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Christine Eclavea Mercer

Beef and winter vegetables

I actually braised something that DH loved! So, I must record the recipe. Or I’ll never be able to duplicate it. Of course, I made it in the orange le Creuset pot, which seems to make all food taste better.  Or at least, its beauty makes your brain think it tastes better. Ingredients Stew beef [...]

Washing Machine Control Lock

Without a doubt, the most fantastic feature on the washing machine is the control lock.

What am I going to do with all these Hobbies

Since I spent my twenties putting myself through school, I didn’t really have any hobbies.  I have always owned a computer, liked to read and exercised.  But I would not have called any of those things a hobby. I worked.  I studied.  That took up more time than I really had. However, now that I’ve [...]

Thursday Kids and Activities

Thursday is the most hellish day of the week. It’s ballet day. And if I didn’t truly believe that children need activities to keep them out of trouble, build self esteem, and gain physical exercise, grace, or whatever, I would drop it. DD7 complains incessantly. Not about ballet, which she loves again, now that the [...]