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Friday’s Fresh Five! (1/16/15)
What do the books laying around your home reveal about you? Plenty. Are you a romantic, a gardener, a do-it-yourself-type of person? Looking at this short stack of my books, can you tell that I read...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (2/6/15)
Calls of “shaack shaack shaack!” interrupt the peace and quiet of the creek area behind my house. My eyes follow the sound and see blue-feathered birds swoop elegantly from tree branch to tree branch....
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (2/13/15)
Oh, we’re going to a hukilau A huki, huki, huki, huki, hukilau Ev’rybody loves a hukilau Where the laulau is the kau kau at the big luau Oh, we’ll throw our nets out into the sea And all the ama ama...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (3/6/15)
Model Tyra Banks coined the word “smize.” According to one of her websites, the word means: a fierce, sizzling eye expression, typically with the eyes squinting with maximum focus and intensity; the...
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Decorating With Teacups: Springtime Floral Centerpiece
When looking for ways to decorate your home, look no further than your own collections. Whether your collections consist of books, copper molds, or vintage dolls, try incorporating them into your...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (3/27/15)
The woodworker stood back and looked at his project. While pouring his heart into the design and construction of it, his mind focused on only one thing – the purpose of it. At a recent meeting of...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (5/8/15)
Despite lugging my suitcase through subway passageways and up and down stairs, traveling by train through Italy surpassed my expectations. Trains take you places sometimes where airplanes don’t go. If...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (5/22/15)
Even though she can’t walk yet, my granddaughter Charlotte loves to play fetch with me. You know the game – baby throws objects from the high chair and you fetch them. After bending over for the...
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Planting Succulents in Vintage China
A centerpiece using teacups and terrarium-sized plants gives my dining room a light and whimsical feel. So, why stop there? Recently, I came across some hand-painted rice bowls and teacups that...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (6/19/15)
The journey my dad took as a young boy from China to the United States amazes me every time I think about it. Consider his story of leaving his mother and walking barefoot to a neighboring village to...
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (7/3/15)
Baby Charlotte is going swimming. Fun in the sun and water involves planning and responsibility. Gone are the days when we could just grab a towel and go. Experience provides us with the “why and...
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Repurposing Baby Food Jars: DIY Pincushions
“What are you doing with all of the baby food jars, Mom?” my daughter asked as she eyed the boxes of empty jars. “Oh, I’m saving them for projects.” Catching the look that my daughter and husband...
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