Holidays

Battery-Operated Neti Pots, Oregon Wine Country, Good Friends, and Home-Seeking

November 30, 2011

Mags to help improve your health & fitness. The Not-Just-Any-Neti-Pot Neti Pot | The Waterpik SinuSense* No, seriously. I’ve used a pretty traditional ceramic magic-genie-lamp looking Neti pot. I’ve used the little blue plastic “NediMed” Neti Pots. But this August, while at BlogHer, one glaringly weird piece of swag I received was a Neti pot [...]

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Ten on Tuesday | November 23

November 23, 2010
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My second week contributing to Ten on Tuesday, hosted by Chelsea at Roots and Rings.  My first week is here.  Feel free to answer any/all below in the comments or on your own blog! 1. What are your plans for the holidays? Do you travel at Thanksgiving? If you celebrate Christmas, do you travel then, [...]

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Ten on Tuesday:

November 16, 2010
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I recently peeped “Ten on Tuesday” over at Roots & Rings, and thought I’d play along.  My answers and photos are below – share yours in the comments here or in your own blog post! 1. What is your favorite breakfast pastry? Easy!  Croissants.  Like this one from the Pearl Bakery in Portland’s Pearl District, [...]

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Party of Nine

July 5, 2009

Patriotic Brownies Originally uploaded by doniree.com I could wax a little philosophical on the metaphor that this Independence Day was for me. But I won’t. Ok, maybe I will a little. A year ago, it would’ve frustrated me somewhat to be in the position I was in tonight. Number nine in a party of nine. [...]

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boys, burgers, breaking dawn, and a future brother-in-law!

December 29, 2008

I know I’ve been MIA for the last week or so, but it’s the holidays and I’m actually really enjoying this little mini-vacay/hiatus from my online life.  I’ve managed to accomplish three-dimensional real-life things like: make out with my [I think I'm almost ready to start calling him my] boyfriend while he’s back in town [...]

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