September 2010

Those Dazzling Pearly Whites

September 13, 2010 Looking Good
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A year ago on a visit to my dentist I asked about teeth whitening. My hygienist explained the procedure they used and at the front desk I asked about the price. After I picked myself off the floor I drove home and started researching whitening strips. (Why, oh why, do I continue to pick things [...]

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Corn Salad – It’s What’s For Dinner

September 9, 2010 Food
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We’re still eating and eating and eating all the yummy veggies I’m lugging home from the farm stand on an almost daily basis.  I can’t wait to try Nancy’s cool pickle recipe on the next batch of cukes I get.  I’ve been using my old recipe for refrigerator pickles for the jars I’ve already made, [...]

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This Caught Our Eye

September 8, 2010 Food
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Have a few minutes and love to see some of the stunning photography and graphic techniques used on magazine covers? Amazon is sponsoring a contest where you vote for nominated magazine covers is a variety of categories. Ignore the fact that this contest is also used as a sales technique to subscribe…the covers are awesome. [...]

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Amazing Fresh Pickles

September 6, 2010 Food
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‘Tis the season for your gardening friends to lovingly plop large quantities of their bountiful garden produce on your kitchen counter, smile at you sweetly and run out the door. A week ago this happened to me when my parents dropped off two large bags of small cucumbers. I stared at them is dismay. I [...]

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Head On Down To the Farm

September 3, 2010 Food
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I am a pathetic gardener.  I can maintain my watering schedule for the tomatoes and flowers until about early August, and then I just lose interest.  It happens every year.  The tomatoes are still hanging in there, but the flowers are goners. Since this have been happening forever, we only planted tomatoes and potatoes this [...]

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This Caught Our Eye

September 1, 2010 College
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Nancy’s daughter just got all her college textbooks for under $200.00 by using this helpful guide from Lifehacker. Have empty walls screaming for some art work? Check out these 12 ideas for frugal art. Cooks Illustrated recently reviewed eight Italian imported pastas. Are they worth the price? Find out here. You see a dress in [...]

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