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Blue Crocus · 2M ago

Birthday Weekend and the Sea Glass Festival

March is a great month!  A great month to have a birthday! That’s right.  My birthday was on the 9th and I decided to take a trip back up the coast to Cayucos for the 2nd Annual Sea Glass Festival.  My mom and grandma were driving down to meet me in San Luis Obispo (SLO) and I [...]
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Blue Crocus · 3M ago

Lessons Learned, I hope

On March 11, I will celebrate my two-year anniversary of eating a vegan/vegetarian diet.  Predominately vegan, I have slipped here and there into vegetarianism in order to not offend anyone sharing baked goods, and also to include some cheese alternatives that are not completely dairy free (unknown
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Blue Crocus · 3M ago

One Year!

A couple of Saturday’s ago, after being busy getting groceries, I realized that it was January 21st.  And exactly one year ago on that day, I returned to the US after living in Scotland for almost 3.5 years.  I can hardly believe that it went by so quickly. Looking over the last year, I realize that
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Blue Crocus · 4M ago

Small Goals=Instant Gratification

For those who know me, I’m not an athlete, in fact I dislike exercise that doesn’t consist of walking on the beach or biking along the beach or a yoga routine.  And so, I’m sure many of you would be surprised to learn that I’ve decided to take things slow, with absolutely no pressure, to jog/walk [.
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Blue Crocus · 4M ago

Great Minds Think A Like!

Little did I know that a trip to Washington State for Thanksgiving would cause me to crave Cuban Black Beans, but it did!  The day before my flight back to SB, we took a drive to Columbia City (south of Seattle, north of Renton) and ate at this Caribbean restaurant.  My sister raved about their bean
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Blue Crocus · 4M ago

My Knitting Projects for 2012

I recently found a new knitting book in my local knit shop (Knit and Pearl Boutique) called Coastal Knits with designs by Alana Dakos and Hannah Fettig.  The designers are from opposite coasts (California and Maine, respectively) and the book is styled to showcase designs alternating from each coast
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Blue Crocus · 4M ago

My Sister’s Pumpkin Pie

With the New Year fast approaching (tomorrow), I didn’t want this year to go by without mentioning my sister’s pumpkin pie.  She made it for Thanksgiving and also for Christmas.  She’s diabetic and I’m vegan so she created a pie we could both eat using coconut milk.  She came up with this pie after
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Blue Crocus · 5M ago

Wow! It’s been way too long! Merry Christmas!

Honestly, I can’t believe it’s been almost two months since I posted something.  I apologize…it’s not that I have been so busy that I have no time to post…just the opposite…tons of time, just nothing really to share.  I can’t believe how time has just flown by.  It almost seems like yesterday (the l
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Blue Crocus · 7M ago

Craving Pumpkin…in a Spicy Peanut Soup

The weather here in SB has been interesting.  I’m sure this is typical coastal fall weather with misty and overcast skies.  And, so with the change in the weather I’ve been craving something pumpkin-y, healthy and something I’ve never made before.  I found a recipe for Creamy Pumpkin Peanut Soup fro
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Blue Crocus · 7M ago

It’s Fall! No…It’s Still Summer.

Today is Monday, October 10th, and I’m sitting here in pain from the sunburn I got today…it’s Columbus Day and I had the day off …and spending time at the beach is the best way to celebrate (best way to celebrate anything really).  And, I guess I forgot to spray the sunscreen on the backs of [...]
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