Wednesday
May082013

The Answer Broad: How to Talk About Aunt Flo

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If there is a problem, yo, I’ll solve it. Or at least write thoughtfully about it.

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Tuesday
May072013

Only Connect, Seven Years Later

Illustrations, mostly paired comparisons, showing correct and incorrect postures for various household tasks. Date ...

Derfwad Manor is seven-and-a-half years old and Mrs. G. often wonders when it's time to let it go. Blogs have seasons and hers has been, with great highs and lows, a lengthy one. This afternoon, she was combing through her archives and came across this post written in November of 2007...

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Monday
May062013

Everything Old Is New Again or The Fizz That Izz

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Three weeks ago, on the advice and under the supervision of her well-meaning but narcissistic psycho-pharmacologist, Mrs. G. eliminated an antidepressant from her prescription lineup.

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Friday
May032013

Full Confessional Friday!

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Photo by Pink Sherbert Photography

Be it Venial or Mortal (there's no escaping Original), we've all got secrets -- light, dark, funny, sad -- worth bringing to light. The act of confession can be liberating, mollifying and entertaining. Contrition? Repentance? A shot of Tequila? That's your call, sister. 

Thursday
May022013

How Karma Broke Faith With Mrs. G.

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A couple of weeks ago, some punk thugs went up and down Mrs. G's street rifling and stealing items from unlocked cars. Mrs. G's wallet and prescription sunglasses were stolen.

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Thursday
May022013

Baby,We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption Reviewed by Aaryn Belfer

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On the back cover of Scott Simon’s 2010 book, Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption, actor John Lithgow gives a glowing endorsement. “This is a surprising, powerful, and important book,” he says. I had no idea John Lithgow was a member of the adoption triad, someone with the kind of credibility I count on when seeking “powerful and important” books on the topic. But a quick Google search led me to his status: Lithgow is an honorary adoptive parent of a manatee named Rosie as anointed by the Save the Manatee Club.

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Thursday
May022013

Slow Cook Thursday Brought to You by Missy D.

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I’m from a tiny little town in South Carolina, close to Myrtle Beach. That’s where I was born, and where I lived until I was 18. It was an idyllic Southern upbringing, with magnolias and debutante balls and shelling peas on the front porch. I loved the charm, the slower pace of life, loved that everyone knew everyone else

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Wednesday
May012013

An official mrs. g. directive: put up your feet and take a coffee break.

Which slice of mancake would you choose?

1)

ryan

Ryan Gosling

 

2)

jon

Jon Hamm

 

3)

raul

Raul Bova