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I have to admit, I sit with a glass of wine and read cookbooks on Saturday evenings. It is relaxing for me and I love to find new recipes to try. This book Veggiyana: The Darma of Cooking is a wonderful read. The author, Sandra Garson studied food history at Harvard and her expertise in this area really shines in…
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Living more naturally is something that so many of us, myself included, are trying to do. I have to confess that before I had children, I wasn’t really concerned about what I put into my body or onto my body. Motherhood changed that. In so many ways. Where before I loved the smell of chlorine bleach throughout my house, I…
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Leapin’ Lizards!! I am so excited, I can’t even explain. I LOVE Annie. I lived Annie. Well, not really, but I sure pretended to. I was a hard-core fan. I had the wig, pajamas, toys, dolls, the RECORD album…and I think between my mom and godmother I saw Annie live on Broadway four or five times. We have seen…
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I have a lot of love for my slow cooker. My crock pot. It makes my life so much easier!! Each Thursday during the Fall and Winter The Centsible Family will showcase a slow cooker (crock-pot) recipe that one of the Mavens of Money have tried and tasted. By sharing we hope you will be able to save a little…
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I am going to preface this by saying that not only have I made my own soap, I loved it. I stopped for the past 2 years but am going to go back to it. I love it. I love the homemade laundry soap powder anyway- the liquid was way too messy for this mama!! Have you ever wondered how…
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Pixabay Mobility tends to decrease as we get older. Although it’s a sign of age, it can also be a sign of many other conditions so it’s essential that your loved one is seen by a doctor. As mobility becomes more difficult, you may find that your loved one is less enthusiastic about doing things they once enjoyed. If this…
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