I’m replacing it with chocolate, and a handful of my lakehouse, frozen blueberries for a quick mid-day snack. Turns out, the survival of probiotics through the stomach when they are carried in through chocolate is three times greater than the survival rate of probiotics eaten in yogurt. Read more about Maramor Chocolates and why they’re [...]
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According to the calendar, we still have some 19 or so days until summer is over. But the onslaught of back-to-school, parent meetings, and the unseasonably chilly weather have set our mind into believing that winter has settled in. The Labor Day weekend doesn’t help either; we all know it’s summer’s final dance. In reality, [...]
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I work hard cleaning; I expect my tools to work just as hard as I do. My 10-year-old Miele is ready to retire to the lake, and I’m in the market for a new vacuum cleaner.
I have hardwood floors, and my house is three stories tall, with a finished basement. I have steered clear of the Dyson and Miele uprights, precisely because they are too heavy to lug around the flights of stairs, and the Dyson isn’t low enough to slide under our five beds to suck out all the dust bunnies. I have friends that have Dysons and love them.
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While the stocks plummet, as we read the details about our close brushes with terror, and as we sit cold and wet from this bipolar spring weather, we need a reminder of grander times; when romance pulsed like a fever; when elegance and luxury enticed the fingertips and the taste buds; when Americans were not [...]
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Book Review of Sarah Addison’s Garden Spells… and teaching your kids to enjoy books on tape, not the annoying kid CDs.
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My friend, who is a high school English teacher, was lamenting her reading of the Twilight series, which her students begged her to crack open. (Actually, we don’t talk anymore; we just email each other.) She wrote, this “is so poorly written but I can’t put the damn thing down now.” The work of a [...]
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With the exception of some killer plastic race tracks, mass-merchandise toys have little to offer. Plastic is full of scary stuff, and the plastic toy will have no life beyond this one to reach to the next generation. One of my sons has this thing, not just for soap, but for elephants. We made some [...]
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He told us everything; he left so much unsaid. I became more intrigued just as he was jetting off to catch a plane, and the group interview with Nicholas Sparks, author of the book, Nights in Rodanthe, (and The Notebook), was coming to its close. The movie, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, opens in [...]
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Possible? Oh yeah. It’s the only way to eat out with kids. Is it expensive? Around $30. (Not including the wine!), for dinner for six. Plus, you’ll probably have enough left-over for tomorrow’s lunch. Here’s how it works. Pick a nice high-ceiling Italian Bistro, with low-light, that you and your husband love. Make sure it [...]
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