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(( be careful ))

this might just be one of the best

chocolate cakes i've ever tasted

i'm not eve a big

chocolate cake person

to begin with

but this might

just convert you

...really.

(recipe here)

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windows down

Memorial Day weekend traffic

it's officially summer

and days like today

remind me to smile

at all of it

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i'm not sure if it's widespread

or just happens to run rampant among

those in my inner circle

but we finally coined a term

for the common tendency to

revel in our memories:

C.N.D.

(Chronic Nostalgia Disorder)

extensive dwelling in the past

inhibits our ability to move forward

a bit of reliving specific moments

can bring a knowing glow to

anyone's core

but all we truly have is the now

i suppose the secret lies in our willingness

to accept and embrace change,

recognizing that the little sparkles of now

will soon infiltrate our memory banks

instead of being sucked
into the vortex of bittersweet,
 maybe we'll gradually become more
in tune with our C.N.D.

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(( sigh ))

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awoke this morning

as if i was exiting a cave

where i had been

hibernating

for three days

(( the catalyst  )) 

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today:

hankerchieves

Bulleit water bottle

mugs of tea

raw garlic

slippers
Wellness Formula  
Nights of Cabiria

Food, Inc.

chicken noodle soup simmering

 Fargo

& Jess reorganizing the basement
into the perfect silkscreening station

( at least it's grey outside )

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( t h e s e  d a y s )

we can't predict which times we'll remember,
 

or why


now could be the pinnacle of something,
but we won't know


until after it has passed.


-paul madonna

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canvas & leather backpack

for my little darling up north

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when one ends up with extra sweet tart dough,

one must make shortbread cookies.

(add fresh thyme to dough and make a lemon zest icing)

Sweet Tart Dough:

1 cup + 2 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 large eggs, at room temperature
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
(a few tsp fresh thyme)

Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, sugar and salt

and mix on medium speed until smooth. Mix in 1 egg. Add the remaining egg and mix until smooth.

Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.

Add the flour all at once and mix on low speed just until incorporated.

On a lightly floured work surface, divide the dough into 4 equal balls and shape each ball into a disk 1/2 inch thick. Wrap well in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight or freeze 3 for future use

(this dough will keep for up to 3 weeks).  Roll dough out to about 1/4 inch thick (sprinkle fresh thyme if you want) and using cookie cutters, cut out cookies from dough. Place on baking sheets about one inch apart.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place in the oven and bake for 7 to 10 minutes. The cookies should be lightly colored and look dry and opaque.

Let cool completely on wire racks.

To make icing, combine 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 tsp water, & 2 tsp lemon zest & brush on cookies.

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reclaiming the self.

remembering

our personal rituals;

it's the little things

that can push us out of shape

and the little things

that fill us up with joy again

(( get cozy and turn this on ))

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gentle reminders

of the beauty of youth

fearlessness

curiosity

imagination

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when you get into a rhythm

everything just seems to make sense

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pinion burns

(perhaps the most perfect scent)

and,

w e

m o v e

f o r w a r d