jamie y. watkins

Tag: food

  • From Scratch

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    It’s bushel after bushel of bright red plum tomatoes, varying in their hues and firmness: some squishy on one side, others dense at the core; deep scarlet like a seductive lipstick or orange-red like a dimming evening sky. It’s three baths placed side by side, each with the lukewarm water that will wash the fruit clean,…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} On my mom’s birthday, we went for a hike to see some waterfalls across the border in Pennsylvania. It was a gorgeous day and one of my sisters came with her two kids. The waterfalls were very pretty and the mist kept us cool…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} / {funny} I read something online the other day that went something like this: Remember years ago, before camera phones and social media, when you had to take a photo of your dinner and get it developed and then walk around to all your friends and…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} My husband is in the wine and liquor industry and so he gets some great perks, like VIP tickets to an annual polo match at Liberty State Park. We went last year too, but this year we were included in the “trade” section, which…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} It’s farmer’s market time! Our local farmer’s market is starting up again and we visited the other day and bought some fresh carrots (orange, white, and purple!) and roasted them up for dinner with some potatoes and Brussels sprouts, to go on the side…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} Chad and I got to spend the weekend with his mom, sister, brother-in-law, niece and brand new nephew. We had a great weekend, doing some things around the house and spending time with the kids, and we celebrated Sue’s birthday with a very lovely…

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    ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ {pretty} One night I was cooking dinner and I looked out the window to see nine furry guests making themselves very much at home in our yard. I love seeing the deer because I certainly think they are pretty. It doesn’t bode well for our…