“We cannot keep spending this kind of money on takeout.” I declared to my husband after looking at our credit card statement. Food prices are INSANE right now, and lately we have not been making the smartest dinner decisions (I’m looking at you, Door Dash). In my old age I have come to realize the harder I work to keep…
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It’s actually been 2 years since I last posted here on Ye Olde Boppy Blog. Wow. Since it’s been a while, let’s play a game of Two Truths and a Lie. During the last two years I have: Answers: Does anyone read blog posts anymore? I posed this question on my Instagram and received several comments from folks who said…
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Birth Month Flowers: What Is My Birth Flower? There’s something quietly magical about the idea that the month you were born connects you to a specific flower. One with centuries of meaning and symbolism attached to it. It’s the kind of fact that makes you look at carnations differently in January, or pause over a violet in February and think…
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Over the summer of 2022, we finished a complete kitchen remodel. We have lived here for over seven years, and the kitchen has always been one of my least favorite parts of the house. In photos it looks fine- but in everyday life the cabinet doors were falling off the hinges. From the day we moved in, it was one…
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If you’ve ever bitten into a Starbucks Bacon Gouda Egg Sandwich and immediately thought “I need to figure out how to make this at home,” you are in the right place. This is that sandwich. The one with the fluffy baked egg, smoky bacon, and melty gouda on a soft ciabatta roll. Except you can make a dozen of them…
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