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What started out as a two week blogging break (I was behind on several projects) turned into a two month hiatus away from my computer and I haven’t posted since the beginning of March. Where the time went I don’t know, and the summer just gets busier, but I miss visiting my favorite blogs and decided to get a few minutes in here and there and try to stay in touch with friends. I don’t cook on a regular basis any more. When I’m home by myself dinner is often a salad and something easy like avocado toast or a Marie Callender’s chicken pot pie. In the future I will share fewer recipes, ones I think are especially good, and will focus more on what going on at our beautiful North Oregon Coast.
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