Author: betsy

06 Sep

pretty much all of august

pretty much all of august

As usual, it has been a while.  Since last time, I have had a weeklong vacation with my family and worked at my new bakery …

 
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11 Aug

the glut, and what to do about it

the glut, and what to do about it

Last year, Nat and I planted a little garden in the back yard here at the McIntyre house.  We visited maybe once a week, and …

 
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28 Jul

begging for the job

begging for the job

Several years ago, I became aware that there were other photographers who could easily steal the prospect of Kajsa’s senior photo shoot right out from …

 
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22 Jul

on beets, roasted and otherwise

on beets, roasted and otherwise

I eat a lot of beets, and talk about them too.  I usually end up having some version of this conversation: me: Oh man, we had …

 
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19 Jul

baking and birthdays

baking and birthdays

These past two weeks have been full of chocolate cake.  Doreen had a birthday, so we had a chocolate cake for that.  Then I was …

 
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10 Jul

richfield farmers market

richfield farmers market

Pretty straight-forward post title, no?  Today is Saturday, and to avoid convincing myself to skip church again tomorrow to go to the Sunday Kingsfield Farmers …

 
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05 Jul

because she is my friend.

because she is my friend.

Last October, Nat and I were deep into the planning stage of our adventures.  I had quit my job and spent my days baking and …

 
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07 Jun

so much to celebrate

so much to celebrate

It has been a long time since I have posted — you may have noticed that the blog became somewhat more about bikes in my …

 
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11 May

Happy Birthday Cal!

Happy Birthday Cal!

Some of you have been very kind and leave us comments — we Love comments!  The person who has commented more than anyone, however, is …

 
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06 May

yet another cupcake post.

yet another cupcake post.

Kajsa, inspired (I think) by the platter of cupcakes in our refrigerator, told me about a new cupcake bakery by her work and intimated that …

 
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