The DHX: The Doughtie Houses Exchange

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Chris’s elf got braces.

G’s robot’s display screen started working.

I hung ornaments on my tree.

Kathy asked for a big green dollar sign with “The DHX” stitched on it. I think she might have been half-joking. But that was a fun one to make.

Jack wanted a little ying-yang sign — like his mom’s — to replace one [...]

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On Christmas Eve, Kathy came over to our house. G and Jack made G’s mom’s traditional rosemary walnuts. G cooked a grass-fed, free range, dry aged steak, potatoes au gratin, and green beans.

G’s potatoes au gratin (made from this Jeffrey Steingarten recipe).
I made a winter vegetable chowder, blue baby potatoes with slivered garlic, and my [...]

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I made Christmas stockings for our house a few years ago, and every year I try to add a few more details to them.

G’s robot got a bead face this year. I’m also working on a read out for the display screen and on control buttons.

I’m going to sew a few fresh-water pearls onto my [...]

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Inspired by Samara and Lori, we decided to make Christmas cookies together, too. Kathy called me up with the idea and invited me over.

I asked Kathy if she had some candles she could light for more photogenic cooking.

We got a little silly. (Kathy threw herself into the photo shoot. And then she let me post [...]

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Kathy and the kids came to G’s and my place this year. (We usually refer to the houses by the numbers from our street addresses instead of saying “your house” and “my house”. It has a nicer ring to it somehow — kind of like talking to people with arms open instead of crossed across [...]

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What kind of women are we? We are bad women. Why does this delight us so? We’re not sure, but it does.
More pictures here.

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Kathy sent me flowers this week for my birthday.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I’m thankful for Kathy, and for our relationship which makes my life richer and fuller and warmer.
I’m thankful G, who I love dearly and deeply.
I’m thankful for the kids, who make me laugh and who make me feel good just being around.
I’m thankful for the [...]

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Sometimes, when something really important or heart touching happens, Kathy sends me flowers. I love them.

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