A few years ago I noticed a trend in my grocery stores. They opened up wine bars in the stores. I guess if grocery shopping is just too exhausting you can stop and sip a glass of wine or drink a beer or hard cider. Once fortified you can continue the task of shopping and…
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Last year I got into making aprons, up-cycling them from cowboy shirts. After I outfitted my family and special friends I needed to do something with them so I decided to sell them in craft shows. I just ended my novice year on the local Christmas/Holiday Bazaar/Craft show circuit. I also recruited my friend who…
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My husband and I used to make fruitcake, and mincemeat pie, the ultimate Holiday delicacies. I used to make 4-5 different kinds of cookies and gingerbread houses and I miss it! I don’t miss it enough to start again but I am feeling a bit nostalgic that these Holiday treats no longer come out of…
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Doesn’t Facebook know everyone? It certainly seems like it. Every now and then, I look up someone and they are not on Facebook. How can people not be on Facebook? A few friends clearly say they don’t do Facebook. They are not on. This is not to be confused that they don’t go…
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In this area many people get lost while just taking a hike in the woods. We locals usually scoff at these folks and wonder how could that happen! I am here to recount a friend’s story how taking a hike in the woods can lead to more adventure than anticipated. I was not asked…
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A mouse in the house He was a real louse The cats knew that Because he was a RAT! I am still suffering from Post Traumatic Syndrome, nightmares and not going into the garage. Last week we had a mouse in our house. I have never had a mouse in my house before and…
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I really am not sure pumpkin lobbyists exist, but if they do, they have perpetuated the best PR in the vegetable world. Yes better than the Kale lobbyists! Pumpkin PR is rigorous for months and in a frenzy state during October and November! If pumpkin could hijack some cancer cause and make it their…
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This month we celebrate the 13th anniversary of our company. I started my company after I recovered from breast cancer. When we started the company the women who produced our collection were prisoners. The women in the maximum-security prison in Washington State had a company run by civilians that sewed for some of the…
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Here is a list of DO’s and Don’ts for Breast Cancer You get a call back for a suspicious mammogram Do not totally freak out. Go have another mammogram as soon as possible, early in the day as possible and ask if an ultra sound would be prudent. Ask for a read on your…
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In the Breast Cancer community, we call Breast Cancer the gift that keeps on giving. It is a satirical snarky comment. Breast Cancer treatments have lasting effects. In the vernacular we call it late effects. Besides the medical turmoil of the disease, Breast Cancer gave me other things too. Breast cancer gave me…
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