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While I've had more than my fair share of cuts and bruises, I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527b85d8fdb01240b72a368860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> health injury thankful http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/the-joys-of-home-ownership.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TahoeGirl) http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/the-joys-of-home-ownership.html?_c=feed-rss http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/the-joys-of-home-ownership.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:00:25 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddca5bfa860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddca5bfa860c-50si" alt="Mudroom Door" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddca5bc3860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> house home improvement south lake tahoe energy efficiency http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/things-learned-this-month.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TahoeGirl) http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/things-learned-this-month.html?_c=feed-rss http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/things-learned-this-month.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:12:29 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123dddd73d1860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123dddd73d1860d-50si" alt="Lake Tahoe Sky" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddc9c9b2860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> stuff http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/hungry-for-winter.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TahoeGirl) http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/hungry-for-winter.html?_c=feed-rss http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/hungry-for-winter.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:54:52 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddc933d3860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddc933d3860c-50si" alt="Powderwhore &#39;FLAKES&#39; Trailer" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddc9357d860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> winter skiing telemark powder snow powderwhores http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/the-jdv-chronicles-part-i.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TahoeGirl) http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/the-jdv-chronicles-part-i.html?_c=feed-rss http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/the-jdv-chronicles-part-i.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:56:49 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddb00b69860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddb00b69860b-50si" alt="Golden Gate Bridge" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddc4f9d5860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> san francisco california hotel carlton joie de vivre hotels hotel vitale http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/old-fashioned-pleasures.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TahoeGirl) http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/old-fashioned-pleasures.html?_c=feed-rss http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/old-fashioned-pleasures.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:11:41 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123f16c0afa860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> writing tradition handwritten letters gentility lost art of http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/hopes-for-a-big-winter.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TahoeGirl) http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/hopes-for-a-big-winter.html?_c=feed-rss http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/hopes-for-a-big-winter.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:56:36 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123dda940db860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123dda940db860b-50si" alt="Snow in Desolation" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123f167fc63860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tahoe snow winter lake tahoe autumn http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/kitchen-sink-risotto.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TahoeGirl) http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/kitchen-sink-risotto.html?_c=feed-rss http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/kitchen-sink-risotto.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:28:31 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123dda43644860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123dda43644860b-50si" alt="Kitchen sink risotto" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123dda436bd860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rice italian cooking vegetarian risotto http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/cake-or-death.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TahoeGirl) http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/cake-or-death.html?_c=feed-rss http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/cake-or-death.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:07:40 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddb7c258860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123ddb7c258860c-50si" alt="Eddie Izzard-Cake or Death" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0123f1618c45860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> comedy eddie izzard cake or death http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/making-whoopie.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TahoeGirl) http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/making-whoopie.html?_c=feed-rss http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/post/making-whoopie.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:07:12 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tahoegirl.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527b85d8fdb01101692f7ed860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22527b85d8fdb01101692f7ed860c-50si" alt="zucchini whoopie pies" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527b85d8fdb0110186d6247860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baking dessert food cooking zucchini whoopie pie