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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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    Cocktail Time: Cranberry Cosmopolitans

    November 25, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    My signature cocktail is a cranberry cosmopolitan. As girly as it gets. And it wouldn’t be a girls weekend without one – or, ahem, two. A couple of weeks ago, my annual girls weekend commenced with my sister, sister-in-law and cousin. Instead of staying at a hotel somewhere (which, don’t…

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  • Chicken Noodle Primavera
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    Chicken Noodle Primavera

    September 17, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    How’s your week going? I’ve been beyond busy at the office, with a lot to accomplish before a business trip to Chicago next week. I don’t travel overly much for work, so when I do, I have to admit I really enjoy getting away, changing the scenery and catching up…

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  • Baking Queen - Earl the Pug - Family

    Sunday Night Hodgepodge

    September 14, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    It’s Sunday night and, as is our usual custom, Joe and I are plopped on the couch in our porch. He’s watching a video on his iPad and I’m working on this blog plus my weekly blog I write for Agriculture.com. Earl the pug is on the floor right below…

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    Banana Chocolate Chip Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

    September 7, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I think I have a serious baking addiction on the weekends. Is this a bad thing, you ask? I love to spend my Saturday mornings in the kitchen, television tuned into The Food Network while I decide what sort of baking concoction I’m craving. Yesterday I made some mighty delicious…

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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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