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I don’t mean to wax poetic about the waxing moon, but I just wanted to share a little moon moment. One quick glimpse at social media and the flurry of blurry photos of light blobs on black backgrounds and you know that there was some sort of lunar event. There was also ample warning leading up to the eclipse that made sure we all knew that there was yet another once-in-a-lifetime sight to see in the sky. But imagine life before technology. Imagine a time when instead of our little glowing phone screens, the only thing to…
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Who says you can only make a Jack-O-Lantern out of a pumpkin? Not me! Allow me to introduce you to a frightfully fun Halloween treat that makes a great presentation when serving a fruit plate, or fruit and cheese platter or even an awesome Halloween breakfast! I’m calling it a Pineapp-O-Lantern: A Tropic’alloween Treat! It’s basically the same process as carving a Jack-O-Lantern, so I wont bore you with an in-depth how-to, but I will share some tips. I went the traditional route – cutting the top to make the ‘lid’ of the Jack-O-Lantern and then scooping out the contents, but I’ll definitely be…
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When summertime rolls around, we love to bring the beach and seashore into the decor — so for our Fourth of July theme, we went with a ‘Star Spangled Seashore’! Sometimes it’s hard to part with a particular decor or theme and this year we really did not want to take down our cool summertime Oysters and Pearls: Seashore Celebration. We couldn’t skip the fireworks and the Red White and Blue though, so we created a sort of patriotic seashore fusion. Though there are quite a few similarities between this theme and the last, we…
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Oysters and Pearls : A Seashore Tablescape for Summer. It’s not quite summer yet but most people see Memorial Day Weekend as the official start of summer fun and festivities. So after a quick change from the red white and blue (that will all come back with extra sparkle for July 4th) we converted into a nice beachy summer at the seashore look. Oyster shells and pearls are the theme this time and they are a perfect combo because pearls come from oysters! We grabbed the pearl garlands from our Christmas decorations, and we have lots…
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Hip hip Hooray!! It’s finally here!!If you’ve been following the Countdown to Spring the moment you’ve been anticipating has finally arrived!!Now if you would so kindly join me in telling Jack Frost to hit the road!! ♫Hit the road Jack, and don’t ya come back no more!♫It’s not April Fools Day yet, but this certainly seems like a not-very-funny April Fools prank!Come on…this cannot be real…
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♪♫ At laaaaaast….my loooove has come along…♫♪Is it weird that the song At Last by Etta James played in my head, time stopped and swirly twirly cartoon hearts and snowflakes floated around my head the first time I tasted these?I also felt like Buddy the Elf declaring “I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love and I don’t care who knows it!” while throwing my elf hat in the air.We bought this brownie mix at Aldi, just because it seemed like a nice holiday treat to have while cuddled on the couch with a warm blanket, and a great Christmas movie.Now I…
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There is nothing quite like the October moon. I have many fond memories of going for evening walks (physical training for a trip to Disney World) and as we would reach a certain point on the road we would round the curve and see the October moon, low in the sky, HUGE and gorgeous. The crisp Autumn air would dance with the balmy end-of-summer breezes, creating miniature tornadoes swirling through piles of leaves, making orange red and yellow kaleidoscope patterns in mid air. It’s one of the many sensory delights of the season that remind me that the world is…
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The audio of this clip has not been edited or manipulated in any way. We received this message on our answering machine on a blustery day in October. We have no idea what it is or who it is from, but it is definitely the creepiest message we have ever gotten — ever. Though there is likely a perfectly reasonable and logical explanation for this message that does not involve ghosts, goblins, Heffalumps or Woozles, it’s October — let’s get our spooky on! Do you know what (if anything) is being said in this recording? Happy Halloween!!
