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2018: A Year of Exploration
Happy Almost New Year, dear readers! I’m really excited about 2018. Sadly, this past year has really not turned out how I expected it to. I suffered a lot of setbacks in terms of employment and the loss of our dear Maggie dog. When 2017 started, I had this great idea that I would go…
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Goodbye Maggie
A sad post script to last week’s post. Our sick little Maggie dog did not recover from her holiday illness. We took her to the vet ER on Christmas day and made the difficult decision to have her put to sleep on Wednesday. Maggie was diagnosed with lymphoma just a week after Chris, the corgis,…
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Happy-Ish Holidays
They say that one of the biggest problems with social media is that it inspires you to compare your life to the glamorized version of your friends’ lives. Perhaps nothing brings that out more than the holiday season. My Instagram and Facebook foods are overflowing with holiday posts. “Here’s my beautiful Christmas tree!” “Wow, what…
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Sips by Tea Subscription Box — First Impressions
If you know me at all, you know that I Love Tea, as explained in depth in that blog post. So I was pretty excited to sign up for the Sips by Tea Subscription Box. Now, I’ve done a few makeup subscription box in the past, and spoken with friends who do others, and ultimately…
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Ashiya Teriyaki in Lynnwood
I think one of the things that has surprised me the most about living in WA is how many teriyaki joints there are, especially out here in Snohomish County. I’m not sure I remember seeing quite so many when I lived in Tacoma, but up here… I think there are more teriyaki places in my…
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An Afternoon at LizzyKate Tea Shop
I didn’t have any plans for my Sunday afternoon, maybe just a little housework and some Netflix. But knowing I’ve been dealing with some stress, my bestie Niffer offered to take me out for tea. Well if you know me you know I never say no to tea, so off we went! Oddly enough, there…
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The Northwest Chocolate Festival, 2017
Do you love chocolate? Do you enjoy tasting different single-origin chocolates and bars with unusual inclusions? Do you have a high tolerance for crowds? Then the Northwest Chocolate Festival is the event for you. Last year, I attended the festival with my friend Niffer. We had a good time and vowed to return. This year…
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I love tea
You know what I love? No matter the weather, I love a good hot cup of tea. Although I may get chased out of Seattle for saying this, I’ve never developed a taste for coffee. But tea? I can drink tea any time of the day. Hot, iced, black, green, herbal, I love it all.…
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween, everyone! I hope your holiday is going well. It’s just after 7pm as I sit down to write this and we have so far only had one family of trick-or-treaters (two adults with a toddler). The corgis were very excited to receive the attention, especially Daisy who is wearing her beetle wings from…
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I’m Learning Dutch
I’ve always wanted to speak more than one language — but I haven’t always wanted to put in the effort to actually learn one. Growing up as a home school student, I didn’t get the usual mandatory couple of years of language classes that most kids take in high school. As an adult, Chris, some…
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The Displaced Cactus
Adventures of a former desert dweller transplanted to Washington
