There was something about the way he stood at that window that I found odd. Ignoring tragedy is one way to deal with it, I suppose. But was this really the right time to winterize the windows? Nails were stuck between his teeth, his face grimacing as he struggled to get his shoulder underneath the [...]
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First thing in the morning, to melt those extra holiday pounds. As always, there was a huge crowd of participants. Here are a few of my Thanksgiving Guests. May I just add here, that not all of us were smiling like this 50 minutes later, after our five mile run. And lots of winners donated [...]
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I’ll be the first to admit that I love to make concoctions. However, they truly aren’t needed for the care and feeding of your Christmas Tree. The secret to keeping your Christmas Tree fresh is not in the Karo Syrup, the vinegar, or the aspirin. All your Christmas Tree needs is water. However, there’s a [...]
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Not a waffle iron — a clothes iron. True life confession. While I do think I was ingenious to solve my problem, I’m no sure about you. What will you think of a Mother who uses an iron to serve her kids dinner? But, the kids were hungry, and that was that. We traveled thousands [...]
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Sometimes, I don’t know how I end up in the messes I make for myself. I don’t know how I moved from making dinner Sunday night to the point where I pulled out my Mom’s sieve that she used to make tomato juice with, to straining cranberries, but that’s where I was. I read that [...]
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Everyone knows a hand makes a great turkey. So, why not use the cornstarch dough we used to make ghosts to whip up a few “handprint turkey keepsakes.” Here’s what you’ll need: 1 cup Corn Starch 1 pound (2 cups) baking soda 1-1/4 cups cold water 1 tablespoon light colored vegetable Oil a hands waxed [...]
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With the economy so tough, it’s satisfying to make something so valuable that requires such a small financial investment. Why let the city get all of your soil-boosting raw materials? They’ll just turn it into compost themselves, and then make you pay for it next Spring when you buy your mulch. It’s not hard, or [...]
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From playing Christmas Carols before Thanksgiving. However, since watching watching the snow fall on Main Street during our visit to the Magic Kingdom, I’m already smitten with the Christmas Spirit. Sadly, there was no Spectromagic parade the night of our visit. (Disney has a magical way of incorporating the word magic into every word they [...]
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