Category Archives: popular culture

Not So Freaky Friday. Best Moment Award.

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Julia Barrett

Marylin Warner, in her wonderful blog – Things I Want to Tell My Mother - graced me with a blog thingy.  It’s not exactly an award, rather the blog hop recognizes appealing or unusual or funny blogs. Thank you, Marylin.  I … Continue reading →

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Thursdays with Jake – Where the Lion WAS.

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Julia Barrett

So here’s where Jake first spotted the mountain lion.  Of course I couldn’t see it… yet. Here is the slope Jake hauled me over in his haste to follow the lion. Here is the tree.  The lion jumped up into … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats – My Grandmothers’ Pantries.

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Julia Barrett

Here I am working on The Flexitarian Pantry and I realized I hadn’t given credit where credit is due – to my two grandmothers.  Both women taught me to cook.  One, in particular, taught me the value of experimentation.  One … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Update – Me, A Print Edition and A Bummer.

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Julia Barrett

Okay… so my foodie loving contemporary romantic comedy, Beauty and the Feast, has been released in print.  Many thanks to genius Jaye Manus and her talented consultant, Jayne. If you want to check it out… see Here.  I’d be a little … Continue reading →

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Freaky Friday – Hey, Where’s My Naked Chef?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Julia Barrett

I can’t believe I’ve never seen any of these!  I swear this is the same advertising firm that dreamed up the priceless Double Impact commercial! And just for the heck of it… Makes me laugh every single time! Liquid Plumber … Continue reading →

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