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You are evil, not only tempting me with the promise of delicious chips but the purchase price is pretty dang good. I know it's a lot of chips, but I'm such a potato chip fiend, no such thing as too many bags. In Washington, my favorite is the Tim's Cascade jalapeno flavor - the thicker kettle chip is necessary to really carry that punch of flavor.

Yes!! Love the squeaky cheese, especially from Wisconsin -- great cheesemakers! The blueberries look lovely; we're finally getting some here in the Pac NW!

It's definitely worth a visit if you're in the area -- there's a note about the burgers being flavorful due to their extensive menu of burger types. I haven't tried every single combination, so I don't want to speak towards every choice. They're not gimmicky, they don't do crazy things with their burgers, it's simply well-made comfort food that's satisfying and classic if you're in Duvall, since it's a bit of a ways outside of the Seattle metropolitan area, but I think it's worth noting as a classic hamburger place to try, as people may not think to stop by when they're zipping through the small city.

Mom lives a ways off (she's in Hawaii, I'm in Washington State -- a wee bit of a distance) but just baked some chocolate cookies for her, collected some photos, and an article about one of her favorite actors from a really obscure magazine. Nothing fancy, but stuff she likes. I hope to cook a real meal for her if she comes out and visits this year!

Agreed on the rosemary -- when it takes off, be prepared for a small tree! So wonderful when you can just take handfuls of it -- the flowers are tasty too. I tend to start stuff from seeds extra early, like February, and in our laundry room because it stays warm, plus it's got a small south-facing window. I like to get the starts as big as possible before putting into pots outdoors. We have a squirrel problem, but cutting a plastic soda or water bottle in half and putting it over the little starts can act like a cloche and protect from small wildlife. Soaking seeds before putting into soil packs or peat pots can help, but I've had successful sprouting from both dry and soaked seeds. I got extra paranoid about winters after Washington State got a wicked winter the other year; killed off a lot of my plants, but if your heartier, woody herbs like rosemary are used to it, they've likely cowboyed-up to winter chills.

Cheese ring. Oh lordy. It's both awesome and wrong, all at the same time. But I'm sure it tastes great with a pitcher of PBR.