Author Archives: prettyplainjanes

rain gear

June 29, 2015

With the way our weather has been going the past few weeks – monsoon in Ohio – I was prepared for the inevitable rain come Bing’s party. Even with a 10 day forecast claiming 0% chance of precipitation, I knew … Continue reading →

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food for the 4th

June 25, 2015

When it comes to party food I follow the rule of thirds. As in 1/3 store-bought, 1/3 assemble only and 1/3 homemade. For Bingham’s party I decided to go homemade with the pretzels. And I am sort of hating myself … Continue reading →

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plum cake

June 24, 2015

It’s been a good 4 years since I first made Smitten Kitchen’s strawberry summer cake and fell in easy, breezy cake recipe love. Back then it never dawned on me that turning on the oven and baking a cake could end … Continue reading →

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a little bit patriotic

June 23, 2015

If you run into me this week be warned that I am in psycho birthday party mode. Something about these 1st birthdays make me a little nutty. (I’ll never forget the look on the cake guy’s face when I ordered … Continue reading →

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sneaky sneaks

June 22, 2015

There was a time in my life that the thought of throwing on sneakers over heels or flats was absolutely not going to happen. (Exercise excluded of course.) That’s one of the amazing things about fashion though – it opens … Continue reading →

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