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Convert an Old Sweater Into a New Hat
[Editor's Note: Your first instinct might be to throw away an old sweater with holes. However, if you are Kate from See Kate Sew you see a hat not a trashcan. Not just any hat a really cute super...
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Stigma Spelled 'S-U-I-C-I-D-E'
I checked the mail today. Inside was a large yellow envelope addressed to me from the Regional Supervising Coroner’s office.This envelope, I hoped, would contain some answers about my husband’s death...
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Childhood Career Dreams - What Were Yours?
We all had childhood dreams of what we wanted to be when we grew up? Do they match what you do now? Do they bring a smile of laughter to your face when you think of them? Or, were your dreams...
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Put a Pin It Button on Your WordPress Blog
We're talking Pinterest the last couple of days. Today, Roni Noone shows you the code tricks you need to know to put a "Pin it" button on a WordPress blog. She writes, I don’t know if I’m the only one,...
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Putting My Fashionista on the Backburner
You could put Emmy in jogging pants, a stained t-shirt, mismatched socks, and craptastic shoes and she would still be stunningly cute. Sure, go ahead, add a mint green beret and an ascot. ADOoorrRABLE!...
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Skier Sarah Burke Honored as Winter X Games Get Underway
Sarah Burke’s friends took a slow ski down a darkened halfpipe at the Winter X Games on Thursday, saying goodbye to the skier who helped push their sports to the heights they are today.Burke, who would...
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Nie Asks: What Does It Look Like Down Your Street?
I love winter evenings. What does it look like down your street? Your turn: What does winter look like where you live these days? Tell me in the comments or leave a link to your picture!
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Best Picture Dinners: The Descendants
The Oscar Best Picture nominees were announced Tuesday, and since I am as much a fan of films as I am of food, I'm planning to have seen all ten of the nominated movies before the envelopes are opened...
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Oscars Reward Status Quo, Not Art
Being the movie geek that I am, the day that the Oscar nominations come out is always a fun day for me. I love to obsess over the commentaries and argue on behalf of my favorites, and I compulsively...
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Strawberry and Cream Breakfast Scones
[Editor's Note: These scones would be lovely for a weekend breakfast. Though there are few areas that have fresh strawberries from local farmers right nowthey're still in my farmers market, for...
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The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt
[Editor's Note: I requested Caroline Preston's The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt from the library when it first came out but it came to me during one of those busy times where I didn't have time to truly...
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Look at me when I'm Talking to you! Study on tweenage girls shows...
"Look at me when I'm talking to you!"It annoyed me when my mom said it, usually because my nose was buried in a book instead of looking at her. In today's world tweens are usually texting, watching...
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Ashley Wagner Wins Top Spot in U.S. Figure Skating
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships always come with suspense. Top skaters buckle under pressure, and many find the event so challenging, they fall on jumps or footwork where they ease through every...
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How to Plank-Grill Brie with Honey and Thyme
[Editor's Note: Grilling soft cheese? I'll admit the thought had never occurred to me. But now that DadCooksDinner has put it in my mind, I'm unable to stop thinking about it. Add honey and thyme for a...
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2012 and Small Business - Better? Worse? or the Same?
Recently I came across a news item that had me scratching my head. While times have been, well, interesting the last few years, I just don't understand what the doom and gloom is all about. If you...
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A Wrinkle in Time 50th Anniversary
Melissa Wiley recalls exactly where and when she first encountered A Wrinkle in Time, the tale that inspired millions of young feminists and sci-fi geeks with it's time traveling heroine, Meg Murry....
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Pan-Fried Chicken with Meyer Lemons
[Editor's Note: Meyer lemons, a more floral, thinner-skinned variety than the standard lemon we often see in grocery stores, are coming into season now, and they are the perfect centerpiece for this...
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We're Live Tweeting Downton Abbey! Join Us!
It was bound to happen. BlogHers -- and pretty much everyone else -- are frothing at the mouth for this addictive series from MASTERPIECE and Jane, Julie, and Kellie are no exception. Join them...
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2012 Decorating Ideas: It's All about Blue & White
The word to describe blue and white color scheme--CLASSIC. Blue and white made a huge reappearance about 4 years ago, and it's never really gone away. Sure other color schemes have had increased...
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In Appreciation of Firefighters
Sure, we knew firefighters were tough and fearless, but who knew they were so sentimental? One victim of a house fire expresses her gratitude:"'Organized chaos,' the chief told me when I expressed...
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