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Eveylyn's Guide to Gracious Coastal Georgia Living...
From Facebook this time last year:
For Lee, Bunny, Kathy and other devotees of gracious coastal Georgia living, I will try to put into words the thoughts and actions of my late, great Coastal Georgia born 'n bred mom. She considered herself quite the Island hostess from their home on Kings Way, St. Simons Island, in the years before I was born. She ( Read more... ) -
Thinking back....
I was just sitting, reminiscing about Jess, my beloved yellow labrador retriever. It dawned on my that she died on the Thursday after Valentine's Day two years ago today in 2010.
I'm not trying to be morbid or elicit comments of sympathy here - I just always look back with a combination of fondness and sense of loss around this time of year. She was ( Read more... ) -
Phil day!
Happy Groundhog day!
Not to leave out the other significant 'Phil' event for the day: Happy Birthday greatbearmd!
Hope you're having a terrific day, sir!
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Saturday.....
It's a beautiful, crisp and slightly warm day here in NC. Nice...
We went to the Middle Eastern market in Raleigh to buy ingredients for Brian to make a sweet cookie treat called sambusik.
With the nuts and rose-water syrup going on, the place smells like heaven. Less heavenly is Brian grousing that no one, himself included, can cook Lebanese cuisine ( Read more... ) -
Until I can get the real thing....
I've spotted a very nice postwar Packard, likely a Clipper or perhaps a Super, several times this past week. Until I can catch it in the wild and add to my Down on the Durham Streets collection, you'll have to make do with this contemporary brochure illustration:
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International delights....
Brian's younger brother in Germany and his wife sent us this treasure trove of tasty holiday goodness.
I'm not sure what all of this is, aside from sweets.
The one with the kittens on it intrigues me. It's not for pets, I'm certain .... so why the cute kittehs?
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