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Go ahead. Don’t vote.
Unless you care about things like, oh, the economy, our environment and global climate change, civil rights, health care, Social Security, the war, the future of the Supreme Court, women’s rights, rising fuel prices, the future of clean energy, gay rights and education. If you do care, then you might want to vote. Leonardo and…
Read MoreFood Friday: A Roundup of Fall Birthday (and Holiday) Cupcakes for Kids
Well, it happened. Someone found me by Googling hedgehog cupcakes. Which reminds me that was in a post about summer cupcakes, and it is high time for a roundup of fall cupcakes. Ready? Start your ovens! (Complete recipe and decorating instructions linked to the titles.) Pumpkin Patch There are lots of weird, overly-orange-pumpkin-homage cupcakes out…
Read MoreElections bring out the best in people
I just want to know… …how Katie Couric maintained her poise during these last few days of interviews while Sarah Palin flapped about job creation and her personal opinion on invading Pakistan. …Why Sarah Palin didn’t name one magazine or newspaper when asked what she has read to form her world view? …if those conservative…
Read MoreFood Friday: Apple-Oat Muffins
All of a sudden it is feeling a lot like fall, so naturally? We went apple picking. Even Henry, age 2, can reach the apples on the lowest branches, so it was a successful venture all around. For our first foray into cooking with apples this fall, we decided on apple muffins. I took the…
Read MoreThis one’s for the ladies
Okay, I leave you for days on end with a picture of a foot, sorry about that. I even had a PR person pitching me on a product start by saying, “Ouch, I hope your foot feels better!” Definitely a sign that I left that post up too long. I hope you’ll forgive me. Since…
Read MoreBlueberry Monday (World’s Best Blueberry Muffins)
So, I actually didn’t disappear into a vat of blueberries, I just got a little busy last week. But it is still blueberry season here, and so I hope to make it up to you today with this preview of the blueberry goodness I have yet in store for you. These blueberry muffins, a gift…
Read MoreDid someone say blueberries?
I swear I heard someone around here promising a blueberry post. Not what you had in mind, maybe, but here you go. More soon. Hard to pick them, cook them AND post about them, as it turns out. For more Best Shot Monday, you know where to go!
Read MoreTest Pattern Here/
Day eight of DSL interruption at Hank & Willie HQ. We’ll be back next week, even if we have to MOVE to get better Internet service. Sigh.
Read MoreEveryone Was a Baby Once
Welcome the fabulous and funny writer and working mother-of-four Jen from Get In The Car! who is one of my favorite bloggers and I’m delighted to have her posting at Hank and Willie today. As her regular readers know, Jen and family are tending to a family member with an unexpected illness and would certainly…
Read MoreFood Friday: Sweet Corn Salad and Watermelon Salad
Say hello to friend and expectant mama Laura, who blogs at Cult of Domesticity. She knows her way around the kitchen and has some perfect additions to our Food Friday archive. Happy birthday, USA! *** It’s the Fourth of July today, one of my absolute favorite holidays! One of the things I like best about…
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