Amy

This week ended up being busier than I anticipated, so this post is slightly delayed… to catch you up on my life, briefly, I took an Inauguration Vacation to Greenville, SC to visit my sister, brother in law, and niece.  The day before I arrived, they learned that “the apple has a stem” (as my [...]

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award season

With the Golden Globes on Sunday night, awards season is now in full swing.  Earlier this month, Entertainment Weekly shared their 25 movie you need to see before the Oscars, which includes (with my notes):

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Tammie and I saw this last weekend.  For the moviemaking alone, it’s worth the [...]

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Quick Link

Saw this linked on Politico today… and, clearly my love for all things West Wing related knows no end, it made me smile.

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101/1001: Two Months In

First, I added a page for my “list.”  I thought it would be easier for me to track things, instead of having to dig through the archives and updating a post that was moving further and further down the list of posts.  So, from here out, all updates to the 101/1001 list will be here.
I [...]

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16. Compile a cookbook of “family recipes” with stories/anecdotes

I spent most of my time in Chilhowie at Thanksgiving huddled over my laptop, surrounded by my Grandmother’s cookbooks, hearing story after story of the food that has been an integral part of the fabric of our family.  I learned, for instance, that our Christmas Eve tradition of candle salad (pineapple ring, with a “candle” [...]

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Slumdog Millionaire – spoiler free

I finally got around to seeing “Slumdog Millionaire” this afternoon.  Everyone I know who has seen it has done nothing but sing its praises, and I can only join their chorus.  Holly and I sat in a packed theatre where everyone seemed absolutely compealed by this story and didn’t leave until the last credit scrolled.  [...]

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