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“Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must, but take the step.” – Author Unknown I love this quote and I love this out-of-focus, iPhone photo. Tiffany sent this photo to me via text a few months. This is Princess Sweetie Pie (second from left facing forward)at…
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Readers will be shocked by this confession: I read a lot of blogs. A boatload. I think, as a blogger, I’m not alone and would suspect that this confession is true of most bloggers {grin}. That’s one of the magical things about blogs – how they inspire the reader. So, I’ve decided to share my favorites from around the web…
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Did you know that you can grate garlic rather than slice, dice or mince it? I didn’t know how to grate garlic until I saw a chef do it on a cooking show! How ingenious! An easier way to get fine pieces of fresh garlic in to your food and recipes without slicing a finger. Oh, wait a minute; I…
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We don’t have an alarm clock. We have a cat. Named Coco. A boy named Coco. Every day, without fail, he wakes us a 6:00 a.m. Every.frickin.day! No sleeping late in our household. EVER. With a yowl that could wake the dead, our alarm clock goes off daily with surprising accuracy. “I guess that’s my call – the call of…
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Evacuation: are you Ready? is the 4th installment of my Resolve to Be Ready 2014 campaign on this blog. If you aren’t, yet, following this series, I encourage you to catch-up now. Here are links to the earlier posts in this series on emergency planning and preparedness: Resolve to Be Ready 2014 Blackout: are you Ready? Pet Owners: are you…
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“Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.” – Henry Van Dyke The swallows arrived March 5th. Amazing and talented, these birds sing a beautiful twittering coo that sets them apart from the other birds living on our land. Not quite sure that I agree with the…
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