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Carol

Lawrence, Kansas

Hi, my name is Carol. I live in Lawrence KS. I write Tall Tales. I tell about stuff that happened to me. Most of it is true.

Interests: Travel, Cooking, Bikram Yoga, Gardening, Knitting, Golf, Reading.

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I started and finished the story of Harold Fry and his pilgrimage across England while I was in Spoleto. It is one of those stories that everyone will like, beautifully written, hard to put down, Kleenex may be needed. The Heretic's Daughter is more historical fiction. A re-telling of the... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at Tall Tales from Kansas

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my heart is with my neighbors to the south

When you live in Kansas you can almost become immune to tornado watches and warnings. It's part of everyday life here. You prepare and know that you may have to take shelter but you never, ever, believe it could happen to you. Tonight, as I watch scenes on the news... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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I have my fingers crossed for next week

After hearing from all of you the multitude of ways I could prepare morels, I set out for the farmers market on Saturday to get myself a whole mess of them. I even went early to be sure they were not all gone by the time I got there. Alas,... Continue reading

Posted 3 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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a different sort of lunch followed by a drink on the porch

There is something new happening almost everyday right outside my door. The garden in the spring is so pretty it makes me regret that I don't put forth a bit more effort on it's behalf all year long. The alium continue to delight year after year. A truly spectacular sight.... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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I just tried my best

In Spoleto Mary Ann and I had a grand time in our travel journals. I mostly had fun watching her create some masterpieces and then I tried to copy them. When I was done I would show her what I had done and say each time, "I just tried my... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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she promptly returned to eating the frosting

We went to a "super hero" themed birthday party last weekend, as in... dress up like your favorite super hero. It is only because we love the super hero who was being honored that we went. We are NOT costume party people. Chris, recalling the "cool cat club" of his... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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make it a big batch ok?

Chris told me tonight that he read today was chocolate chip cookie day. I do not know who proclaimed it so. I just know that it was. The reason what you see above is not chocolate chip cookies is because last night I got this phone call at 8:36 pm.... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Tall Tales from Kansas

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something I should put on the research assistant's list

The reason to have a Japanese maple in your garden is because it is soooooo pretty in the fall. I gotta be honest though, I think it's almost prettier first thing in the Spring. I suppose that could be because I am so happy it is finally spring, or because... Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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I was oozing healthfulness from my pores

This weekend I did something different with the spinach I scored at the farmers market. I wilted it with a bit of water, a smidge of white wine, and a pinch of butter. It gave kind of a high class feel to the usual poached egg with bacon and toast... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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they were going cheap

I love the smell of lilacs and highly approve of a nice big fat bunch of them in a vase on the table. I was glad to see some for sale at the farmers market yesterday. They were going cheap as they won't last long. Three dollars for this bouquet.... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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I have to figure out what a pour over is

I got up early today because my cat Lewis Mulvenon had a serious case of it's spring and I NEED to go outside NOW. This was at 6:30am. Finding myself up and ready to go for my 8:30 haircut at 7:30am, I headed for the Farmers Market first. The thing... Continue reading

Posted May 11, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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some things are best not discussed with the cardiologist

When my sister was here in April to see Angie she got her a new walker. This was done despite protests from Angie who insisted that she did not need one, would not use one, and that "is the end of that girls". Guess who LOVES her new walker? She... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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I have found a solution to the problem and it's name is Ceramiche Umbre

Thursday night a package arrived. A package with Italian writing on it. A package straight from Umbria. Delivered unbroken within 10 days, just like Chiari Bonini said it would be. I am not 100 percent certain where I will hang this yet. But I do know this will be going... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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in no particular order

Here is the last of my photos from Spoleto. They are presented in no particular order and there is no theme that binds them together. Each one preserves a memory of a moment. Shadows on a door, random stencils of Peter Pan sprinkled around the walls of Spoleto, cyclamen on... Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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a tuesday in may when I get home early enough to cut some flowers

I don't usually cut my tulips and iris and bring them inside to put in a vase. I like to be able to look out the windows and see them in the garden. But tonight it felt right to bring some inside. I want to look at them while I... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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with their mossy feet and branches like arms

I don't think I have shown you quite every window, doorway, alley, mountain vista, cat, or monastery from Spoleto yet. Quick. Let me try and rectify that. I wish I had a better picture of the sacred woods in Monteluco. It really was a surreal place. Peaceful, hushed, spiritual. These... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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should the spirit move you

The raspberry bars turned out great. The shortbread bottom got nice and golden, the meringue top had that crispy snap, the raspberry coconut filling was chewy and moist. These are the perfect thing to serve with a nice cup of tea at the end of a meal, or a mid-day... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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the square I am calling Umbria

While I miss having Franco's fresh eggs from Italian chickens every morning, there is something to be said for the comfort of the familiar. I am going to tackle some raspberry bars today too. These are my all time favorite raspberry preserves. PLUS the jars make the perfect thing to... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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not being on any time schedule

I used my iPad and my Nikon Coolpix S9300 for photos in Spoleto. I deliberated long and hard over the Nikon D40x but in the end decided carrying 3 cameras would interfere with the ability to take the pictures in my head I see when I close my eyes at... Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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petting episodes in between each and every task

The tulips did bloom while I was gone to Italy and Chris did take some pictures for me. I was glad to get to spend a day looking at them myself before we got the freak rain/snow/sleet mix that came today and, according to the weather people, will still be... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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a lovely chilled glass of proseco

The poppies put on a show for us at the train station in Spoleto on Monday. We managed to successfully catch the right train, get off at the right station, and find a taxi to our hotel in Rome. Whew. I will be the first to admit that I have... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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on a Sunday in spoleto

While sipping a cappuccino on Sunday afternoon in Spoleto I soaked in the atmosphere on the street down from Piazza de la Libertad. I watched a British couple in bike shorts and helmets, he with a knee brace, slowly coasting on their bikes, through the pedestrians, down the cobblestone streets.... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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walking the steps that St. Francis took 800 years ago

Saturday I fortified myself with a breakfast of eggs and wild asparagus and then headed out on a path for Monteluco with an Italian itinerary in my possession. I did my best to follow the trail markers provided by the Club Alpino Italiano. They are posted on rocks, trees, poles,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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montefalco and bravagna

Franco picked us up at 2pm sharp on Friday for a driving tour of the "green heart of Italy" aka Umbria. We wanted to visit Montefalco and Bravagna. He insisted we stop on the way out of town for "un café". This is an espresso sipped while standing at the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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uova y asparagi

Friday, April 26th, 12:02 pm. 1 Loc. Monteluco. Overcast. Slight chill in the air. Glad I brought this turtleneck my sister was sure I wouldn't wear. As I was walking around taking pictures Franco came down from the hill above our house where he had been working. He brought us... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2013 at Tall Tales from Kansas

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