Cynthia Underwood Thayer

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Author Archives: Cynthia

Making Pasta

May 20, 2011 – 8:01 pm

Pasta! Everyone loves pasta. There are as many different types of pasta as there are sauces to put on it. But did you ever eat just plain pasta? Probably not, because pasta’s just a vehicle for sauce. Or so I thought. I had some friends over for lunch yesterday and thought I’d make some pasta […]

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Hummingbirds

May 8, 2011 – 1:27 pm

This morning two male ruby-throated hummingbirds attacked each other in front of my kitchen window. Every year they zoom to my feeder that has been empty all winter and become annoyed when there’s no nectar to sip. I rushed to mix up some sugar and water and now they seem contented, coming and going, males […]

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