It’s been a busy end of August.  More in a few days when my fingers aren’t cramped from writing non-bloggish things.

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My thirteen took a road trip this week over to Beyond The Veil.  Usually I’d do a seperate one here, but sis rolled in last night right before dinner time, and the mango rum drinks started flowing.  And a few bottles of red.  And some beer.
And then my alarm went off 4 hours after I [...]

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The bowl of plums?  $1 for the bunch.  They were juicy, sweet, and made a delicious plum crumb cobbler for dessert tonight.

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I have a bit up over at Beyond The Veil today about St. Augustine – one of my favorite places, and luckily for me only a short hour drive down the coast. Stop over and chat about ghost tours if you’ve got a minute.
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I spent almost three hours yesterday sitting at the car dealership, [...]

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I just found Do You Kiss Your Mother With That Mouth?
I admire creativity in language, and this site has it in spades. Some of those words had me rolling on the floor laughing. Some of them I had to click on “Define” to even know what they meant (in my defense, three of them [...]

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“Every once in a while I’ll have one of those days when I’ve fed the fish, cleaned 10 poops from the patio, taken the cat to the vet, sewn my son’s stupid karate stars on until my fingers bleed and made sure that he has everything, and he wakes up and goes, ‘Oh, what’s for [...]

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It’s the first day of the last week of summer break.  It’s been a good one – we had a trip to my sisters, a weekend at a resort, 4th of July fun, and lots of days in the pool.  But (like moms everywhere) I’m ready to pack my kids off to school for a [...]

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{Featured Flickr Feast by kumquatgirl}
Appetizer
What is your favorite kind of pie? Mmmm, pie. Favorite would probably be apple, but peanut butter and chocolate is a close second. And key Lime. And cherry. Pumpkin. Ok I’ll stop here.
Soup
Name something that made you smile this week. Watching my [...]

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(I blogged over at Beyond The Veil today too – 13 things about author Carolan Ivey.  Come read about rum, chocolate, and sexy books!)

Today we’re going to see just how well Google knows me – Here are
Thirteen Things Google Says Ember Loves :
Ember loves …
1 her catnip! “It makes my head go all fuzzy!” [...]

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