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Single Momma’s Sangria

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I keep a jar of this in the fridge. Use a quart sized canning jar:

1/3 jar of red wine
1/3 jar of some kind of cranberry juice blend ( I like cran blueberry  and cran pomegranite)
a good glug of OJ (maybe a 1/4 cup?)
a squirt of lime
float some fruit in there. I’m currently using sliced strawberries.

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Working: Jacksonville Public Library Downtown & More Magnificat

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

Did you know schizophrenic homeless prostitutes like to sit in the leather armchairs of the foreign language section of the public library??????
Me either.
They are kind of funny! They  have the system down: come in, get searched, grab a book, settle into a chair. Their voices are raspy and one of them is convinced there are… »

Downtown Jacksonville: Magnificat Cafe

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

The biggest drawback to working from the library is having to pack everything up in order to get a cup of coffee or lunch or run to the bathroom. I suppose it will help me to travel light and clean out my laptop bag a little more often. I get used to gypsie living and… »

Tell me a story…

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

“It was with great joy and delight that she took the dirty container that once held the pork marinade and added it, rinsed, to the dishwasher. Perhaps to most onlookers, feeling joy over something so mundane would be like raising the mediocre to underserved and elevated levels of grandeur. She, however, had a strong appreciation… »

Potatoes

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

Most meals now include at least something from Grandma’s Garden. On Memorial Day, my brother-in-law and sis dug the last of the little red potatoes.  The garden looks big enough to feed Africa, which is pretty cool. There is power in growing… »

Steady

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

From Memorial Day, also a 3-Man birthday bash around here. Old fashioned hand churned ice cream; everybody… »

Redhead in the Rainy Garden

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

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Red Snapper

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

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Grandma’s Garden: Potatoes

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

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