2007-11-02

browngirl: (chocolate)
2007-11-02 07:51 am

Eee and Haw

One nice thing about being a foodie is that shopping therapy can be inexpensive. It isn't always -- o, for an electric knife! o, for a big shiny Cuisinart (or even another Mini Chopper)! -- but it can be as cheap as a handful of beautifully fresh vegetables and a stomach full of dumplings, and as priceless as the company of a wonderful friend.

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browngirl: (Fruitcake)
2007-11-02 11:50 am

"Oh, fruit loved of boyhood!"

Oh, this poem is beautifully topical, considering the holiday behind us and the one(s) upcoming. It's also so funny it made me crack up laughing during Parents' Day. So I had to share it with you. ExpandThe Pumpkin, by John Greenleaf Whittier )