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Priecīgus Līgo svētkus!

Jāņu Sveicieni

I’ll be back tomorrow.. for now, there is cheese to eat and cider to drink while we wait for the sun to return…

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Happy Blogday!

Pretty Flower

I can hardly believe it — The Kitchen Mouse is now one year old!

A heartfelt thank you to you: my readers, commenters and subscribers. I wouldn’t be here still writing without you.

I’ve also been looking into pushing updates to the Kindle, now that Amazon allows such a thing for little bloggers like me. I’m happy to announce that if you’d like to read The Kitchen Mouse on your Kindle or Kindle application, you can subscribe here.

Here’s to…

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Looking back at 2009

American Potato Salad Just over six months ago, I started this blog. Since then, I’ve met a lot of very lovely people and eaten a lot of great food.

I thought I’d share with you a few favorites.

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Happy New Year!

I hope you enjoyed your New Year’s celebrations, whatever they may have been, and safely returned (or stayed) home. I know the folks on the road here were crazy — and that was well before dark!

I’ve never been much for resolutions. They’re more likely to make me feel guilty rather than inspired. Instead of setting myself up for failure, I’ll share with you some of the things I hope to accomplish this year.

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Christmas Eve is nigh!

It’s almost Christmas Eve and I’ve been busily baking up a storm all week. A very slow storm who stops and rests quite a bit. Luckily, I’ve only got a head cold and it’s been manageable, but I still have a lot to accomplish today and tomorrow.

Christmas Eve is when my husband has traditionally celebrated Christmas and we’ll be continuing that tradition together, seeing family on Christmas day and following. We have plans for a great Christmas dinner, including one meal we’ve quite literally been waiting all year to have.

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