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Category: Things I Love

DIY Planter Box
Miscellaneous, Things I Love Posted onMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

L&L Project :: DIY Planter Box

For many years I’ve kept my herbs in pots. Last year, I had so many that it was a pain when I needed to move […] Read More

Warren Buffett's Annual Letter to Shareholders
Miscellaneous, Out and About, Things I Love Posted onMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021

Six things communicators – and their CEOs – can learn from Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders

Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. dropped on Feb. 27, and there’s several lessons that communicators (and their executives) can learn […] Read More

Recipe for Shrimp Corn Chowder
Cooking, Things I Love Posted onJanuary 19, 2021January 20, 2021

Recipe :: Delicious and Creamy Shrimp Corn Chowder

Nothing says winter like a delicious bowl of chowder. It is hearty and warm and just what you need when going outside requires too many […] Read More

Refinishing an Antique Bookcase
Miscellaneous, Things I Love Posted onDecember 24, 2020January 18, 2021

L&L Project :: Refinishing Antique Bookcase

Refinishing this bookcase has been on my project list for several years. I’ve never refinished a piece of furniture, but with all the DIY help […] Read More

Out and About, Things I Love Posted onMay 9, 2019May 12, 2019

Out and About :: Holy Land

Earlier this year I had the privilege of traveling to the Holy Land. I didn’t plan to blog about it, but since coming home I’ve […] Read More

Forx cheese
Cooking, Out and About, Things I Love Posted onAugust 25, 2018August 25, 2018

Field Trip :: Forx Farm Artesian Cheese Creamery

Last weekend while my husband and I were away celebrating our wedding anniversary, we stumbled upon a wonderful gem – Forx Farm. We were attracted […] Read More

In the Dark Podcast
Podcast, Things I Love Posted onAugust 16, 2018

Podcasts :: Recommendations, Part 2

I wrote a year or so ago about some podcast recommendations and how listening to them had cut into my time for audio books. This […] Read More

lemon sugar cookies
Cooking, Things I Love Posted onJune 2, 2018June 17, 2019

Recipe :: Lemon Sugar Cookies

I can pretty accurately track a five star rating scale for recipes I try based on my husband’s response: 1 star = “I’m OK if […] Read More

Cooking, Things I Love Posted onApril 16, 2018July 6, 2018

Recipe :: Trifle in a Glass

It feels like cheating to call this a recipe, so perhaps consider it a gentle reminder: the same recipe you make in a large trifle […] Read More

Things I Love Posted onFebruary 3, 2018July 10, 2018

Love :: Pegs & Jokers

Six years ago, I wrote about a card game that my husband and I learned from our neighbors that very much became an addiction for […] Read More

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Elisabeth's bookshelf: read

Thunderstruck & Other Stories
it was amazing
Thunderstruck & Other Stories
by Elizabeth McCracken
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
it was amazing
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
by Ann Patchett
The Great Alone
liked it
The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
really liked it
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
When Rabbit Howls
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When Rabbit Howls
by Truddi Chase

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