Русский старый новый год – Old New Year Russian Style
Center me, circa 2006, with my Christmas present and newly knitted accessories, ready for the old new year; top left on the ice new...
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Welcome to FoodMood blog space. Reflections on my travels, musings, favorite recipes, and the Bunny Chronicles. Storytelling with joy, sass, self-reflection, and hope.
Nicole Crabtree
- Jan 9, 2019
- 3 min
09.01.19 My choice to stay
Our hands joined on our wedding day, Bunny, Bearli (with one eye, shy like his Poppy), Bianca, and Biancina witness our union. Nine years...
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Nicole Crabtree
- Dec 21, 2018
- 3 min
Dizee's Irish coffee rings in the season
This photo is a representation of the holiday season for me. I had my first Irish coffee in Shreveport, Louisiana in December 1994 when I...
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Nicole Crabtree with guest Linda Androvich
- Dec 8, 2018
- 3 min
Mom & Nana's Anisette Cookies
There are certain tastes and smells that make a holiday come alive, and for me, my mother's anisette cookies are Christmas. When I was in...
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Nicole Crabtree
- Dec 1, 2018
- 4 min
Como, my Italian happy place
Left Cernobbio in winter on the lake; middle Brunate in spring; right window art that called our souls in Como center. Como is,...
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Nicole Crabtree
- Nov 18, 2018
- 7 min
Thanksgiving - gratitude is an everyday holiday
Two years we shared super happy Thanksgivings with Mary & Mehdi Jazayeri, in the full spirit of communal preparations and sharing of...
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Nicole Crabtree
- Nov 4, 2018
- 7 min
ROME: la vità è bella
Rome by night from the terrace of Barbara’s lovely home, the Palazzo Pozzi center, top left and bottom middle; bottom left Piazza Navona;...
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Nicole Crabtree
- Oct 31, 2018
- 1 min
La settimana dei morti, play dead and nurture your light
Pici gazes at our Halloween cookies wondering if they will be added to our family of poppets, they could definitely be seasonal avatars...
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Nicole Crabtree
- Oct 23, 2018
- 2 min
Ode to the Crock-Pot
Fall is my favorite time of year, colors, crisp breezes, and warm food. As a young person, I was always fascinated how my mother managed...
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Nicole Crabtree with contributing photographers
- Oct 14, 2018
- 6 min
Birthdays in France: a course in miracles in three parts Paris, Gaujac, and the Basque country
Esra, Bunny, & I wandering the streets of Paris come upon beautiful birds in a fountain square and took this photo for Christine our bird...
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