I am not sure if this is the BEST book I’ve ever read, but I really enjoyed “The Secret Life of Bees” and I have given away this book as a gift a couple of times. I have yet to see the movie and I am kind of hesitant, because...
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As if NaBloPoMo wasn’t enough, I am jumping yet again on another bandwagon which may – or may not – result in blogging daily for the month of December. Well, apparently, I already missed December 1st, so the daily blogging is obvioulsy not going to happen, but it’s the end of the...
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Today is November, 30 – which marks the end of NaBloPoMo. I really enjoyed NaBloPoMo again and I almost kind of sad that it’s over. There are still some posts sitting in my draft folder, but don’t you worry, those posts will be finished and published some time in the...
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Well, finally. Finally, I can bare the Christmas music that has been playing at every store… oh, only since the day after Halloween!… and I can finally start thinking about Christmas. Is it just me, or does it feel like the Christmas season is starting earlier every year? At least,...
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Do you think I might have a bit of an obsession? Most of those are from the $1-bin at Michaels. I LOVE their great bargains on stamps. I spent the whole afternoon crafting with my friend S again and it feels so good to be creative. I think, I finally...
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J and I had a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday. We slept in and spent most of the day at home, drinking hot tea and anticipating our dinner. We started cooking together around 5 p.m. I prepared the a walnut-chestnut stuffing while J prepared the turkey chicken. It turned out great. We...
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Today is a good day to reflect on all the good things in my life. I am thankful for my loving husband. I am thankful for my supportive, loving family (only an ocean away). I am thankful for a sister that is not only my sister, but my best friend....
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This morning, my sister called me at the office @ 7 a.m. She never calls me at the office that early, and I knew something must have happened. She told me that our Granddad was a the hospital, that he had suffered a mild stroke last night that had impacted...
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Can you believe it? Christmas is only a month away and since I am planning to do my annual Christmas Card Exchange, I think it’s high time to get started on that. I am sending out real paper Christmas cards again this year and yes, I am not even kidding....
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Well, I could have sworn I wrote a blog post about the great news that my sister is having a little boy! Apparently, that must have been only in my dreams or something, according to all the ‘surprised’ comments on my last post! I am sorry I obviously didn’t pass...
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