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Home Safety Concerns
One of my neighbors is an older widowed lady. She just called me, upset that someone backed into her driveway and then came knocking on her door. She was afraid to answer the door, as she did not know this man and was not expecting anyone today. She watched from a window and stayed quiet…
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Goodbye Summer
This weekend was Labor Day weekend, which means that summer is over for a large part of the country after today. If you live in an area that didn’t start the new school year in August, like they do here, then by Labor Day you are certainly going to be heading back to school next…
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Menu by the Day
Is there a certain food that is associated with a particular day of the week for your menu planning? In a lot of homes where I grew up, Fridays always meant fish, because the Catholics observe the tradition of no meat on Fridays – just fish. Even the schools respected that tradition, the Friday public…
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Extended Halloween This Year
Don’t you hate it when Halloween falls on a night in the middle of the week? I sure do – it screws up everyone’s parties and late nights, because we still have school and work the next morning after the holiday. Thanks to really bad weather, though, the kids around here got an extended Halloween…
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A Nice Cuddly Robe
The weather has turned chilly at night and this has me wanting a new bathrobe. I want something warm and cuddly and soft. I want to get some new slippers, too – I’m not worried about sexy slippers – I’, m going for comfort and warmth! I don’t know about you, but my electric bill…
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Pumpkins For Sale
My little neighborhood grocery store set up a huge box of pumpkins for sale in the produce section because Halloween is just a month or so away. There are several different kinds, too. There are pumpkins for carving into Jack-O-Lanterns and pumpkins for cooking and other pumpkins for decorating. I have to admit that I…
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How Often Do You Repaint Rooms?
I’ve lived in this apartment for 4 years now and the paint is starting to look pretty shabby. So, I’m starting to think about repainting a couple of the rooms and decorating them. I asked the apartment manager if I could paint and she said it would be fine with her. I really want to…
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Feeling Crafty Today
The worst thing about winter for me is the shorter days and long, cold nights. It is dark when I wake up in the morning and it’s also dark when I leave work and drive home. If it is raining or snowing, the drive home takes 3-4 times as long and can be a gridlocked…
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Cold Weather Comforts
Pretty much anywhere in the U.S., January means winter. Even in the Deep South and the arid western states, January means cold weather and spending more time around a fireplace or kitchen stove in search of comfort. Some of the things I like to do in the winter months is bake. It’s all about baking…
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Home from the Holidays, Safe and Sound
Finally got home this morning. I drove all night. As much as I love my family, three days of holidays and dinners and exchanging gifts at my mother’s house was plenty of family togetherness for me. But I’m glad I made the trip. My mom went all out to entertain everyone, but this year my…