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2024 Reads - First Quarter, Part 2

The next few reads for the year were differently than expected.

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Happy New Year | 新年快樂

Happy New Year, Year of the Snake!

Holidays, LifeStephanieJanuary 29, 2025Chinese New Year, holiday, traditionsComment

2024 Reads - First Quarter, Part 1

Over the years, I have continued to successfully reach my reasonable Goodreads goal of two books a month. When I discovered last year that my local library hosts a monthly book club, I decided to join.

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Accountability

I’ve spent many hours starting, drafting, and saving several unfinished posts over the past few years. None have been published.

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April 2021 Reads

Continuing right on schedule, April 2021 Reads consisted of A Natural History of Dragons, the first of The Memoirs of Lady Trent series, and The Border Keeper, the first in the Mkalis Cycle.

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Spring Break 2021

We’ve always driven by and quickly through, but in all the years I have lived in Utah, I’ve never actually spent the time to visit the Bryce Canyon.

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February & March 2021 Reads

While February ended with only reading Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult, March reads were easier and quicker with Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I've Loved Before Series.

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Pi(e) Day

We are a pretty nerdy/geeky family and don’t really need any sort of reason to celebrate pie. It’s fun to celebrate silly holidays like these! With Pi / π Day around the corner, I’ve been searching for all sorts of recipes to try out.

Dessert, Holidays, RecipesStephanieMarch 12, 2021pie, pi day, pie day, π, holiday, holidays, coconut custard pie, key lime pie, chess pie, pumpkin pie, New York cheesecake, recipeComment

Garden Planning for 2021

Last year, in the epic 2020 self-quarantining world of sour dough starters and urban gardening, I chose to go with a small herb garden.

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Kitchen Inspirations

I’ve been wanting to renovate the kitchen since we’ve moved in over ten years ago.

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January 2021 Reads

I’ve missed reading for pleasure, so when my friend Yvo of FeistyFoodie.com reminded me of Goodreads, I immediately reactivated my account and set a reasonable goal of two books a month.

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Life Recap - 2020 Part 2

Follow along as I continue my stroll down memory lane for the second half of 2020, with highlights along the way for future me to look back on. ^_^

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