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Who doesn't get a little bit excited when they open the mailbox to find a handful of stiff, hand addressed envelopes in white, red, or holiday green? With mail from January to November being almost exclusively made up of machine generated bills and junk advertisements, finding a hand addressed envelope is rare. When December mail… Continue reading Bringing Back Tradition: the Christmas Card
Christmas commercialism getting you down? Once again, stores are filled with all manner of things that I don't need or have any interest in buying. There comes a point in life where acquiring "more stuff" just isn't important anymore.
With just a few days to go until the next Christmas craft show, I've begun to round out my inventory with a few last minute projects. I like having a lot of different items to sell which I think makes my display table more interesting. It's good to include some lower-priced items too, in order to… Continue reading A Craft Show Project: Fancy Wrapped Nuggets
With only a few days left until our local Christmas craft show where I have reserved a table, I was scouring the Internet for some inexpensive, last-minute projects that I could do. As a shopper, I like having a nice selection of items to choose from and so that is what I want to give buyers.… Continue reading Last Minute Craft Projects
<a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/14437571/?claim=wj4d4r9b3pq">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> The Christmas craft show season is upon us. This year I have reserved a table at a local show in Harpersfield, Ohio. Because it's an indoor show, I don't have to worry about setting up a tent and I paid an extra small fee to rent one of the… Continue reading Preparing For the Craft Show
Pumpkin pie isn't just my husband's favorite pie. It's his favorite food. My dad's too. Both men live for Thanksgiving when they get the first pumpkin pies of the season. The first time I made pumpkin pie for my husband he declared it to be the best pie he'd ever eaten. When I started… Continue reading Baking Pumpkin Pie: the Best Ever Recipe Trick
As leaves turn to red and gold and the air turns crisp and cool, curling up on the sofa with a blanket and a good book becomes my evening routine of choice. And with Halloween just a few days away I've been looking for a new scary read. Here are a few of my favorites… Continue reading Favorite Halloween Reads
Near the end of every summer, an invitation arrives in my mailbox. It's my reward for completing another year of the PPMI clinical trial at the Cleveland Clinic - an appreciation dinner hosted by the Cleveland Clinic and the Michael J Fox Foundation. It has been held annually at the Cleveland Racquet Club. It's a beautiful… Continue reading Life with Parkinson’s Disease Part 6: PPMI Appreciation Dinner
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