's the dreaded Twilight Zone Week between Christmas Cheer and New Year WhoKnowsWhat. Yet my Christmas tree lights are still twinkling. Ever bright. During this (relatively) calm time - is when I enjoy the holidays most. Even though I do inevitably feel a little post holiday letdown. Even so I send an xo to all and to all a good night.

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i have Sharpie Marker luv. yes. i do. some time back, somewhere around 10 years (imagine that?!?) ago ??!!??, i bought two sets of Sharpie pens from Costco. a set of 24 assorted colors of this size: and another variety pack of 24 colors of this size: these two sets o' markers have been used more than any other markers i've purchased over the many years of the many decades. why? the

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for Pandora internet radio.There are other such online stations, but I'm doing very well by Pandora, thank you very much.What's not to love about 'Creating your own stations' to listen to via computer/device/whatever.One station I've been hooked on is my 'Cole Porter Radio' station.Luv luv luv it.

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1) hold their own hands (more often than not, massaging one hand with the other). 2) talk to salespeople whilst getting rung up at the register - in conversation - as if they and the clerk were sitting down together for a nice chitchat over a cuppa - instead of having a brief customer-to-salesperson encounter. 3) carry tissue (aka Kleenex) in their pockets. 4) touch the skin at the throat

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'Doc'. The story of John Henry Holliday. written by Mary Doria Russell. Best read at least on my bedside table in a long long while. More so if you favor, as I do - the western genre in non-fiction/ historical fiction and tv/film. Bonus: if you're a fan of the 1993 film 'Tombstone', you'll be visualizing Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday whilst reading this book. Sure as shootin'.   P.S. '

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i'm a gal with a Gal Crush on the character of Miriam Grant (played to perfection by Rosamund Pike) in this movie: Barney's Version. i also think it brilliant (and has to have been done purposely by the art director/wardrobe consultant) ~~ the use of the color teal/aqua/turquoise in Miriam's wardrobe to define and highlight Miriam's character. Paul Giamatti never disappoints, and the

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The 'F' Word is Frugal. which is not to say Cheap aka Stingy or Miserly. I don't go for Cheapness but I am a fan of Frugal. Alas, I too often suffer the slings and arrows directed at the Frugal Minded. Though I am admittedly only Frugal at times. My personal lifestyle nod to being Frugal means doing stuff like the following, which irks some people no end: (1) I re-wash and re-use plastic

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Cold cereal + milk. Kinda ho-hum. Cold cereal + milk + slices of banana on top. Less ho but still hum. Two, three or four kinds of cereal, related in flavor but unrelated in texture and shape + milk + slices of banana is a Cereal Cocktail. a real taste treat. = YUM. So, go ahead. Don't be affeared. Life is short. Mix your cereals, but with thought and consideration as to the combination.

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(to begin, a hand clapping song from my youth ---) a sailor went to sea sea sea to see what he could see see see but all that he could see see see was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea it's come to my attention - the span of which is remarkably short these days - that there are few, if any, sailors to be found (anymore) in the great port city of San Francisco. photo from foundsf.org

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When people (not just anyone, but those who I consider friends) come to visit my home for the first time, I almost always - give a house tour. Our home isn't large. Our home isn't fancy. There are no brand spankin' new kitchen countertops, cabinetry or flooring to show off. Our wall to wall carpeting is old, buckled in places and, truth be told, could use a deep and thorough shampooing. Well.

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baby corn.       really IS corn! who knew?!? baby corn is an actual ear of corn, plucked just as the silk forms but well before the the poor little thing has a chance to grow to bona fide corn cob maturity. plucked too soon! what a waste of a perfectly good cob of corn. baby corn is frequently used in Chinese cooking as a filler veggie. i don't like to eat it. if you must, give me

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Continental lake quiet

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When it comes to floors, there are basically two kinds of people. Those who sit on the floor and those who do not sit on the floor. The former are Floor People. The latter are - well, they are Not Floor People. Over the years, I've taken note that quite a number of my relatives and friends don't, won't or can't sit on the floor. I make no judgment, it's just an observation. Those who do sit on

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click on the 'water' to feed the turtles! these three little guys will also follow your mouse around their swim area. feed the fish by clicking on the 'water'. they too will 'follow your mouse' in their tank.     from the website:"Here is your number one companion – cute, talented and loyal.  He can sit, lie down and roll over.  Try giving him a pet and

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The house I wish to live in -     older quaint cozy comfortable charming. tidy pretty solid loved. Image of Woods, birds, twittering, animal sound It will be - and feel like a home.

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i'm a little teapotfeeling low down.here is my cracked lidhere is my frown.when i get all pissed offswearing abounds.best tip me over andsmash me to the ground.

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bestest. in my humble. I especially like 'going through' the sparkly starry ring of one of the planets. This takes place between the credit line for Tim Russ (as Tuvok) and Jeri Ryan (as Seven of Nine). Oooooooh! Cheap Thrills!!!! The only thing not quite right about the opening theme is this. Even so, I forgive the creators of the show for this tiniest of itty bitty infractions. One must

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based on hard evidence - the jury has determined - that i am - indeed - a hoarder. as many of you regular readers this blog know --- around here, merge n' purge is the name of the home reorganization game. this week, i've been pulling even more stuff out of closets/drawers/cabinets -- and been finding myself knee deep. quite. the majority of these items are things that i have been saving,

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for the longest time, my fave color was red. deep dark rich red. then blue became my favorite. the next favored color was green. first, a desaturated comfortable passive green. after that, i enjoyed looking at anything in a bright fresh energetic leafy green. now i think my favorite color is back to being blue. maybe. most of the garments i knit are some shade of blue. many of my dresses are

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There is nothing like a ritual, and each morn, I look forward to my ritual in the home kitchen. After awakening, I walk, slowly and deliberately - from bedroom into kitchen. Our home is small, so the distance from room to room is a short one, albeit long enough to shake off the sleepies. After surveying the situation to see if there are any unexpected surprises (a note of 'Hello' or 'Please do

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aka Your Yin is Outta Whack with My Yang aka A Few, Just a Few, of My MANY Pet Peeves aka I Loves Me a Curmudgeonly Blogpost * wall mounting a flat screen TV above a fireplace. - besides providing a small amount of warmth, fireplaces traditionally evoke a sense of the heart of the home. The Hearth. peaceful, crackling, mesmerizing. quiet yet interactive - prompting some, or a great deal - of

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up. down. and upside down. on how to proceed with my blogging. here's what i've decided to do. rather than drop this blog entirely and start up a whole new one ---- for, y'see ---- i've already got a second, photo blog to maintain as well as a third, artsy fartsy one with ongoing painting projects > this one is 'private' and only gets updated once or twice a year... so, yes. i've decided to

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I've been sitting here staring, for the longest time, at a blank blog page. What to do. What to do. So let me tell you what's on my mind, short of delving into an interesting blog topic that might engage your interest for the next minute or three. Let's talk about keeping a blog and writing blog posts for it. Personal blogs. Like this one. b's blog has always been about a little bit o' dis

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sometimes, when not pondering life's deeper spiritual and philosophical questions, I get to wondering about every day, mundane and rather - yes - nonsensical things. Take, for example, the following few not-so-mind-numbing ruminations: Do women still.... wear hair curlers to bed? or is this uncomfortable practice gone by the wayside? no - not gone. it's still being done. wear see-through (

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road surface markers. there are many types, made of various materials. the markers i'm referring to in this post are the lines which serve to separate lanes on the highway. sometimes they are painted on. sometimes they are raised bumps installed onto the surface of the road. they are lines of demarcation, and such a simple idea, providing drivers with a sense of order to what would otherwise be

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Monday night. America. 8PM. ABC/BBC. His is the voice which announces the official start of each episode of Dancing With the Stars, as he states most enthusiastically: 'Live! - from Hollywood!' During the course of the show, and prior to each dance number of the competition, he also introduces the individual couples and the style of dance they are about to perform. Who IS that guy? His name

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Folks, cheap thrills abound here.I'm lovin' me some fun new fonts.Available here.Free. This is one of my faves.No surprise there, right?

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...at the number/variety of garlic presses, crushers and smashers I've purchased/used over the years. If memory serves, there have been at least five different types of garlic-related accoutrements in my inventory of kitchen tools... ...which doesn't sound like much, but that's five more than a person really has any need for. How tough to crack open the papery skin of a garlic clove? Not very

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I am constantly moving things around our humble abode - shifting and sifting, as it were - the contents of drawers, corners, shelves, closets, what have you. Evaluating and re-evaluating the use and purpose and aesthetic of each and every item. Organizing, purging aka de-cluttering, rearranging. It is my lot in life to keep shifting until the shift settles and I'm OK to live with it for awhile.

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What? Who? When? Nothin' much to do with the song video by Queen, but I needed something catchy to draw you in. Now that you're here, if the actual subject fails to move n' groove ya, sit back, play the vid and enjoy the beat. The topic is ETIQUETTE. Basic politeness. People-to-people rules of conduct that, when followed, help to keep the lot of us - civil (???) Remember? Golden Rule and all

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which will be another curmudgeonly one (i know you love these best, btw)... chaw on this vid for awhile. if you've been a regular reader (can't imagine why, i have less than nothing to say these days), thanks for your continued patience as i wax and wane between posts. blog post writing can be oh-so-time consuming, and time is something i've been a-wastin'. (regarding the cartoon --- if you

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that I've yet to come across a pair of Aerosole shoes that I do not like. Very much. Aerosole manufactures truly comfy footwear. and stylish too.    (pictured: Aerosole Gintle Soul Sandal. I want these)

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ballroom dancin' then. looser, freer, smoother, casual yet practiced, natural movements. 'Easy'. ballroom dancin' now. sharper, more precise, major acrobatics. exaggeration of natural movements. 'Stompier'.

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FOT CHOY. It's the year of the Metal, or Metallic Rabbit. Only comes around once every 60 years. I was born in 1951 and here it is, 60 years later, and I get to experience another Metallic Rabbit Year. Yep. Pretty dang special. BTW, when I was growing up in San Francisco Chinatown, Chinese New Year was bigger than Christmas. WAY BIGGER. No 'dis' on Christmas, it's just how things were

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e·clec·tic  (-klktk) adj.1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy.2. Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources. chic. + mixy. + artsy. + soothing. + surprising. + playful. + cozy. + coordinated. + organized. + practical. + joyful. + welcoming. + homey

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    ~ 1977 ~

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Missing in action: a veggie garden. Aka: The continuing saga of The Forest Dweller With No Damn Decent Place to Set Down Some Roots. ... It sure would be nice to plant these seeds if they even sprout, now that they are a bit old, since I bought them last year in time for a fine springtime veggie garden ... what is 'iffy' is that the area designated last year to be the new veggie garden may or

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fust code uv 2011. eechee troat. coff. dwippy dose. cungessjun. dwag.

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As a rule, I don't make New Year Resolutions. Hey - did I already state that last year or the year before? Perhaps in saying that I don't - I do. Hmmmmmm. So early into a new year and already I am toying with dichotomies. Is it yes? Is it no? Is it both yes and no? Acccccch. Let's move on, shall we? For you will, I have no doubt - wish to get through this one rather quickly... Not a Resolution

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'It's hot in this car, roll down the windows'. ''Looks like there's sand blasting up ahead, roll up the (car) windows, will ya?' Today I'm pondering the use of the verb 'roll' in regard to car windows. Isn't it fast becoming outdated? Most cars now have power-windows which go up or down by way of a .... what would you call it .... lever? button? switch? The automatic control is certainly not a

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where it stops - is down around my feet - and in a relatively short time from start to finish. Last weekend, I bought myself a Hula Hoop. Thought it might motivate me to move/exercise a wee bit. At the very least, 'something to do whilst watching TV'. Yeah, right. It's not a for real brand name Wham-O Hula Hoop, but a wannabe. The color is hot pink. It makes a whirring (aka wannabe 'shoop

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Some things are best left up to the Japanese. And not re-made for the Western Audience. Certain movies, f'rinstance. Case in point: 'Hachiko: A Dog's Tale' (2009). Perhaps American film makers should have left well enough alone with the original Japanese film from 1987 - titled 'Hachiko Monogatari'. The story of Hachiko is a true account of a dog's loyalty to his human owner/friend/soul mate

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That is the question. As evidenced by the plethora of opinions found on the internet, the subject of pantyhose is not a new topic. The most popular pondering on the topic of full lower body hosiery seems to be whether or not women wearing pantyhose (of the 'nylon' variety) aka tights - is still considered stylish. Also - if donning pantyhose is as practiced as once was. To go bare-legged is one

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Introducing a new label (not that I keep up so well with categorizing past posts that it justifies adding another label...). I'm calling this one Photo-Play. At times I find myself high and dry and at quite a loss to create a brand new chatty blog post. When this happens, I'll typically post a music or movie vid, courtesy of youtube, Hulu or the like. Otherwise, I am silent. Consequently, days

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Jacks. Jump Rope. Marbles. Dodge Ball. 4 Square aka ABC. Hop Scotch. Red Rover Red Rover. Chinese Jump Rope (always with a homemade 'rope' of rubber bands) Tag. Roller skating.  Hide n' Seek. This is the short list of street and playground games I used to play as an elementary school kid, growing up in the North Beach/ Chinatown/Nob Hill district of San Francisco. The backyard of our rented

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OK, this may not be the most appetizing of blog topics.  Odd pic too, isn't it? But there's a good reason for me to choose it. Read on. Allow me to proceed with a mini missive on the subject of snot. Please. It may serve to enlighten you, as it did me. It is especially timely to write of snot because it appears in such generous quantities at this time of year. Explanation: Here in the

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and a couple of other trivial things to ponder today. Dust on and around computers and televisions. ... I only ever use an LCD monitor cleaner + a microfiber cloth to apply the cleaner with. But am willing to try a dryer sheet around the base of the computer. Maybe. The shape of a woman's lipstick. My tube of lipstick tends to take on the shape of something between a #2 and a #3. Walking

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Ted Talks. Entertaining. Smart. Inspiring. Super cooooooooooooooool. What's not to love? I have far too many favourite Ted talks to list here, but here is one to whet your appetite to seek out more to devour:

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Don't be fooled. This really isn't meant to be an Old MacDonald singalong. (Though the follow-the-bouncing cow is a cute touch, don't you think?) This post is actually about Old Macintosh computers. More specifically - MY old Mac computers. Here's the thing, I generally use a computer for MANY YEARS before replacing it with a new one. Typical life span of a computer in my home is ---- 6 years

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a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie in its entirety. Until today. Oh, maybe I've seen a few minutes of one. Once. A long time ago. In JCVD,  Jean-Claude Van Damme serves as executive producer. And get this - he's in the starring role, and plays none other than  ---- Jean-Claude Van Damme. The film is a huge departure (as advertised) from standard 1980's Van-Damme fare. The 90 minutes was easy to

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Colin Firth, is that YOU? Julianne Moore, You ROCK big time! Matthew Goode, so goshdurn PRETTY. Tom Ford, go to the HEAD of the class, Mr. Fashion. One word movie review: Stylin'

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Don't buy this one by Farberware, or any other Farberware basting spoon that looks like it. Why not this one? It is poorly designed. The weight of the comfy, cushy attractive handle throws the tool off-balance. When this spoon is used to stir something in a shallow cooking pan, then set to the side of that pan (with or without food in the spoon part) - the tool flips right out of the pan, due to

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to Little Ringo. I was a bit distracted with thisthatandtheother when July 7th rolled around this year. (This vid was chosen for a Happy Birthday to Ringo post because high on my 'List' is still - to 'dance with Ringo'.)

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Apologies. I've been Absent With Out Leave for a while, so nibble on a little T.o.P. for a bit and I'll be right back - with some GOOD STUFF.

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There really was an Elvira Madigan. I was 16 years old when I 'met her', by way of the 1967 Swedish movie of the same name; the title character played by Pia Degermark. Directed by Bo Widerberg. When the film 'Elvira Madigan' played at my neighborhood theater, I went to see the evening showing several times that week: after school/dinner/ homework. I recall sitting through it several times

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Sunnygrams. Such a good thing. Last year, we set Mom-in-Law up with a Sunnygram account. She has been receiving weekly, via snail mail - for real, hard-copy (yes, printed on paper!) newsletters. Each newsletter is filled with news and photos of - Mom-in-Law's family. How to? Those who are on her 'Sunnygram contact list' submit e-mails in her name to the Sunnygram company. Each week's

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to write a blog post. b's blog posts serve as reminders to myself of the minutiae which criss-crosses my addled brain at any given moment. Essentially, I write a blog post for ME. At the same time, by publishing such nonsensical trivia to this site, the missives become my gift to blog readers who happen along now and again. Whether your visits are by accident (clicking on a Google'd link) and

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What's not to love about The Small Dinner Party?Especially when it is a little (don't panic now - just a tad) - formal in presentation. The Small Dinner Party should not be an uptight affair. Never overdone. What it could/should be is just a bit more stylish than a crowd of people eating out of serving dishes, using paper plates/cups, plastic cutlery. Nothing at all wrong with that, mind you.

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Now THAT, my dear - is a tattoo worth having! Here's a crazy video of what happened...

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There are lots of ways to approach the knitting of socks. One approach is not to do it at all. But that's not for me. I love knitting socks. Once upon a time, I never thought I'd make such a statement, as sock knitting is labor intensive. Yet I find that it suits me. I started with tiny knitting needles made of bamboo - 4 (sometimes 5) little sticks with points at both ends. Skinny yarn. A

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Earlier this week, I donated to Goodwill - 9 of the 11 Alexandra Stoddard books I own. Alexandra Stoddard is a designer and an inspirational life coach. She's written books - lots of them. I purchased quite a few during the 1980's and have read all of them. Voraciously. Cover to cover. Now I'm moving the books on, so that someone else might enjoy and learn from them. Passing on the volumes

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Once upon a time in a galaxy far far away, I loved Bosco. Bosco is a chocolate flavored syrup most often added to milk to make: you guessed it: chocolate milk. Instantaneously. Like Nestle's Quik - only much much better. Bosco makes cold or hot milk palatable. Bosco can also be drizzled (generously) over ice cream for a delectable chocolate sundae. When I was a kid and gaga over Bosco, my fave

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Gustave Caillebotte. My first encounter with a painting by Gustave Caillebotte was decades ago, at an exhibit of French Impressionism in San Francisco. The entire show was amazing, but I was 'floored' (pun intended) by a large piece titled the 'Floor Scrapers' (there are at least two by this title, but it is this one that blew me away). The painting isn't appealing in the fresh and colorful way

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Due to very special, positive vibrations in the universe, a couple Dollinks-O-Mine and I are on the same wavelength this week. DollinkDaughterLLS blogged about IT on February 23rd. DollinkFriendD sent me an e-mail about IT today. What is IT? IT, my friends, is -- Letter Writing. Letter writing. Where you take an actual pen to an actual piece of paper to write greetings of hello and thoughts of

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It's high time for dim sum. I'll be going with a friend later this week for a dim sum lunch - to celebrate the Lunar New Year 4708: Year of the Tiger. Both of us can hardly wait. The proper approach to enjoying a meal of dim sum includes taking the time to pay attention to your fellow diner(s) by engaging in conversation. No, not just the mmmmmmm and ahhhhhhhh whilst downing each tasty bite,

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4708 新年快乐

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Amigurumi. Decided at the onset that I was NOT getting into this cutesy yarn play. I've got quite enough in the way of ongoing fiber projects on knit/crochet needles not to bother, thank you very much. Then, at the eleventh hour of the last holiday season, I found myself in the deep end of the arigurumi pool - by taking on the crocheting of not one, not two, but THREE 'Crobots' from this book.

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Check out the 'detachable counter' that accompanies Lion Brand online knitting patterns. PDC (Pretty Darn Cute) Just don't try to drag it off the computer screen...

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.. and yes - it was wonderful.

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= youtube video.

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If you've only one proper contraction in your repertoire, ... make it 'you're' instead of 'your' for 'you are'.

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When it comes to material things, I don't ask for much (well, not too much). Lifestyle of choice for the time being is to live fairly simply. That stated, I do keep an ongoing list of practical or just-for-fun items that I would someday like to purchase/ acquire. Stuff like: (1) a new vacuum cleaner - I would say that the old one we have 'sucks', but it does a rather poor job of that job. It's

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something. anything. as DollinkGranddaughterLBPS would say: 'For me'.

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Once in a great while, there appears a news article of trite importance to the world at large, yet adds a bit of contemplation to my day. Here is one such article. (Do listen to the audio as well)

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I welcome a brand new year - with one of my favourite movie tunes...

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I love a good documentary. One word movie review: AHA!

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It has been over two and a half weeks since my last drink post (forgive me, AA devotees, for I only open by being lite with borrowed slogan - due to embarrassment for lengthy time between posts). Dear Readers: I have been neglectful, and I do apologize. I've been here. But what have I been doing since that last blog post on the 4th? I've been spending precious time these last weeks

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I was changing sheets on the bed this morn. Flipping channels on the bedroom tv. Whistling whilst I worked. There on a movie channel was Meryl Streep in 'Mama Mia' - singing The Winner Takes it All. I'm not an Abba fan, but this song, sung and acted out so dang well by Meryl Streep - could not have been performed with more, well, let us say - gumption. The lady can sing AND act at the same

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No more shark's fin soup for you! Over the years, I confess to having enjoyed many a bowl of shark's fin soup. However, now that I am enlightened by this knowledge, I can easily forego the delicacy. There is still Bird's Nest Soup to consider. If it were not for the fact that I was raised on this stuff, the whole concept of using bird spitooie to make soup would gross me out. But it doesn't.

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OK, so this show might prove to be my next new tv addiction.

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Just watched 'Frozen River' (2008). The story takes place during the week before Christmas. As we are fast approaching the December holidays, it seems that viewing 'Frozen River' is timely. We live in such a socially stratified country - of Haves, Have Nots and all those in-between. Not only is this evident in our everyday lives, it is accentuated at the year-end holidays, when expectations of

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Look at what I just found on How StuffWorks: 'Top 10 Star Trek Technologies that Actually Came True'. I am living the Star Trek fantasy whenever on video Skype or video iChat with my DollinkDaughters and DollinkGDaughter. OK, beam me up! (oh, that one isn't ready yet...)

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Once upon a time, when my DollinkDaughters were little, they really had fun at Halloween. I think they still do, actually. Back then, I also enjoyed Halloween. Well, most everything about it anyway. Trips to the pumpkin farm, buying candy, a little decorating, a lot of seasonal brouhaha - all good. The one thing I never looked forward to with great anticipation was - the costumes. More

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James Turrell: 'Skyspace'

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This evening, I half-watched, half avoided - watching this movie. CGI was over-the-top awesome. Basic LifeIsCheap storyline. Starring Morgan Ya-Gotta-Love-Him Freeman, Angelina What's-With-That-Lower-Lip Jolie and James Gosh-He-Sure-Is-Capable-of-Varied-Acting-Roles McAvoy. ... One word movie review: RUDE! (According to your personal  movie preferences,  you can take this review in a  bad or

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When IS a bagel not a bagel? When it is reduced to being a bagel that is simply a slightly-heavier-than-white-bread-dough shaped into a humongous-bagel-looking-round. Almost all bagels from the local grocery store and so-called 'bagel eateries' fall under this description. Most of these bagels are, at best - insipid. Donut shaped breads are donut shaped breads, and not necessarily bagels.

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Finally, after years and years of coveting DollinkDaughterL's pair of Dansko clogs, I finally got a pair of my very own: I've been a wearer of clogs since the early 1970's, when I worked at a fancy shoe store* at Ghirardelli (say 'Gear-ah-delli') Square in San Francisco. My first pair were wooden soled, upper in brown suede, with a wide strap and buckle across the instep. Hiking up and down SF

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now BACK by popular demand! my banner header that is. wonder where she went off to? banner-napped by blogger? happy to have her back i am i am.

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egads! my blog header/banner has disappeared! at least it is gone from my firefox and safari pages. should i wait awhile and see if the header (with teapot morphing into turtle) reappears (due to a problem with blogger) or should i go hunting around for the darn thing? or give it up for dead and try to create a new header/banner? (i liked the old one real well and for another odd reason, it no

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'Here's your ears' sing a chorus of Mouseketeers to a special guest on Tuesday Guest Star Day (Mickey Mouse Club, circa 1950's). The Mousketeers then bestow upon the VIP a pair of glittery sparkly Mickey Mouse ears. Not standard issue, but pretty wowiezowie. After being crowned with the sparkly ears, that person then became an Honorary Mouseketeer. Nifty. In the 50's, like most American kids my

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b & Brenda Dayne = Best Friends Forever. Well, virtual friends anyway. A few years ago, after a very long hiatus - I returned to - knitting. Hold on hold on - don't click away just yet. This post is not so much about knitting as it is about connecting. To people. To places. To things. The stuff of living - for the finer nuances of the act and society of knitting does, indeed, reflect the

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