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Go see this film. It’s heart-warming and thought provoking. Duncan, Liam James, is the engaging 14 year old who anchors the other characters to the story line. He’s more grown up than the adults in his life. Steve Carell, who has played a caring yet distressed parent in ‘Dan in Real Life’ and ‘Crazy, Stupid, […]

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WHERE DO YOU BLOG?

Where are you when you write your blog posts? I wonder if it matters. I was thinking about some really “successful” well known women bloggers, like the Ree Drummond of The Pioneer Woman, Gina Trapani of LifeHacker, and JoAnna Goddard of Cup of Jo, and trying to envision their surroundings when they conjure up the […]

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FINDING YOUR VOICE

Does your blog sound like you? I keep coming across the same advice in every book I read about Blogging: FIND YOUR VOICE! Which led me to wonder if it’s even possible to use anyone else’s voice. Here’s the thing. This morning I was sitting quietly with the patio door open. Birdsong erupted outside coming […]

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Amazon.com: Looking for Me eBook: Beth Hoffman: Kindle Store

Amazon.com: Looking for Me eBook: Beth Hoffman: Kindle Store. What’s on your Summer Reading List? I’ve enjoyed making my way through four books by Wendy Wax: While We Were Watching Downton Abbey Ten Beach Road The Accidental Bestseller Ocean Beach Next up is Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman. I read her first book, Saving […]

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Faith

What Makes It A Dream Home

DREAM HOME. Two simple words that evoke very powerful emotions. Dream home. Home is a ‘charged’ word. It’s as strong as one of those electromagnets they use to lift cars. It pulls at something in my very core. I feel home on a deep almost subliminal level. Dream is a paradox of vivid reality and […]

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A CHEF IN THE FAMILY

Who cooks in your family? I admit I am not a big fan of cooking. I love eating. I don’t even mind the clean-up. But, I don’t enjoy preparing meals. Several times in my life I’ve waded into the deep end of The Joy of Cooking, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and even 3 […]

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I FEEL SO DORIS DAY

Some days you just can’t go on. Some days you have to give up and live to shop another day. One hot summer Saturday we got in the car to drive to Dallas and go shopping at the fabulous Galleria Mall. This was Dallas in the years of Dallas on TV. Big hair and shoulder […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge

Yes, She’s Just Like Lady from Lady & the Tramp

I often answered the same two questions when meeting children as I walked my dog Chelsea. “Is she like the dog from Lady and the Tramp?” Immediately followed by, “Can I pet her?” The answer to both was always yes. She was simply the best dog ever. She was also a minor miracle, although that […]

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App Yap About a New Favorite App

How many apps can I fit on my iPhone? Is there a 12 step program for App Addicts? I can’t resist a Free App. Especially when they’re easy to use and do something I need done, like add text to images. Skitch is my newest favorite. I like creating my own visual content, but I’m […]

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website themes

Faith

So Many Themes So Little Time

So let me explain. Last night, well, actually early this a.m. I finished going through the new WordPress website themes and thought I’d selected and saved Superhero as my new theme. I was wrong. Not the first time I’ve been wrong and probably not the last. Anyway, I just noticed that I’m still using Adele […]

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