As I was eating smoked salmon this morning that we smoked from the fall salmon run our neighbor caught I was thinking about my next blog. That’s when the similarities hit me. Fishing and blogging are similar activates. Here are the attributes for both activities: Patience Action Patience Rejection Action Patience Thrills Rewards Blogging requires…
DetailsHere is the scenario: You are preparing some food item and you are out of a needed ingredient. You are home from work and you have changed into comfy clothes. Here is the question: Do you get dressed and head off to the store? Here are the answers from some of my 50+ women…
DetailsTo those who have never experienced a night sweat or a hot flash I thought I would try to convey how they feel in this Q&A. Beware, I think Hot Flashes and Night Sweats have nasty replies. Haralee: A Hot Flash feels to me like a tiny bit of foreboding, maybe a bit of nausea…
DetailsI hated helping with the Passover dishes. Bringing up set after set of dishes from the basement and bringing down the sets we used 51 weeks out of the year was an ordeal! Glassware, pots and pans and of course 2 sets of silverware needed to be lugged upstairs too. After spending almost a year…
DetailsMy husband is part of Team Haralee.Com Sleepwear. He ships out the orders every day. He folds and wraps and inspects the garments before they are put into inventory and he maintains the inventory. He is an integral part of the team that makes our company run smoothly. Three weeks ago he took a fall.…
DetailsFor the last 7 years we have had a family member get married. Yes it is wonderful and I wouldn’t change a thing but for me they have all been destination weddings. I am not talking about Hawaii or Italy but places like Lyme Connecticut, and Butte Montana. Not really vacation destinations! I have a…
DetailsLike many cities, my hometown of Portland Oregon is full of tattooed people. Tattoos are an art form and I try to appreciate it. I can break down tattoos into age groups. This is not to say that tattoo style popularity can be seen in all ages but these are just my observations. The 50…
DetailsYearly my oncologist’s group puts on an evening lecture recapping new and exciting news from the San Antonio breast cancer symposium. For the last few years my company has had a table there giving out brochures about our sleepwear. It truly is a wonderful event and I am lucky to be a part of…
DetailsI get migraines. I had a few migraines during my college years but they became more prevalent as I aged. The usual culprits like stress, lack of sleep, and head colds, are all sources of my migraines, but most often my migraines are caused by foods. Additives and artificial flavors found in foods are sure…
DetailsLasagna is a wonderful comfort food, gooey, cheesy, warm, filling. It is also a great dish to take when you need to bring a casserole or to feed a crowd. After watching the Sopranos, the episode when they are eating lasagna, Carmella and Tony are saying how good it is with a layer of spinach,…
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