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Eating Gardenias: Tuesday: An Overdue Love Note.
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The Life and Times of Denise K. Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Tuesday: An Overdue Love Note. Like most people, I've grown up listening to people talk mainly about Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. And don't get me wrong; I enjoy a good weekend as much as the next person. That's right - Tuesday. I think my affection for Tuesday began in college. I can't remember why, precisely, but I'm tempted to think I had a few good classes (philosophy? Tuesday is my favorite day of the week! I told her, after compli...
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Eating Gardenias: January 2015
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The Life and Times of Denise K. Wednesday, January 7, 2015. A Different Kind of Business Profile. At Mount Pleasant Magazine we do a great many business profiles for East Cooper companies - and as managing editor, I strive for profiles that are well done and interesting - even when it's a topic that doesn't strike a chord within me personally. Other times, something does. Strike a chord, yet I have to keep the business profile .business-like. Not so on my blog, however! Celadon happened to be one of Anna...
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Eating Gardenias: July 2014
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The Life and Times of Denise K. Thursday, July 24, 2014. In Praise of YA Lit. Not so long ago, my best friend Sarah McGuire used to hesitate whenever she'd confess her affection for young adult fiction. She knew that I didn't really read it (I've been known to be a book snob in the worst way) and I guess she thought I'd think it was silly. Well, I don't think it's silly anymore. In fact, young adult (YA) literature is quickly finding a place in my bookish heart, for several reasons. I forgot about my car...
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Eating Gardenias: May 2014
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The Life and Times of Denise K. Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Things I've Noticed Since Moving Back to Mount Pleasant. Well, here I am, writing this post from East Cooper. I've lived in Mount Pleasant before, but this time around I've taken note of a few new tidbits of information. I thought I'd share them with you. 4 Work-related stuff is everywhere. During my aforementioned trip to Publix, I ran into the cover star of the May/June issue of Mount Pleasant Magazine, Crystal Brodie, plus her kids. We smi...5 I'm...
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Eating Gardenias: Strawberries Don't Like Cold Weather, Either.
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The Life and Times of Denise K. Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Strawberries Don't Like Cold Weather, Either. So, everyone who knows me knows that I'm not the biggest whiz in the kitchen. I can scramble an egg, but I'm not really known for my gourmet meals or desserts. When a friend asked me to come over for dinner this evening, I tried to come up with an idea that was both inexpensive and yummy. I know. I thought to myself. I have some strawberries in the fridge! They're hard," I wrote. "Do strawberries do.
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Eating Gardenias: May 2015
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The Life and Times of Denise K. Thursday, May 21, 2015. Y'all, I'm growing my first gardenia plants ever. See below. I'm trying not to eat it. Just kidding - I'm way too proud to eat the fruits of my gardening labor! Sunday night I got back from an important solo trip to the mountains of North Carolina, where I spent a long weekend at a writing conference hosted by The Sun, one of my favorite magazines that Anna introduced me to. It was an epic experience. Who knew, right? I was getting ready to read the...
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Eating Gardenias: March 2015
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The Life and Times of Denise K. Friday, March 27, 2015. After my post last time about more solitary media, I went out and bought a little notebook. And I'm thoroughly thrilled to report that it has become my go-to for whenever I have an idea now. (Err, except for the stuff that I put here, on the blog! Cool," he replied, in 15-year-old fashion. Yay for being a writer and rediscovering the parts of it that I love! Labels: books and literature. Thursday, March 19, 2015. It's not just me though. (Not th...
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Eating Gardenias: October 2014
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The Life and Times of Denise K. Tuesday, October 28, 2014. On Inspiration, and How the Three Day Guest Rule Doesn't Apply. It never ceases to amaze me how inspiration strikes. Of course there are all the usual places (like sitting on my couch and drinking coffee, which seems to be a standard for artists) but once in a while, inspiration happens in such an awkward way that you can't help but take notice. Anyhoo, so I went and had a drink by myself, feeling sulky. And lo! She's one guest in my life whose w...
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Eating Gardenias: June 2014
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The Life and Times of Denise K. Monday, June 30, 2014. St Augustine: A Welcoming Place. 1 The first afternoon I was in town, I wandered to St. Augustine Beach and struck up a conversation with several locals in a beachfront bar that had no AC (just a bunch of fans blowing), befriending them to the point of trading poems with one guy and scoring free drinks. To be the same type of yoga I'd taken at home in Mount Pleasant two days before. 6 I read three poems in a local coffee shop called City Coffee. ...
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