Barbara – you read me like a book!

Zoe/puku – you definitely deserve a break. Congrats on turning in the thesis. Take a few hours for the beach, now :)

Mark – ewww, that had not occurred to me, and I’m glad ;) I stopped stocking sweets in the freezer (oh wait, I still have hazelnut chiffon cake) beside the ice creams and sorbets. I sometimes wonder if I should have a second fridge/freezer in the basement, but then I’d just fill those up too…

Susy – wow, that’s cool that your dad gives you a deer!

Mollie – ha ha. At least in my family, a fish head means they like you :) Flank steak is such an awesome cut, no?

Kelly – well, I spent the rest of the weekend cooking. Now what? ;)

Mimi – I think I just NEVER shut up is all.

Mrs E – we collect dust too. I don’t bother with it too much. I’m still working on cleaning up the large things around the house!

Margie – fall cleaning means more time for skiing come winter.

Hailey – thanks!

Nate – agreed :)

Susan – nah, I don’t believe it. You’ve been busy this summer!

Lori – that’s a good word to describe it: vortex. It cascades into a big job, but at the end it feels great!

I get sucked into cleaing vortex’s too. I go down stairs to put away some canned goods and feel I have to do a major reorganize project. Sounds like yours was way more focused than mine.