Timely nuggets of information and ideas we want to share with you. If you want to be exhausted by just sitting and watching something, watch Gabby, the Papillon performing amazing doggie agility tricks at the Westminster Dog Show! I also…
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Spring flowers + Scones + Finger Sandwiches + Outside with friends = Teatime. The English have always known the pleasure of gathering friends and family in a garden with a ‘cuppa’ and a scone. What better way to spend time…
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Adding an unusual element to a room. We moved recently, and I have been consumed with a combination of redecorating and placing the furniture we brought from the old house. Many of my old lamps did not fit in the…
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Timely nuggets of information and ideas we want to share with you. If you want to inspire the ‘inner artist’ in your kids and distract them from their screens, or you are finally going to take a trip and want…
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Elegant, whimsical, inspired ‘tablescapes’. I will admit that I am tired of my own cooking, and even the luxury of ‘take-out’ has grown old. I expect this is true for many of you. I am beginning to think about ‘if’,…
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The latest news in password safety is to stop using passwords. Use passphrases instead. Passwords were invented in the mid 1960s at MIT. They are the bane of tech users everywhere. If the passwords are too easy, users risk being…
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Timely nuggets of information and ideas we want to share with you. The New York Times chronicled the effects of the pandemic – documenting its effects on New York City as the economy tanked, businesses closed, people lost their homes,…
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Second Batch of Some Fun Plant-Based Recipes from Guest Writer Paige Host. Hello again, and welcome back to Paige (and Steven’s) kitchen! Steven helped me cut and prepare the spaghetti squash for two of the recipes, and he ended up…
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An Important Pantry Staple. Miso is a Japanese fermented soybean paste that adds a savory element to food. It is made by fermenting soybeans with salt and kõji (a mold) and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed or other ingredients. Over weeks…
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