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Bring your living room outside this fall. Summer’s weather has allowed many of us to see our friends again, in small numbers, wearing masks and outside. With the weather turning colder and the sun setting earlier, we are at risk…
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My car is my ‘bubble’ away from home and it is full. My car feels like an extension of my home. In these odd days of Covid, I take alcohol wipes, hand sanitizer, gloves and masks with me when I…
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Unbreakable summer elegance. I love this Iznik Tile melamine dinner plate. It is durable, scratch resistant and shatterproof. It is BPA-free and dishwasher safe on the top rack. It is 11″ in diameter. Sold singly for $8.99 each….
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*This article has been updated for accuracy in September 2020. Are your entertaining goals high but your time too short to achieve them? I’ve got a great shortcut for you – par-baked bread. It is as delicious as freshly baked…
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Add an interesting gadget to your dining table. Like many people during the pandemic, I am cooking more at home. That, combined with repressed shopping desire, has led many home chefs to look for fun gadgets to add to their…
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Great Baby Clothes Online. Our daughter gave birth to twins yesterday in San Francisco – and I am NOT THERE. I am having fun shopping ‘virtually’ for the twins, a boy and a girl. There are new, small, wonderful designers…
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I don’t like stinging insects. Did you know that only female mosquitos bite us? They drink small amounts of our blood to extract the protein and iron they need to produce eggs – and make more mosquitos. They get a…
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Splish splash, we are having a blast! Who knows what this summer of 2020 will bring, but most of us will spend more time in our yards than we have in past summers. We are avoiding public places like beaches…
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A good distraction to sheltering in place. Focusing on something totally engrossing is not only good for our brains, it helps make the time at home pass quickly. It’s fun to have something to do that you don’t usually have…
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