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    The Second Most Important Decision of the Year (it's a wreath)
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Dec 11, 2015
    • 3 min

    The Second Most Important Decision of the Year (it's a wreath)

    We all know that the tree is the pièce de résistance of the Christmas decorations, but let us not forget the ever-important second in...
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    Friday Morning Miscellany
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Dec 11, 2015
    • 1 min

    Friday Morning Miscellany

    I just wanted to share this with the world. My father sent this to me yesterday. It's from 2004, when i was 16. This is, apparently, my...
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    Star Wars Party: Part 1 of 2
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Dec 10, 2015
    • 2 min

    Star Wars Party: Part 1 of 2

    As some of you might know, there is a new Star Wars episode coming to theatres this month. Tell you what, though. Rachel and I did not...
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    DIY Christmas Banners! For Every Era-themed Dinner Imaginable! (or just two)
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Dec 9, 2015
    • 4 min

    DIY Christmas Banners! For Every Era-themed Dinner Imaginable! (or just two)

    Ok, Christmas is totally a time for traditions, yes. I am the biggest tradition stickler out there. Growing up, my brother and I had this...
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    The Great Christmas Cookie Saga
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Dec 9, 2015
    • 3 min

    The Great Christmas Cookie Saga

    In my wife's family, the weekend after Thanksgiving is dedicated to the much-anticipated Annual Christmas Cookie Baking Extravaganza. It...
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    Opinion Poll: When Does "Booked" Transform into "Overbooked?"
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Dec 6, 2015
    • 3 min

    Opinion Poll: When Does "Booked" Transform into "Overbooked?"

    I do this thing every once in a while/every weekend where someone asks me to do something that sounds awesome, and I'm all, "Yes, I can...
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    The Most Important Decision of the Year
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Dec 3, 2015
    • 2 min

    The Most Important Decision of the Year

    I think we all know what I am going to say. The most important decision you make all year is what evergreen you are going to bring home...
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    Autumn in the Adirondacks
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Dec 2, 2015
    • 5 min

    Autumn in the Adirondacks

    There are some phrases that, when uttered, make your eyes go misty and make look at that far away place within yourself and yearn for...
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    Motherfucking Gourd Party: Fait Accompli
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 30, 2015
    • 3 min

    Motherfucking Gourd Party: Fait Accompli

    As we prance gleefully into the Christmas season and don our gay apparel, it is so easy to forget how enthusiastically we embraced the...
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    Simple and Delicious Beef Bourguignon
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 26, 2015
    • 4 min

    Simple and Delicious Beef Bourguignon

    Soon it will be the day after Thanksgiving. Soon everyone will be excitedly trading turkey leftover recipes and revelling in some sort...
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    Bring Something Impressive to Thanksgiving
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 25, 2015
    • 2 min

    Bring Something Impressive to Thanksgiving

    It's the day before Thanksgiving. You are wondering what you can bring to your family's holiday dinner that will say, "I am an adult, but...
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    Le Nouveau est Arrivé
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 24, 2015
    • 3 min

    Le Nouveau est Arrivé

    So, I'm in this wine club. I know what you are thinking. You think that wine clubs are just excuses to get drunk on a week night. Maybe...
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    Romantic Getaway to Majestic Wilkes Barre
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 23, 2015
    • 3 min

    Romantic Getaway to Majestic Wilkes Barre

    Listen, guys, before you raise any eyebrows at me, let me just say that romance can happen anywhere, ok? Yeah. Even Wilkes Barre. The...
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    If at first you don't succeed, make a tiny cake
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 19, 2015
    • 2 min

    If at first you don't succeed, make a tiny cake

    Once upon a time, Queer Martha said to herself, "I'm going to make some damn madeleines." Because madeleines are delicious. They also...
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    Treasure Hunt Through Time in Paris
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 18, 2015
    • 4 min

    Treasure Hunt Through Time in Paris

    This is the second Queer Martha treasure hunt that takes you to some of the hidden gems of Paris. Check out the first in the series here....
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    Printable & Customizable Advent Calendar
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 18, 2015
    • 2 min

    Printable & Customizable Advent Calendar

    I think we can all agree that there is nothing more special than an advent calendar (we've already been over this.). Advent calendars are...
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    Sur le Boulevard Voltaire
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 17, 2015
    • 3 min

    Sur le Boulevard Voltaire

    I haven't yet written anything that has earned the "kids" tag, but I do hope to someday (perhaps in a few months), carve out a piece of...
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    Love Poems for No One
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 12, 2015
    • 3 min

    Love Poems for No One

    My beloved friend Ally Franklin helped me upload my Xanga posts from high school, which were living peacefully in the Xanga archives,...
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    Hangover Cure?
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 11, 2015
    • 2 min

    Hangover Cure?

    So last night Rachel came home kind of bummed due to work stress. It happens, you know? Every so often you are just like, "Work is a...
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    Cairnwood by Candlelight
    Lizzie Hessek
    • Nov 10, 2015
    • 2 min

    Cairnwood by Candlelight

    I'm still on a Christmas kick. Enjoy all the enthusiasm now before I plunge into my annual post-holiday depression. Speaking of holiday...
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