White lights and sparkling baubles. ♦ ♦ ♦ The Christmas tree in the lobby of Little Rock’s Capital Hotel, named among the 10 most dazzling this year by Forbes Travel Guide. I second that. ♦ ♦ ♦ A lovely gingerbread village with royal icing snow and working Christmas lights, around which a train chugs and travels through a tunnel….
Tag: raves and faves
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This willful, nutty, usually happy dog whose bark sounds like something you’d hear in a swamp at night. He likes a car ride almost more than pot roast leftovers. On this occasion, he was sulking because our errands were done, and it was time to go back in the house. Kai, we’re done with our…
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♦ ♦ ♦ Music on my Halloween playlist: “Rattlin’ Bones,” by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band “The Boogie Man,” by The Cadillacs “Secrets of the Castle,” by John Williams “Ghost Town,” by The Specials “Spooky,” by The Atlanta Rhythm Section “He’s a Pirate,” by Chris Joss and Klaus Badelt (Ship Ahoy Tribal remix) “This Magic Moment,” by…
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Volunteer squash growing where the compost bin used to be. In my backyard, the accidents grow better than the plants I buy on purpose. ♦ ♦ ♦ Bologna, baloney — whatever you call it — makes a fine sandwich on whole wheat bread spread with a little real mayo. I haven’t had one in a very, very long…
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Hummingbirds at my backyard feeder. I’ll miss them when they migrate south soon. ♦ ♦ ♦ Sunset-colored roses ♦ ♦ ♦ Spritzing on French perfume before shopping for meatloaf ingredients. ♦ ♦ ♦ Dispatching another pile of papers on my desk. I see a cleared space. ♦ ♦ ♦ The love of this lhasa apso who hates nearly everyone else on the planet….
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A strong, capable woman (whose mother would have preferred that she be wearing the life jacket, but still, this is a great shot.) Location: Buffalo River, Arkansas. Photo by Hannah Hale. ♦ ♦ ♦ My own crooked birthday cake. Dinner will be prepared by others, but I’m taking no chances with dessert. (Except for the chance that…
Raves and Faves 11
Happy endings. Here’s my daughter’s dog, Kai. We’re on our first walk together. It might be his first walk ever, since he’s a Siberian Husky shelter rescue with a dicey prior life. We started off well, albeit a little fast, and I felt confident enough to take a picture. Then I put my phone back…
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The weirdly wonderful world of a blooming hens-and-chicks plant. I started with two, gifts from my daughters after my mother died. Five years later, the offspring are filling the pot, the original succulents sending up shoots crowned with constellations of blooms. ♦ ♦ ♦ A Nathan’s Famous hot dog with chips for lunch, with an audience. ♦ ♦ ♦…
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Fat peonies with disheveled petticoats of petals ♦ ♦ ♦ Korres Mango Butter Lipstick in Natural Rose (#25) ♦ ♦ ♦ Playing the Q-I word in Words With Friends. It’s a great way to dump the Q, because I never have a U when I need one. ♦ ♦ ♦ My cat Bo’s Clevercat Top Entry litter box. It hasn’t exactly…
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Waxy, beautiful freesia: gorgeous blooms, gorgeous scent. ♦ ♦ ♦ Jesuit popes ♦ ♦ ♦ Brad Paisley’s new album, “Wheelhouse.” ♦ ♦ ♦ Noosa Yoghurt, raspberry flavor.
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