2012

Pictionary Meets Telephone – Interference Game

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I have been trying out lots of new game apps in Windows 8. For those of you not using Windows 8 don’t worry you will still be able to play this game and you should know that Windows 8 has apps just like smartphones and tablets do. Cool, right? You can download the app for [...]

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Ideas for Leftover Bread & Quick Panera Giveaway

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Do you ever have leftover bread or rolls from a holiday meal or Sunday dinner? It does not happen often with my family, everyone loves bread, but occasionally it does. Panera (aka St. Louis Bread Company as it is known here in St. Louis) has some great ideas for leftover bread. We love getting fresh [...]

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Best Cloth for Cleaning Tablets, Screens and Phones

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Our phones and tablets, and now even many monitors, need cleaned often. There are always little fingerprints on them and then dust seems to stick to those prints too. I have tried all sorts of cloths to clean my laptop, Surface tablet, smartphone, and computer monitors and what works best in my opinion is the [...]

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Year in Review from Today Show

December 28, 2012 Living

I watch the Today Show usually in the morning to see what is going on in the world. Today they had a great video recap of 2012 that I thought was worthy of sharing with you all. What moments do you think you will remember most from 2012?

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Drinks for the Party

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Instead of giving you a specific drink recipe this Friday I thought I would offer some advice on how much to buy for your party if folks will be drinking alcohol. While we all want our guests to have a good time, you are not a bar and you do not have to have every [...]

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Throwback Thursday – Serving Tree

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It is Throwback Thursday time again – this item is a little more unique and I’m not sure of the age. My aunt has this lovely little tree, it used to be my grandma’s she said. There are two pieces that slide together to form the standing tree and you place in the bottom tray. [...]

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Be Careful with What You Put Out on the Curb

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If you received some really nice gifts for the holidays – great! But be careful! Thieves will troll through neighborhoods this time of year looking for tell tale signs of homes to rob. It is a shame, but it is a fact. There are some things you can do to help reduce your risk of [...]

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Robyn’s Artichoke Pasta Salad with or without Bumble Bee Tuna

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I tweeted out a pic and mentions of the artichoke pasta salad on Christmas Eve and had several folks who asked me to share the recipe. This is one of my favorite pasta salad recipes. The original came from Cooking Light magazine and I posted one of my adaptations of it, Robyn’s Artichoke Pasta Salad, [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Hats

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Hats were a theme this year it seems! Great Aunt Audrey rocked the cowboy hat she won in the white elephant game, my brother sported his new character hat and almost smiled, dad struggled with putting on his new hunting cap, and Hubby was apparently trying to convey an angry bird look combined with one [...]

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A Visit from St. Nicholas

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I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season – regardless of what holidays you do or do not celebrate. I wish you peace, love and happiness as my gift to you. I thought I would share the full poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas (aka ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas) for those of you [...]

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