The Outnumbered Mom Giveaway-CONTEST CLOSED

August 26, 2010
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“ARE YOU OUTNUMBERED? Overwhelmed? Surrounded? I’ve spent most of my “mom life” outnumbered … by four sons! It’s easy for a mom to feel outnumbered today, to feel isolated and alone. But we really can’t do it all alone. Moms need each other, not to mention a touch of something greater than us. Along the [...]

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Introducing DC Woodcrafts & Giveaway=CONTEST CLOSED

August 25, 2010
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I met David through the enormous world of Etsy (the homemade version of ebay).  I love to browse and found my way to his shop, full of the most exquisitely handcrafted items. “When and Why I Started My Passion For Woodturning By David R. Campbell Back around 2003 I was looking for something that might [...]

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Meet Kendra Springer and Giveaway-CONTEST CLOSED

August 24, 2010
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Meet Kendra! Lyrical piano music to lift your spirits…. “My earliest memory of music was listening to classical music with my sister and acting out what the music was saying to us. Growing up, I listened to my dad’s favorite music: classical, (a lot of the Romantics) Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Big Band (Glen Miller) and easy [...]

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Splashes of Serenity & Giveaway-CONTEST CLOSED

August 23, 2010
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I met Elaine at my first ever writer’s conference.  Remember her? With heartfelt warmth, sincere enthusiasm, and great humor, Elaine W. Miller connects with her audience to bring a splash of serenity in a draining world. Here is just one of the reasons I love this lady: Click here to read a previous interview with [...]

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MicroFiction Monday

August 22, 2010

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a picture paints 140 characters, or even fewer. I decided to join in on Microfiction Monday over at Stony River. “Microfiction” means the shortest of short stories. Think Aesop’s fables, comic strips, or even jokes: complete stories that can be told in under a minute. We are invited to write [...]

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Back to School GIVEAWAY WEEK!

August 20, 2010

I keep finding new talent to showcase, and do so, I must! Next week, I will be featuring the following people and offering giveaways each day: Monday – Splashes of Serenity: Bathtime Reflections for Drained Moms and Wives books Tuesday – Kendra Springer music CD Wednesday – DC Woodcrafts handcrafted pieces Thursday – The Outnumbered [...]

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Tree down….

August 18, 2010

I awoke this morning to hear the rain and thunder clapping overhead. Nothing seemed out of place.  No premonition or foreboding of things to come. A small crack was heard and then it was over.  A tree right in our front yard was hit by lightning and was felled.  No earthly rhyme or reason. Why [...]

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Raw(e) Green

August 17, 2010

Found a lovely blog, Sailor and Company, with a lovely family and LOVELY photography to behold.  She holds a weekly “Raw(e) photo” contest for braggin’ rights.  Wanna join in on the fun? This week the theme is “Green.”  This was actually the hardest theme for me to decide on.  There are so many things green [...]

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Microfiction Monday

August 16, 2010

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a picture paints 140 characters, or even fewer. I decided to join in on Microfiction Monday over at Stony River. “Microfiction” means the shortest of short stories. Think Aesop’s fables, comic strips, or even jokes: complete stories that can be told in under a minute. We are invited to write [...]

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Grape Pie Recipe

August 11, 2010

There are a lot of vineyards here in New York and a popular speciality of the Finger Lakes Region is grape pie.  This is not your wimpy green or red grapes from the grocery store, grape pie.  These are concord grapes fresh from the vine delights. It’s not my favorite but a delicacy with a [...]

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