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In an evil plot to make people crave their chocolate-y goodness for extended periods of time, Godiva is now making scented candles. I have a feeling my will power would collapse if this Peppermint Bark (fine dark and white chocolate characteristics married together with Madagascar bourbon vanilla and the essence of [...]
. It’s pretty hard to keep the spirit of Santa alive these days… but maybe explaining Santa’s “magic” in a 20th century way doesn’t work in the 21st century???
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That’s where this lovely book comes in: The Truth about Santa: Wormholes, Robots, and What Really [...]
Jenn Ski’s A-Z prints are just too cute for words… and are only $14 each for the original 4×6 artwork.
She also has really cute prints that work in all other rooms of the house… even the kitchen!
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Today, I got to move into our new building and into a new office.
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It has a window. A window to the outside world.
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It’s not an interior equipment room in a building housed for science with strange artificial light. It’s a normal room with fancy carpet and beautiful hardwood [...]
I really can’t begin to count the number of times that Mr. M and I have visited flooring stores in 2009… thought we knew what we wanted… and then completely changed our minds and stalled on the whole process. We’d love to replace all of the flooring downstairs somehow, but each time we thought in [...]
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On Monday morning, we’re expecting a little bit of snow to be on the ground. Now, for most of the country, this is not a strange occurrence. But this would be the first time in 33 years that any snow stuck on the ground here at sea level. Wow.
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It may [...]
When trying to find a good gingerbread cookie recipe, it’s often hard to navigate the scene to find the EXACT recipe that you need. Sweet, spicy, soft, crispy, etc… everyone has their favorite way around it. Whenever I make rolled dough cookies though, I seem to gravitate towards recipes that allow me to make “different” [...]
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On days when my patience is tried… I need to learn to be a bit more like this… and accept my “enemies” as my friends. *sigh* If only they were cute and cuddly and furry like this…
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I adore magazines… and I have so many of them that they are a main diet staple of Basseterre the bunny and an irk to Mr. M when they pile up on every table in the house. I also love GIVING magazine subscriptions as gifts, because the small investment pays long dividends over the entire [...]
I’ve gotten some sad news… as I’ve received emails from many of the people who signed up for the card swap who have since backed out and decided not to participate. I understand how trying the holidays can be for everyone… and sometimes the best laid plans don’t always [...]
