Introducing The Unicorn
So, I have come to the point where I can’t tell any more stories without introducing you, Good People of the Internet, to someone new. To be fair, he’s not so new to me (though he makes every day feel...
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Roasted fingerling potato salad
The Unicorn has lots of lovable qualities, but among them is this: He is a fantastic giver of gifts. He is not a fan of the gift list—he’d much rather pay attention to the recipient, think hard about...
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Soleil, dimmed
I was cooking dinner when I heard Soleil Banguid had died. I stepped away from the stove for a moment to gather myself. The pinto beans I was making could wait, and if there’s one thing I learned from...
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How to pick an out-of-reach lemon
Here’s the thing about our 40-foot-tall lemon tree. Even when you consider yourself to be on the taller end of the spectrum of God’s Eve-like creatures, it is damn frustrating. There you stand, all...
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Operation Emergency Herbs
A couple weeks before I married The Unicorn, we were frantically trying to get our house in order for the Impending Arrival of The Families. Wait a second, you’re probably thinking. Can you please back...
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Green Thumb Sunday: Flowers from The Unicorn
Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Wedding flowers Green Thumb Sunday:...
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Alinea and my 40th
A couple of weeks ago, I turned 40. 40! It hardly seems possible, since most of the time I feel more like I’m 39. The occasion had to be marked properly, and therefore, I bought tickets for The Unicorn...
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In a pinch: Pick-a-pepper pizza sauce
Warning: This is not a seasonal post. It’s not seasonal because it addresses a problem that none of you, unless you are Australian and/or in that hemisphere, should be having at the moment. But store...
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A return to story-telling in 2015
For the past couple years, for one reason or another, I couldn’t garden. I didn’t have the space, or when I did have some space, I didn’t have the time, and then, for a good portion of this year, I...
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The adventure of the hipster narcissus
Before Christmas, The Unicorn came home with a narcissus bulb in a lovely pottery dish. “You know that hipster coffee shop over near the barber?” he asked. “They had a pop-up flower stand there today....
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