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Tuesday: Champagne and the Safeway Restroom

Posted on February 27, 2014December 15, 2016 by Abigail

I have a secret.  I like Champagne. On Tuesday mornings. Not every Tuesday mind you.  But every so often, after I drop Anni off at school, baby boy and I have some quiet time together.  By 9 o’clock, we share a chair at Sunflower Cafe.  His warm pudgy legs slung over mine.  I order Trane […]

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Living Life In Art

Posted on February 13, 2014December 15, 2016 by Abigail

Abi’s Farmhouse Gallery: ANNE ZIEMIENSKI Each artist finds his or her own path.  Some go to art school.  Some apprentice.  Some lock themselves away to toil relentlessly in obscurity.  Others come to Art later in life after success frees them to explore passionate hobbies. But few, if any, can claim a first life as Belly […]

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Salads & Cheese

Posted on February 10, 2014December 15, 2016 by Abigail

I sat next to this awesome French guy last week.  As we ate my Roasted Chicken with Lemons and Winter Root Vegetables, I took note of a spot of cheese standing solo on the edge of his plate. Now I bought that fancy cheese because he and his prominent food family and friends were coming […]

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Eggs & Birdies

Posted on February 7, 2014December 15, 2016 by Abigail

Few things bring me back to my grandmother’s table than eggs and toast. Mima wore her 1970s vibrantly swirly, totally rayon, neck-to-floor dressing gowns to make breakfast.  She called them “Eggs & Birdies” — slightly morbid now that I think about it as a grown up (arguably) — but she and Dida soft boiled the […]

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Announcing the GALLERY

Posted on February 3, 2014December 15, 2016 by Abigail

Clearly I don’t write every day… or even every week.  Rather, I wait until truly inspired by something luscious.  Something drenched in flavor, aroma, and taste.  Something worth the calories and that extra time doing sit-ups. Art has always been key to the intent behind “Abi’s Farmhouse Kitchen” but in writing at least, my love […]

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