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WIAW 188 – North Carolina Weather

WIAW 188 – North Carolina Weather

So I’ve been here in North Carolina a bit over a month and a half, and temperatures have gone from 12°F to 83ºF. I am told this is not typical… In fact, both extremes are downright odd.  (I was rather relieved to know that 83° 

Spicy Black Bean Soup

Spicy Black Bean Soup

I make a spicy black bean soup with plenty of tomato! Great for lunch, or a cup of soup to start a meal, and it freezes and reheats beautifully. As we and Rich’s parents get used to living together, we figure out how to work 

WIAW 187 – Adjusting to Raleigh

WIAW 187 – Adjusting to Raleigh

You know, I’m not used to geese in the parking lot of a shopping center. Seagulls, yes – wheeling in flocks overhead, and calling… not geese.  Guess I’m in the land of geese – I know I’m too far inland for gulls. I’m also learning 

WIAW 186 – Grits and Sweet Potatoes

WIAW 186 – Grits and Sweet Potatoes

So we’ve been here in North Carolina a month, now. We still haven’t unpacked everything (ya think?) and, well, not everything will be unpacked – but we’re getting close to the point where we’ll be able to separate out the boxes we don’t expect to 

WIAW 185 – Still Unpacking!

WIAW 185 – Still Unpacking!

Well, we’ve been settling in… We aren’t fully unpacked, yet, but we’re getting closer to having only things that are destined for long term storage – so now we’re looking into getting them out of the house. That will both please the parents and make