Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Dec 1, 2009, 10:59 pm
I am not going to be blogging anymore...at least not for a considerable while. Too much is going on in my life, things are too chaotic, even when I can carve out the time to write, I can't order ...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Nov 21, 2009, 3:09 pm
Right now, my life sucks. My husband and I have had more arguments this week than we have in the past five years combined. I have cried more in the last eight days than I have in the whole last eight...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Nov 14, 2009, 7:33 pm
I am sick with sadness. Yesterday it was confirmed that my husband is being transferred to Johannesburg on 1 December. It is a permanent position, so we…me included…have to move. I don’t want t...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Nov 10, 2009, 8:03 am
Cheese…easy, delicious, spreadable, flavour-it-yourself soft cheese I was at a farmer’s market some weeks back and came across a couple of girls selling little balls of white cheese. I thought at...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Oct 27, 2009, 3:50 am
Well, I’m back…and hoping that the last days of October do not continue the trend of disasters, large and small, that have plagued me for the month. I am ordinarily one of those perpetually optim...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Sep 12, 2009, 1:51 pm

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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Sep 9, 2009, 5:26 pm
My husband has never been a landlord before. When I was in my teens, my mother and stepfather were landlords and I learned a lot…too much!...from their experiences. One of the tenants we ejected la...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Sep 6, 2009, 5:41 am
We had breakfast out yesterday and the eggs they delivered put me instantly in mind of my childhood. I have long since developed the habit of ordering eggs scrambled because scrambled are more difficu...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Sep 4, 2009, 12:48 am
When I was in college, I managed a local branch of a nationwide résumé service during my summer breaks. Later on, I operated a desktop publishing business in which résumés were among my bigges...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Aug 26, 2009, 5:19 am
Hubby has named him "Bob the BuilderBird." Below you can see his nest (the lower one...I haven't seen his branch-mate yet). Here he is, in all his glory, working on his house. What a gorgeous fel...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Aug 26, 2009, 1:48 am
This is, I believe, a primarily Irish dish, traditionally made with leftover potatoes and cabbage. Since my husband detests cabbage, we seldom have any left over (as I seldom cook it), but I have come...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Aug 22, 2009, 5:20 am
Well, the calendar notwithstanding (it is a full month yet until spring officially arrives), spring has sprung. The recent rains have awakened the bougainvillea outside my bedroom window from its win...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Aug 15, 2009, 6:29 am
My husband and I own rental property. Each time one of our flats comes up for rent, we show the unit to a horde of people and never cease to be amazed at their expectations and criticisms. We aren’...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Aug 12, 2009, 4:34 am
I just love mushrooms! And while I love the exotics and the wild ones, give me a succulent, meaty Portobello or a chubby little button mushroom for my skillet and I’m a happy camper! There are many...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Aug 9, 2009, 3:12 am
I grew up on the West Coast and moved to the Boston area when I was 19. I was adding to my cooking repertoire even then, as my personal cookbook was pretty lean and primarily based on the bland farm c...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Aug 7, 2009, 1:42 am
Summertime is fishing trip time. When I was growing up, the men in my family were avid fishermen and so, despite my personal dislike of finny fish (love most shellfish), I ate a lot of it as a child. ...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Aug 5, 2009, 2:19 am
A few days ago I went to the Post Office. It’s located in a mall and as I exited my car, I had to turn to find the source of loud voices, as did the man exiting the car parked right beside me. Walki...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Aug 3, 2009, 4:02 am
This is a delicious, refreshing, and versatile fruit salad that works for a light breakfast or lunch, an alfresco dinner side dish, and even as a dessert! It can be served with or without a dressing, ...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Aug 1, 2009, 4:33 am
This is one of the most delicious hot sandwiches I have ever eaten. It’s substantial enough to serve for a meal and is especially good served with a robust green salad on the side…although most pe...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Jul 28, 2009, 3:34 pm
This recipe has gone through many iterations over the years and has now evolved as one of those either/or recipes that you can fix one of several ways. At our house, Hubby is very fond of mango and he...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Jul 28, 2009, 7:46 am
If you are looking for something light and delicious but easy to prepare, this is the choice for you. This soup makes a great appetizer, it goes well with a sandwich for lunch, and is even a great dis...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on A View from the Other Side - Jul 27, 2009, 4:53 am
Yesterday was the ninth anniversary of my late husband’s death. I suppose it is something that I should put behind me, but all day yesterday I had flashes of memories of my marriage to him and a ki...
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Sweet Violet posted an article on SweetViolet Cooks! - Jul 27, 2009, 3:21 am
Something for the guys…if you like steak then this soup will doubtless appeal to you. And if you are watching your calories, this can be an especially good choice for a meal. The trick is to grill ...
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