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• Creating Red Sauce when You’re Not Italian

  By Geek Goddess on January 2, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  …which I’m not. I’m about as WASP as you can get.  However, I really like the complex, rich flavors of  “Sunday Gravy” and will NOT buy sauce from jars or cans. I didn’t learn to make sauce at home.  (Note:… Read More ›

• Tangled WEBS of KNITTING!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on January 1, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  I am a boring knitter in that I tend to knit just a few patterns over and over.  I like scarves and hats.  I’d like to learn mittens. But I sure do love to knit! My husband suggested over the… Read More ›

• An Afternoon in Arles

  By Geek Goddess on December 31, 2012 • ( 4 )

  My friends and I took a short walk around central Arles one afternoon. This beautiful town was founded on the Rhône River around 800 BCE and eventually conquered by the Roman in 123 BCE. The site was a popular vacation… Read More ›

• Scrapbooking Exile!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 30, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  I live in a nice rural neighborhood. When my daughters were younger, they would go to “play group”, a get together of various moms and youngsters from the area. Later my daughters would babysit the younger children. While I wasn’t… Read More ›

• Don’t have a Krampus Kristmas!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 22, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  Twodifferentgirls wishes our readers a happy holiday, as we take a break this week to spend time with our family.  Best wishes for blog worthy presents, feasting and merry making! However, if anyone complains, tell them next winter solstice, the… Read More ›

• Les Baux de Provence, France

  By Geek Goddess on December 20, 2012 • ( 13 )

  Les Baux-de-Provence gets its name “baux” from a French word meaning cliff, and gives its name to bauxite, the aluminum ore that was discovered here in 1841. The lords of Les Baux ruled the Provence region during the Middle Ages,… Read More ›

• Paper Roses, from books!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  It was a very snowy day, and I had limited crafting supplies.  I decided to use a water damaged book to make flowers.  I’m sure someone has done this before. The pattern I used I first learned in first grade…. Read More ›

• Photos: More Market Day in Uzes

  By Geek Goddess on December 18, 2012 • ( 3 )

  I always enjoy seeing the markets in cities, so today, I share more of the color. Alas, you can’t smell the wonderful foods, the beautiful flowers, the earnest discussions of which is the proper cheese to go with which hand-made… Read More ›

• Christmas in Brussels, Part Two

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 17, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  One of our favorite spots to visit during the holiday season in Brussels was the town square area.  It’s an area filled with cafes and shops, though we knew where to eat just off the square where it was much… Read More ›

• Christmas in Brussels, Part One

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on December 16, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  Our family had to live in Europe for 2 Christmas seasons.  The “had” part is that my husband’s work required him to be there for Y2K, and for the Euro conversion (way more difficult than Y2K!)  The girls loved it…. Read More ›

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