HOW FOMO HELPED ME ORGANIZE MY DINNER PARTIES
Time seems to be moving with leaps and bounds. It feels like I glanced away and when I looked back Thanksgiving was within sight. I can’t...
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Adeline Olmer
- Sep 29
- 3 min
I’ve solved lunch in theory
It’s intriguing that when you have something that irritates you it just doesn’t vanish on its own no matter how much you long for it to....
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Adeline Olmer
- Sep 22
- 2 min
I Never Know What to Eat for Lunch—It Makes Me Crazy!
I don’t know why lunch is so problematic; with a little bit of thought I know what to make for dinner. I have a home office with access...
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Adeline Olmer
- Sep 14
- 3 min
To do: Plan Fun
Summer is officially over, or so they say. Actually, the last day of summer is September 21 and I’m planning to enjoy every moment that...
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Adeline Olmer
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Do you love to travel? Read this.
I met Frances, a delightful woman, a few months ago. Her energy and passion for travel intrigued me. “Over the past few years, I’ve...
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Adeline Olmer
- Jun 16
- 3 min
My new site is L I V E and I’m thrilled!
Actually, it’s not quite finished; there are still lots of blog posts that have to be moved over and some adjustments that have to be...
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Adeline Olmer
- May 25
- 2 min
There are things we can do—or not
According to CBS news, “Robb Elementary School is the 27th shooting to happen at a school so far this year.” Take a minute and let that...
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Adeline Olmer
- May 4
- 2 min
I am disappointed in myself
So far, 2022 has shaken me to my core. It has left me questioning things I believed to be true—things I took for granted. Number 1 I...
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Adeline Olmer
- Apr 13
- 3 min
Dinner and a movie?
I got a call last week from a friend asking if I wanted to go to the movies. The movies! What a concept, I thought. Our local multiplex...
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Adeline Olmer
- Apr 6
- 2 min
The miracle of Easter and spring
Easter is important not just for the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but for the power of what is happening...
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Adeline Olmer
- Mar 16
- 3 min
Keeping up with all the tasks
I am totally focused on everything that is in front of me, and trust me, it’s thrilling. However the down side is that I have a lot of...
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Adeline Olmer
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Apple pie recipe, simple
Over the holidays when our kitchen was super busy, our kitchen faucet broke. It was annoying, but not debilitating. At one point we were...
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Adeline Olmer
- Jan 5
- 5 min
Losing a friend
After 13 years, Bentley, our dog, got sick. She had a mass in her abdomen and before we could find out exactly what the mass was, she...
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Adeline Olmer
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
New Year resolution: You only need one—learn why
Ending one year and starting a new one is an important passage we all go through as the days of the calendar end and we align to start...
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Adeline Olmer
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
A wedding, a party, and lots of laughs
Last Friday we attended our daughter Olivia’s wedding to Greg—again. Thanks to COVID this was actually a redo. They were married last...
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Adeline Olmer
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Our memories are powerful tools
In Of Human Bondage, William Somerset Maugham describes the uniqueness of each life creating a pattern similar to the texture and...
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Adeline Olmer
- Oct 27, 2021
- 4 min
Mom's favorite apple tart—easy and good
My mother grew up in Normandy, France. She was full of memories of life near Étretat. But her stories would really come to life when she...
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Adeline Olmer
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
How walking makes me a better cook
A while back I changed my walks into meditative walks. I don’t remember if I read about it or if I just discovered how powerful it is....
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Adeline Olmer
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
What’s your favorite food?
I was in New York City a couple of weeks ago getting my hair styled. The subject of my book came up; of course it did. The woman sitting...
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Adeline Olmer
- Aug 16, 2021
- 5 min
Recipes are not perfect—here is how to fix them
Nach Waxman (pronounce “Knock”), founder of the revered bookstore Kitchen Arts & Letters in NYC, sadly passed away in the beginning of...
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