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Mt. Tam:
Read more: Mt. Tam:A deep dive into a California triple-cream icon Cowgirl Creamery was founded in 1994 by Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, longtime friends and veterans of the San Francisco food scene. Their résumés included stints at…
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What We Keep
Read more: What We KeepAlarm clocks, towels, fur coats, and other unlikely Christmas survivors At the tail end of this summer, the Amazon Christmas toy catalogue showed up in the mail. My little Lulu, now seven, pounced on it…
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Still Thankful
Read more: Still ThankfulNext generation = fine dining survives. I’ll eat to that! Meet Mia I’ll be honest — I’ve always been a little conflicted about GoFundMe. My generation was raised on the gospel of “figure it out…
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Looks like a little Smack Talk
Read more: Looks like a little Smack TalkNormally I don’t write a second blog post so soon after hitting “publish,” but after the last one, I got feedback. Specifically from one highly opinionated reader: JZ. He tried to leave a comment on…
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Roll All the Way to La Louisiana
Read more: Roll All the Way to La LouisianaOverindulgence at Its Finest No Beads Required This month happens to be my birthday, so I wanted to write about one of my most memorable ones—18 years ago, to be exact—when we decided to follow…
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What Haunts You
Read more: What Haunts YouJASON, MICHAEL, THE SAWYER FAMILY? Or Angel of Music forever in your head… Original post 10.20.2023 then uploaded here. Please disregard “canvas editor” on some of the photos. I give up trying to get rid…
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And Just Like That
Read more: And Just Like ThatIt’s time to shop for shoes School shoes that is I’ll be upfront with you — I’m not an And Just Like That fan, and I didn’t really watch Sex and the City when it…
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Stuff I Love (But I’m Not Selling Anymore)
Read more: Stuff I Love (But I’m Not Selling Anymore)Because I’ll find something better. I hope. The other day I was doing a casual wander through Target—not even on the hunt, which is rare for me—when I saw two different people pick up jars,…
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A Big FU: Fabulously Unexpected
Read more: A Big FU: Fabulously UnexpectedWhat: Rosé Balsamic VinegarNickname: Rosé My Way I’ll admit it—I didn’t order this on purpose. I thought I was restocking white balsamic and was a little puzzled when this blush bottle showed up. Between the…
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The Three Titans of Cheese
Read more: The Three Titans of CheeseAre women And I’ve met them all! I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting all three of these women. I mean, not like they would remember me by any means, but I’ve crossed paths with…









