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KARACOOKS
KARACOOKS
Good Food · Honest History · Strong Opinions
  • A navy Gwinnett Stripers sweatshirt folded on a stack of sweatshirts beside an open storage bin of sweaters on an olive comforter

    Sweatshirt Day

    ByKara October 19October 19 Personal, Writing

    Sweatshirt Day has no date, but you know it when it comes. This year it was September 27: the sweater bag came out, the AC went quiet, the window opened.

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  • A barred owl perched on a branch high in the tulip tree, seen in three-quarter profile through green leaves, its barred chest and pale facial disc visible.

    The Barred Owl Didn’t Show Up to Be Photographed

    ByKara August 30August 30 Our Creek House, Writing

    A barred owl sat twenty yards off our deck for ten minutes and I had the wrong camera. Phone shots, a call I couldn’t place, and why this isn’t a yard, it’s habitat.

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  • An orange tabby cat leans in from the left to sniff two jars of homemade chili crisp on a tray, on a wooden dining table.

    Blogging With Cats – Part 1 of ?

    ByKara August 6July 16 Behind the Blog, Writing

    Food blogging in a two-cat house means feline quality control. Finn inspected the chili crisp, put his nose in the lens, and tail-bombed the hero shot.

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  • Two feral kittens, one orange and one gray, curled up asleep together on a couch cushion two days after their gotcha day.

    Gotcha Day: The Kittens I Was Only Supposed to Foster

    ByKara July 16July 16 Personal, Writing

    Six years ago I drove to Ari’s for two flea-ridden, squinty-eyed foster kittens and never gave them back. Finn and Callie’s gotcha day, flea baths and all.

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    • The Garden
    • The Everyday Kitchen
    • The Bookshelf
    • Keeping It Out of The Landfill
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    • Behind the Camera
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    • Disclosure
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