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Congdon’s Donut Shop

April 19, 2011April 19, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, friends, local fun, tweens

I have to restrain myself or I'd go to Congdon's every day, since it's just a few miles from where I live. It's dangerously addictive. Why? Well, let me count the ways: 1. The donuts are amazing. The variety is quite extensive, and includes my favorite: Blueberry filled (see slide show below) donut. (Note: Dunkin … Continue reading Congdon’s Donut Shop

Pause and reflect

April 10, 2011April 10, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, fitness, friends, health, local fun, Midlife Crisis, Someone's gotta say it

Spring has sprung me--and as they say, better late than never. My cocoon of too much food and too little exercise has cracked open. What I've learned this winter is this: the more I eat, the more I want to eat, and the less I exercise, the less I want to exercise. My wake up … Continue reading Pause and reflect

Famous (Dave’s) Birthday Girl

April 7, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, friends, local fun, tweens

I always wonder how best to celebrate my kids' birthdays. Every year there is some sort of friends' party and then a family celebration to cap things off on the actual day of birth. This year, my daughter turned twelve: the last bastion of childhood, the threshold of teenhood. The friends' party was at Get … Continue reading Famous (Dave’s) Birthday Girl

Catching someone in a lie

March 5, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, friends, Life in the cube

Have you ever caught a someone in a lie? When I use the term "lying", I'm not referring to "a song by an Australian band", or "a 2006 film", or even "a horizontal position" kinds of lying. Nope; I'm talking about the good ol' fashioned kind of lying: when someone tells you "a deliberate untruth". Recently this happened … Continue reading Catching someone in a lie

Kennebunk Winterfest with tweens

February 27, 2011February 27, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, fitness, friends, local fun, restaurants, tweens

The Kennebunk 2011 Winterfest was yesterday in (you guessed it) Kennebunk, Maine. It was great that it wasn't February 25th, since we got (yet another unwelcome) snowstorm. It was fun, but would have been more so if it had been about 10 degrees warmer (I'm just sayin'). It kicked off with a pancake breakfast at … Continue reading Kennebunk Winterfest with tweens

Head underwater

February 17, 2011February 17, 2011 by Karen, posted in family, friends, health

Well, it isn't really underwater, but it sure feels like it. I awoke last Friday with an odd feeling in my right ear. I mostly ignored it; I had plans to celebrate a friend's birthday and so was distracted by good company and good food. The next day, I awoke to a completely blocked right … Continue reading Head underwater

Cupcake Bakery in Sanford

January 23, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, fitness, friends, local fun, quest for the best, tweens

I was returning my books at the library this weekend, two of which happened to be about cake baking, when one of the staffers said, "Have you tried that new cupcake bakery in Sanford?" "There's a new cupcake bakery in Sanford??" I asked (of course, she had me at "cupcake"). She did a little research … Continue reading Cupcake Bakery in Sanford

Re-entry; it’s a…(well, YOU know)

January 5, 2011 by Karen, posted in fitness, friends, health, Life in the cube

So, first day back to work after a few (or many) days off is always difficult, right? Add to that being sick and having major dental work the day before, and you've just added a heap of insult to injury. The sound of that alarm going off for the first time in days was a rude … Continue reading Re-entry; it’s a…(well, YOU know)

New Year’s Eve, tween style

December 31, 2010January 4, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, friends, Holidays, local fun, movies, tweens, writing

Today was a "Girl's only" day for me and my tween. We had originally planned to go shopping to spend gift cards received for Christmas (both for her and for me) but then changed the plan to include a movie with a friend. (We never did go shopping with the gift cards, come to think … Continue reading New Year’s Eve, tween style

The best yoga class ever!

December 22, 2010 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, fitness, friends, quest for the best, yoga

Last night was a special yoga class at Windsong Yoga Studio in South Berwick. My friend Kristen (right in the center) is the instructor, and she teaches nice blend of many different styles of yoga. She has studied with some of the top teachers in the United States, including Doug Keller, Desiree Rumbaugh, Sianna Sherman, and Judith Lasater, … Continue reading The best yoga class ever!