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  • Earl the Pug - Family

    Weekend Wrap-Up.

    December 21, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    It’s been a big weekend around here. My niece, Miss Morgan, turned 1 today and we attended her first birthday party on Saturday. Plus our beloved Earl the #Pug turned 14 (14!), also on Saturday. Sunday was a beautiful mix of baking, laundry, blog writing, piano playing, and watching The Sound…

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  • Earl the Pug - High Five for Friday

    High Five for Friday!

    December 19, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Happy Friday, everyone! It’s been a busy and productive week leading up to Christmas and I’d say I have just a few small things to cross off my to do list and I’ll be ready. Apparently I’ve been a little lax at documenting my week in photos, so I’m just…

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    Baking Queen - Recipes

    Brown Sugar Pound Cake

    December 17, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Finally. I did a little baking tonight. And I can feel the stress roll right off me. Is that weird? Baking does that for me. It must be the measuring and the mixing and the anticipation of seeing the final product. And perhaps the peacefulness of being in the kitchen.…

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    Mom’s Best Caramels

    December 14, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I was starting to feel the rush of the holiday season last Friday. I had been gone a couple of days for work, came back and was trying to catch up in the office as well as get things done at home. I could feel the stress starting to creep…

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  • Earl the Pug - Family - My Boy Joe

    Ode to Joe (and Other Weekend Musings).

    December 7, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    It’s Sunday night and Joe and I have assumed our usual Sunday night positions on the couch: I’m blogging (um, obvi) and he’s watching a show on Netflix on his iPad. Oh, and Earl the pug is content to lay at our feet and snore the evening away while Teacher…

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  • Earl the Pug - High Five for Friday - My Boy Joe

    High Five for Friday!

    December 5, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Here’s the thing: if you think my life should get less crazy the week after Thanksgiving, then you would be wrong, actually. I know, right? This seems to fly contrary to common sense, given I work in communications for the #1 turkey producing state in the U.S. and I just…

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    Earl the Pug - Family - My Boy Joe

    Thanksgiving Weekend | A Few of My Favorite Photos

    November 30, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    How was everyone’s Turkey Day? Mine was delicious! I had huge helpings of my Grandma Anderson’s stuffing recipe – a classic that is so good! – along with plenty of mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, turkey and three kinds of pies. Here’s a photo of our beautiful bird, right out of the…

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  • Family - My Boy Joe - Wordless Wednesday

    Pre-Thanksgiving & Some Family Fun (or Sort of a Wordless Wednesday).

    November 26, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    It’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, so it’s clear to those who know me that I don’t have much time write. Life at the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association is crazy busy right now and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Just this week I’ve talked to the New York Daily…

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Hello, I’m Lara! I’m a wife, mom (empty nester, almost!), a business owner, and an avid baker, gardener, and traveler. Thanks for being here!

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