A Southern Grace: August 2015

August 31, 2015

beam me up, scotchie (plus a #giveaway)

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I think I've always been a fan of oatmeal scotchies, and they've had the honor of being deemed my number one cookie once or twice.

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August 27, 2015

saved by the sauce

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Okay, so even though my honey likes his pork shoulder without any glitz or glamour, I'm only human. I occasionally often make mistakes.

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August 24, 2015

millions of peaches

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I think that if you say you love peaches, you have accepted (and perhaps relish) the fact that you can't eat one without getting its juices all over yourself.

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August 19, 2015

still single...(and an outstanding #giveaway!)

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Single serve, that is.

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August 17, 2015

krim reaper

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Even though I haven't been what would be considered a bona fide scientist for several years, I don't think I'll ever stop overanalyzing problems and running experiments to prove or disprove a hypothesis. The setting and equipment (and necessary degree of precision) are just a little bit different than they were in my school days.

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August 12, 2015

maybe he won't notice...

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There are some food-related things that I like to remain unchanged (...until I suddenly get tired of those items and want something completely different). These things include but are not limited to my weekday breakfast (Lucky Charms, if you must know, which replaced a years-long obsession with Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds) and my before-bed treat (creamsicles for the win!)(previously a homemade caramel steamer,for which it's entirely too hot right now).

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August 10, 2015

beginner's luck

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I was having a conversation with a coworker the other day and we somehow found ourselves discussing casinos.

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August 4, 2015

rotten luck, rotten plants

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My family is full of green-thumbed gardeners, and they all told us* we were nuts to nurture five squash plants for two people. They might've been right, but we'll never know.

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