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Holidays! Be prepared for the unexpected.
The holidays are approaching, rapidly, very swiftly, with a big leap, in the blink of an eye. Does that say it all? No! We have to be prepared for all unexpected occurrences, disasters and unplanned events. Here are some gift ideas that may help you be prepared . Thinking of the guest who shows up…
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Stockings by the fireplace or where ever! Fill with love.
Stockings hung by the fireplace, stockings hung on the bedpost, stockings hung on a chair. Where they are hung and what they mean may differ in other areas of the world, but to a child they are part of the mystery associated with holidays and so much fun. Stockings with Santa’s on them, or maybe…
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Gifts for anytime, Christmas, birthday or just for fun.
Here we are in October and the temperature in our town has been hovering around 90 for the last few days. We have had to keep the air running to be comfortable. When there is a breeze we are delighted, but time is marching on. Here are some neat gift ideas for any time of…
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Garden Clean Up – Autumn
Fall coming and beautiful colors will be seen. The gorgeous colors of the fall mums, Idian corn, a huge array of pumpkins and the beautiful leaves on the trees. However along with that comes a reminder that garden clean up is here also. When deciding how to clean your garden think about being sustainable, affordable…
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School Days, School Days
In the mid-west children are on their way back to school all ready. Bus stops that have been empty this summer were surrounded with children and parents all bright eyed and excited. Moms and Dads waving good bye as their young one went on their way. Autumn and then winter will be here before we…
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Awesome Spring
Raining off and on for the past few weeks. Everything growing really fast and the colors are bright and pretty for the advent of this season. Right outside our front door we have zinnia’s and hosta. Right behind the zinnias I noticed a nest with one large egg in it. Everyone told me do not…
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10 Things That Create The Enchantment of The Holidays – updated from December 2018
Enchantment what an awesome word. Wish we could box it up and let everyone experience a bit of it. Here are some of my thoughts on that enchantment for the young and the old. Big shining eyes of small children filled with wonder. Magic of making holiday treats-frosting cookies, licking the frosting off your hands.…