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Waiting on Wednesday: Nightshade

June 23, 2010 by Arena Blake 5 Comments

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.  Last week, I highlighted a werewolf novel. This week, I’ve got another one for you! Nightshade by Andrea Cremer From Amazon: “Calla Tor has always known her destiny: After graduating from the Mountain School, she’ll…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Andrea Cremer, Waiting on Wednesday

How to Pick Summer Blackberries

June 22, 2010 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

Nothing says summertime in Texas like fresh, ripe blackberries. This yummy fruit grows wild in many parts of the Texas country, and I have fond memories of growing up picking the blackberries that grew outside our home. So, when I heard about a pick-your-own blackberry farm in north DFW, I knew it would be a…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Blackberries, Featured, Summer

Post It Note Tuesday

June 22, 2010 by Arena Blake 4 Comments

For the past several days, I’ve been holed up at my parents’ house with my niece, River. Since The Nerd and I do not have kiddos of our own, she’s the closest thing we’ve got (other than the Minions). There are many life lessons to be learned from almost-two-year-olds. Here are just a few, Post…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Post It Note Tuesday

Someday…

June 21, 2010 by Arena Blake 1 Comment

This girl is going to be a cheerleader. But for now, she’s content with annoying the dogs.

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Family, Photos

Rolo Cookies

June 21, 2010 by Arena Blake 12 Comments

Last week, I posted the technique I used to edit this food photo. But I left you wondering what exactly these cookies were. Well, now here’s the answer! If you can’t tell, I really like Rolo candies. These chocolate cookies taste like brownies with the chewy caramel flavor in the center. Can you say yummy?…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Cookies, recipes

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Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She shares parenting adventures, yummy recipes, and great photography on this Dallas mom blog. thenerdswife@gmail.com

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