Tag: friends

Spring chicks update, week 5: Teens in transition

by Karen, posted in chicks, family, friends, raising chickens, tweens

The peeps have graduated!!!  They are "teenagers" now...each week in a chicken's life roughly corresponding to 3 to 4 years in an adult's life (in my non-expert opinion). They are big enough to move to the transitional coop where they can see the big chickens and the big chickens can see them. This gives both … Continue reading Spring chicks update, week 5: Teens in transition

Cakewalk in the cube

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

The planets somehow aligned last week. That's the only explanation that I can come up with for this phenomenon that occurred at my place of employment. Are we a restaurant? A cafe? A bakery? No. We are an office full of nurses. Yet we  had 4 (count 'em) cakes to share during the work week. … Continue reading Cakewalk in the cube

March 13

by Karen, posted in family, good grief

My mother's birthday is was March 13; she would have been 71 this year. I wasn't going to write a post about her because I just published one a couple of weeks ago, but here we are. The day started off as many do, with a quick look at Facebook to see if anything was … Continue reading March 13

Catching someone in a lie

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

Put on a happy face

by Karen, posted in family

So, it's cold and dark outside most of the time now, with the (nearly daily) threat of snow looming large, and it can be hard to find your happy place. You may not even notice that you've lost it at first. Maybe a family member (read: husband) or a friend says, "Hey, what's up? You don't … Continue reading Put on a happy face

Kennebunk Winterfest with tweens

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

Cupcake Fetish Bakery Grand Opening!!

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, local fun, quest for the best

Amy and Jen have been selling cupcakes and other small baked goods for a while now at their new bakery: Cupcake Fetish Bakery at 883 Main Street in Sanford, but Saturday was a special day: the official Grand Opening celebration. They set up a three tiered table that was adorned with an assortment of mini … Continue reading Cupcake Fetish Bakery Grand Opening!!

Head underwater

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

Colds

by Karen, posted in fitness, health

"The first wealth is health," said Ralph Waldo Emerson. You can say that again. After not catching a cold for years and years, I have had two (this is my second) in one month. How did this happen? True, my friends have had colds, and my husband and daughter are just getting over colds, but … Continue reading Colds

New Year’s Eve, tween style

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