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I spent most of the week under my favorite blanket on the couch - sniff, cough, cough, sniff, sneeze, repeat. The good news is I'm on the mend, and after a short walk today something tells me I wasn't alone in my misery. It seems as if half the city is coughing into their elbows. So yeah, last week was all about the small victories for me - going downstairs to get the mail, finishing a load of laundry (as in one), writing letters, and eventually, as I was starting to feel better, making a batch of orange and oat scones from the My Nepenthe cookbook. If only you could have been there when they came out of the oven, yum.

They were good later too though. I nibbled at a golden corner of one of the scones a couple hours after they came out of the oven, then four hours later, then six - they seemed to be improving with age.

In fact I wish I had one right now. In hindsight, I should have frozen some of the dough, then baked them off a few at a time.

I'm so looking forward to trying more from Romney's new book, she includes an eclectic mix of recipes including the full range of mains, soups, side salads. But it's the sweets and breakfast recipes that I suspect will make an appearance in my kitchen in the near future - the wheat germ buttermilk hotcakes, persimmon pudding cake, and the triple berry pie.

If you haven't seen the book yet, look around for it. I think it's just starting to show up in stores. It's just the sort of cookbook that takes you to another place and time - beautifully designed and photographed, and the story she tells of her life and legacy at Nepenthe in Big Sur is very special. For those of you who love the Tessa Kiros cookbooks, aesthetically this book is similar in spirit.

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spc78

• 10:34 @snipeyhead Damn you. I think I may have to throw that on the Roku after my 11 conference call now. #

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spc78

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spc78

• 07:57 I think I'm going to have to plan on hitting the office around 10. Trying to make the 7:49 from Grafton is going to be near impossible #fb #
• 09:05 So, apparently the Wi-Fi on the MBTA Worcester line is about as reliable as tin cans and string. Great. #
• 09:40 @mmartel Nah. It's just gonna take a little trial and error to figure out the best schedule for when I'm in the office. #
• 09:41 @mmartel and actually, since about 5 minutes after I posted about the Wi-Fi, it's been fine. #
• 10:24 @mmartel so far, it's great. And really, flakey Wi-Fi on the train might help me focus on work a little more :-) #
• 10:53 @mattgemmell Good to know I'm not the only one still having trouble keeping my vi muscle memory out of other apps. #
• 14:27 @janeylicious good to hear I'm not the only one that feels that way. It's bad how many people have no idea who Ken Thompson is today. #
• 14:29 Just got back from seeing what will soon be the new @ApperianCorp offices. Can't wait to move in. #