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KARACOOKS
KARACOOKS
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  • Remy, a black pit bull with a white chest patch, sprawled on a green cot on the back deck with his legs stretched out, head raised and looking up at the camera.

    Friday Roundup #36

    ByKara August 28August 27 Friday Roundup, Writing

    Remy takes National Dog Day personally, the collard seeds arrive, Hatch chiles are inbound, and I fall down a Scottish hoof-trimming YouTube hole.

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  • Close-up of Remy's face, a black pit bull, with both brown eyes looking up at the camera and Zach blurred on the couch behind him

    Life with a Pibble: Meet Remy

    ByKara March 29July 16 Personal

    I’m writing this with a 71-pound pit bull pressed against my side on the sofa. Full velcro-dog mode. He’s dreaming, twitching, and making those adorable snorting sounds that pit bulls do. His name is Remy, and he is categorically the least threatening creature on the planet. How We Got Remy We adopted Remy on February…

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KaraCooks is written, cooked, photographed, and gardened by one person in Johns Creek, Georgia.

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