Let Your light shine And fill this earth With a beautiful story Let Your rain pour out And fill this world And reach out Your hand for me
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I love it when I’m asked to review cookbooks!  Most recent is Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food, written by Jeff Potter.  I don’t really consider myself a geek, but I lovelovelove this book.  It’s part cookbook, part science book.  The science is presented as a series of engaging essays...
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I’ve always loved licorice,  especially as a treat in the car on a long trip.  But my husband and daughter don’t do well with food coloring– it gives them migraines.  So they usually skip licorice to be safe.  Recently, though, we were sent samples of “Natural Vine” Strawberry Licorice and Black Licorice.   The kids...
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We’ve had such fun watching our momma cat, both in person and via the Kitty Cam.   It has been interesting to see her instinctively move into the momma role, and do a great job at it!  My job as mom is more complicated, of course, but her mothering behavior has reminded me of a...
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I’ve got a Juicy Juice $100 giveaway going on til the end of September.  Enter by sharing a healthy eating habit. This DIY lampshade is the coolest thing I’ve seen in awhile. Speaking of cool, here’s a great way to cook dinner and still keep your house cool. This reminder was so sweet to...
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Want a chance to win a $150 Back to School Gift Card from Amazon? Spend 5 minutes taking this anonymous survey from Unicast about your back to school shopping, and you can win one of 10 prizes. But don’t wait too long – the survey closes 8 pm ET Fri. Aug. 20. Winners will...
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OK, I am venturing into unfamiliar territory– gearing up to HAVE a yard sale this weekend instead of my usual yard sale shopping. Things I’m aiming to do: Make good signs and place them at key intersections within a mile or so. Label prices clearly. Keep prices affordable  (I’m pricing my clothes at 50...
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Over the weekend our cat had kittens, much to the delight of …well….pretty much all of us. We were concerned about the poor momma cat getting worn out with a perpetual trail of visitors through our garage, and so our brilliant 18 yo son set us up with a Kitty Cam.  Go peek, give...
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