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Mental health break

November 21, 2014November 21, 2014 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, italian, Marriage, NaNoWriMo, restaurants, writing

I took a two-day break from Nano writing and went away overnight to celebrate my husband's birthday (and, you know, to take a break from sitting! At the computer! Writing! OMG! I haven't been able to feel two of the fingers on my left hand for a week!). We had supper at Nolita, a new-ish … Continue reading Mental health break

Wicked good? Not!

January 17, 2012January 17, 2012 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, health, local fun, no fear, restaurants, Someone's gotta say it, tweens

I recently visited a popular restaurant in Wells, one that I go to frequently. Usually I go with my husband but this time I was with my daughter. We went there on Saturday. My twelve-year-old picked the restaurant and was excited to be going out for lunch with her mom. My preference is always to … Continue reading Wicked good? Not!

Not wasting my vacation

January 2, 2012January 2, 2012 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, friends, Holidays, local fun, movies, restaurants, shopping, tweens, yoga

I think that it's very important to get out of your rut--I mean, routine--on your vacation week. This is especially challenging, of course, if you are taking (yet another) staycation. Having part of your time off fall during the holidays can make it a little easier to break out...as in the "Hel-lo? What day is … Continue reading Not wasting my vacation

Vacation week (continued, day 3)

August 23, 2011August 23, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food

Sunday (Day 3) started off great. Got up early but for a good reason: to meet friends for brunch. We were on the road by 8AM headed for Cape Elizabeth's The Good Table. We are forging a tradition with our friends of semi-annual Sunday brunches at this lovely place. Our timing was perfect and for … Continue reading Vacation week (continued, day 3)

Summer Vacation: What I actually DID do

August 20, 2011August 21, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, Date night, local fun, relationships

You know how they say, "The best laid plans of mice and men..." to paraphrase John Steinbeck? Well, true that. Day 1: Friday: The entire day did not end up being wasted waiting for the fridge to be delivered (and the accompanying emptying out and filling back up thereof) that I anticipated when the delivery … Continue reading Summer Vacation: What I actually DID do

Date night at the Ogunquit Playhouse

July 2, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, Date night, family, local fun, relationships, restaurants, Someone's gotta say it

Summer of Love is the current show at the Ogunquit Playhouse. May I just say this: save your money. Skip this show and buy tickets to Legally Blonde instead, which stars Sally Struthers (among others) and runs from 8/24-9/17. I have seen Sally Struthers in two other Playhouse Productions and (both my husband and I … Continue reading Date night at the Ogunquit Playhouse

The day I ate whatever I wanted: Part 2 A (the day prior)

May 29, 2011May 29, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, friends, Life in the cube

Since my actual birthday fell on a day I had to work (and I had no way to get out of it!), my husband and I celebrated the day prior. The weather forecast called for a bleak, cold, rainy day. Does the weather influence what you eat? It certainly does me, so I had made a … Continue reading The day I ate whatever I wanted: Part 2 A (the day prior)

The day I ate whatever I wanted…Part One

May 28, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, local fun, Midlife Crisis, quest for the best, restaurants

What better day to do so than on your birthday? That was my thought process anyway. As I started planning my day's meals ahead of time, I recalled reading about this in a book by Elizabeth Berg, entitled (appropriately) The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted. I was a little disappointed that the whole book wasn't … Continue reading The day I ate whatever I wanted…Part One

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

The Hayloft

April 3, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, quest for the best, restaurants

We recently returned to the Hayloft Restaurant in Moody, Maine after a 10 year (give or take) break. We used to frequent this restaurant with the kids but after getting a bad salad (not to be confused with the "big salad" of Seinfeld's world), we stopped going. Every summer when my son was small he would … Continue reading The Hayloft