TahoeGirl’s blogVox2009-11-01T16:13:16ZTahoeGirlhttp://tahoegirl.vox.com/?_c=feed-atomtag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22527b85d8fdb/This space reserved.Gratefultag:vox.com,2009-11-01:asset-6a00c22527b85d8fdb01240b72a368860e2009-11-01T16:13:16Z2009-11-01T16:13:16ZTahoeGirlhttp://tahoegirl.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
Last week I managed to punch myself in the chest with my bike handlebars. At the time it hurt, but I was more focused on getting through the rest of the bike ride and back to the car. While I've had more than my fair share of cuts and bruises, I...
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The Joys of Home Ownershiptag:vox.com,2009-10-28:asset-6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddca5bc3860c2009-10-28T02:00:25Z2009-10-28T02:05:39ZTahoeGirlhttp://tahoegirl.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
Being a homeowner at Lake Tahoe is an exercise in quirkiness, frustration and required inventiveness. Beyond all the zoning regulations required for something as seemingly simple as tree removal, there’s the inherent silliness of home constructi...
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Things Learned this Monthtag:vox.com,2009-10-26:asset-6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddc9c9b2860c2009-10-26T23:12:29Z2009-10-26T23:12:29ZTahoeGirlhttp://tahoegirl.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
I may be getting older, but the wisdom thing ain't happening Giving up coffee is not for the weak You use your chest muscles for a lot more things than you realize A chest contusion is unpleasant (and makes comedies painful) Stretching does mak...
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Hungry for Wintertag:vox.com,2009-10-26:asset-6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddc9357d860c2009-10-26T00:54:52Z2009-10-26T00:54:52ZTahoeGirlhttp://tahoegirl.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
October typically marks the beginning of the ski film season, when filmmakers of all winter persuasions (telemark, alpine, snowboard) take their shows on the road, fueling the winter lust of die-hard skiers like me. This weekend brought a double ...
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The JdV Chronicles, Part Itag:vox.com,2009-10-17:asset-6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddc4f9d5860c2009-10-17T23:56:49Z2009-10-17T23:56:49ZTahoeGirlhttp://tahoegirl.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
Back in May I learned (through a pretty cool video) that I’d won a California Passport from the Joie de Vivre (JdV) boutique hotel chain. Based entirely in California, JdV has 35 properties throughout the state, and this passport included a 2 n...
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Old Fashioned Pleasurestag:vox.com,2009-10-13:asset-6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123f16c0afa860f2009-10-13T03:11:41Z2009-10-13T03:11:41ZTahoeGirlhttp://tahoegirl.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
The other day I received something I'd not seen in years - a genuine handwritten letter. It was very novel in the world of immediacy. That this one came out of the blue from a long-lost friend living oversees made it all the more unexpected and ap...
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Hopes for a Big Wintertag:vox.com,2009-10-04:asset-6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123f167fc63860f2009-10-04T22:56:36Z2009-10-04T22:56:36ZTahoeGirlhttp://tahoegirl.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
While the phrase 'El Nino' has been used a lot when referring to this upcoming winter, I've remained cautiously pragmatic. Color me skeptical, but I know how fickle Mother Nature can be, so I like to err on the side of caution. This morning, how...
With a bunch of seemingly random things in the fridge - mascarpone cheese, crimini mushrooms, spinach & cherry tomatoes, I figured a hearty risotto would find a way to bind them all together. Thankfully I have ridiculous quantities of arborio ri...
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Cake or Death?tag:vox.com,2009-09-16:asset-6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123f1618c45860f2009-09-16T19:07:40Z2009-09-16T19:07:40ZTahoeGirlhttp://tahoegirl.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
It takes a special performer to encourage me to leave the mountains during the winter to see his show. Lucky for Eddie Izzard, we're heading to the Bay Area in January to catch one of his live performances. Hopefully he'll have recovered from...
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Making Whoopie....tag:vox.com,2009-09-07:asset-6a00c22527b85d8fdb0110186d6247860f2009-09-07T19:07:12Z2009-09-07T19:07:12ZTahoeGirlhttp://tahoegirl.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
pies, that is (this is a family friendly blog after all!). With the overabundance of zucchini at the farmer's market, I decided to experiment with a Gourmet recipe for whoopie pies that had caught my eye. Since I still had a small vat of cho...