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High Speed Internet – “Only The Good” Friday
For the last four days I’ve been out at our Retreat in the Uintah Mts… without a High Speed Internet connection. In fact… no Internet connection at all. Yikes… I didn’t know how much I depend upon it. No e-mail contact, no blogs, no research….oh my gosh… I feel like a fisherman without line, sinker…
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Happy Father’s Day – “Only The Good” Friday
Happy Father’s Day Dad! My daddy has been gone for over 20 years, but he’s remembered in my mind’s eye… often. On this “Only the Good Friday,” I want to celebrate my Father… James Woodrow DiStefano. Don’t you think my dad was a good looking man…. actually movie star material? Last night, I attended the…
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Gardening Tools – Handy Gardening Tote
My gardening tools were scattered all over the place until I came up with this handy gardening tote, which is simply a large basket. Now, you can certainly purchase a gardening tote at your local hardware store…but this simple basket works just fine for me. Until all my small gardening tools ended up in this…
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Fire Fire Fire – Kitchen Grease Fire
“Fire!” “Fire!” “Fire!” Those are words I never thought I would be screaming. But, due to grease fire in my kitchen, those words came from my mouth. Even though the kitchen fire occurred in my home a couple of years ago, my fire experience has been recently recalled because of the number of fires in…
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Unique Wedding Gifts And Wedding Cards
Selecting unique wedding gifts and cards isn’t much of a challenge if you’re trying to please both the bride and groom. “Couple” gifts are usually the most common wedding gifts offered. You know…housewares for the kitchen…. a toaster, can opener, and steak knives. And, who spends the most time in the kitchen? Generally, it’s…
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Homemade Father’s Day Gifts – For Inexpensive Unique Gift Giving
Unique Father’s days Gifts are sometimes hard to come by. For some reason, my father was more difficult to buy for than my mom. He seemed to be a bit “needless,” but he always provided well for all of our “needs.” Of course, there was the standard white shirt and a pair of new socks…
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Art Linkletter’s Kids – “Only The Good” Friday
Yea! The sun is out on this “Good” Friday. I was getting a little blue after so much rain… so I turned to You Tube for a bit if entertainment. I love kids… and so did Art Linkletter. I remember going home for lunch from elementary school and watching “Kids Say The Darndest Things,” on…
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Virtual Relationships – “Only The Good” Friday
Virtual relationships are made everyday on the Internet. The definition of “Virtual” is interesting. It means “All Most”… “Imitation”… “Computer Generated.” Are the relationships formed on the internet make believe? Are they imitation… artificial? Hmmmmm. Well, I have to confess… I have many Virtual Relationships via the Internet. I love to get to know people…
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Imitation Crab Salad Recipe Made With Cottage Cheese
This imitation crab salad recipe made with cottage cheese was introduce to me by my friend and co-designer, Kristen Cook. In the summer, she brought this incredible crab salad to work. She would actually double this recipe… which is already a large one… and feed the gang. I don’t think she ever went home with…
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Hair Dryers – Ionic Ceramic Dryers
Hair dryers eventually die… and this week mine bit the dust. Immediately, the words, “Ionic ceramic dryers”came rushing into my mind. Several months ago, my sister, Sheila, raved about her new ionic dryer and, come to find out… the hair dryer buzzword is, Ionic. What this means is… the coil that produces the heat is…