I don’t know exactly how I came across Karen Templar’s blog . . . it just happened. I believe it was divine intervention and it began while I was looking for yarn spun thick enough to make quick work of a blanket using the gigantic knitting needles I began making over the weekend. I still haven’t found the yarn, but I…
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Recipe: Mocha Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Icing
Right before Thanksgiving I was thinking about favorite recipes. The holidays are a time to make favorite family recipes that are usually only enjoyed once a year. . . somehow they just taste better don’t they? Now, as much as I love making the traditional dessert dishes, I am always open to bake up a few unconventional favorites and investigate…
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Beauty Box Gift Ideas
This morning my husband and I were having coffee and watching a video on youtube. Shocker right? Well, as the next video of food blogger YoYoMax12 began playing and said husband began shrieking *noooooo* and la la laing to himself to drown out the infectious ear worm of a theme song, I noticed that this wasn’t one of her usual…
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Forced to be on Facebook?
Are you on Facebook now because you have to be? Take a minute to really think about that question before answering. This question is what my husband and I discussed this morning over coffee. The discussion was raised after reading and sharing Richard Harrington’s article from 2013 on PhotoFocus that touched on the still simmering concerns of photographers and users alike regarding the Terms…
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Four Weeks
4 weeks ago today. . . “has it really been that long?” I asked my self as I measured out my coffee beans this morning. . . Yes. Tears welled up in my eyes and I let out a long sigh as the grinder whirred to life. It’s been exactly 4 weeks since I received a call from one of my…
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