- Our French menu for Thanksgiving
- The Soulard Parlour Tour
- Seeing the Mariah Carey Christmas concert
- Setting up my 2025 planner
- The Revellion Christmas Tea at La Patisserie Chouquette
Category: the best of it
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The Best of It:What I’m Looking Forward to Edition
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The Best of It: Halfway Through November Edition
- Getting to host the SRG social this month.
- Putting up a bottle tree in our street pot to keep it looking vibrant in the cold months.
- Putting leftover cheese ball on a pumpernickel bagel.
- Maybelle being cozy.
- Completing my first year as editor of the Soulard Renaissance.
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The Best of It: I’m Scheduling This On Election Night Edition
- The new loaded baked potato tots at The Biscuit Joint
- The Sandwiches of History cookbook is now out!
- Getting autumn tea samples from The Tea Girl
- Taking dance classes at Yes Honey Studio
- The menu at Dumplings and Tea
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The Best of It: Mid-October Edition
- The neighborhood chili cook-off
- Soulard Oktoberfest
- Family birthdays
- Cheddar and chive scones from Protagonist Cafe
- Candy corn mixed with peanuts
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The Best of It: Apples Edition
- Cold cider
- Mulled cider
- Hard cider
- Apple cider donuts
- Living in the Midwest where I actually have proper access to good apple cider
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The Best of It: Teas Other Than Earl Grey Edition
- Colombian Cacao Kisses, Simpson & Vail
- Laos Meung Honeybee Black Tea, Simpson & Vail
- Preparing a 50-50 blend of Tea Market’s Creamsicle and Cocoa Berry (which sadly appears to be out of stock)
- Meyer Lemon Chai from Tea Market
- Forest Hill Handmade Wild Black Tea Rods with Sri Lankan Vanilla from The Steeping Room
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The Best of It: End of September Edition
- A weekend visit from one of my best Austin friends
- Doing touristy things in the place where I live
- Social dancing and competing in the Meet me in St. Louis Swing Dance Championships
- The fried green tomato sandwich at Sugarfire Smokehouse
- The Gateway Arch Museum
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The Best of It: Mid-September Edition
- Getting to see Steve Earle perform
- The ice cream at Ices Plain & Fancy
- The way Maybelle can fold her back paws all the way up to her nose
- Hiking at Pere Marquette State Park
- My friend Amanda Rachelle Warren’s first full-length poetry collection, Rituals for to Call Down Light
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The Best of It: End of August Edition
- Maybelle enjoying all-day playtime at Grateful Pets twice a week
- Selling my books at the Spine Bookstore indie book fair
- Perfecting my pimento cheese recipe
- Egg salad sandwiches at Crown Candy Kitchen
- Getting my first tea pet from The Oolong Drunk’s pop-up shop
