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Continue reading →: Hurricane Sandy & Cravebox
Wow – what a day it has been. Started early this am with consistent winds of 25-30 MPH. Around noon time it changed. Trees in my yard started to fall. I am very thankful that they were at the back of my yard and fell in the right direction. I…
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Continue reading →: Travel & Hurricane Sandy
Just returned from a brief trip to Miami. On the trip down we ran into Sandy off the coast. It made our weather the first day and a half, very rainy and windy. After that it improved. It remained windy for the duration of our trip, but the sun came out…
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Continue reading →: Birds a Sign of Change & DIY Kit Arrival
Yesterday was a very nice day. The weather in the end was “make me happy” nice. Since I love to bird watch – it was a great day for that. Lots of migrating birds both to and fro… Favorite of the day was the Baltimore Oriole. He stopped by my yard to…
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Continue reading →: College Visits, Football Sunday & Happy Columbus Day
Friday – my youngest and I visited a couple of colleges. It is always a nice time of year to visit colleges in upstate New York. My favorite was Utica college. Though it is on the smaller side, it offered the program my son was looking for. Bonus – it…
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Continue reading →: Cravebox – politics banned!
Today is Wednesday – normally a nothing kind of night, middle of the week boring. This week it has taken on new meaning. The presidential debate is on. No, I am not going to get political here. You will vote for who you vote for. The important thing is -that…
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Continue reading →: End of September
Well, today is September 30th. It is amazing to me how quickly this year has gone by. I swear it was the beginning of summer yesterday… Well this day is always melancholy for me. My mother passed 6 years ago today. I miss her very much. She was such an inspiration…
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Continue reading →: Klout
While working my way through all that is the internet these days – I came across a site called Klout. Did you know that if you blog, tweet, facebook etc – you have a Klout rating? This was news to me. It started because I decided to join Cravebox. This…
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Continue reading →: Back to Reality
I have recently returned from vacation in Cancun. My husband and I went there to celebrate our 20th anniversary. We had a great time. I must say that Cancun surpassed my expectations. I was expecting it to be like Fort Myers during Spring Break… You know, loud rowdy college students,…
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Continue reading →: Ziplist.com Oscar Party Contest
Hey – I mentioned ziplist in a previous post, well they are having an Oscar Party contest on Pinterest. I entered and surprise, surprise, I am a finalist. The thing I need though, repins or likes. I have selected some recipes and games etc. that I would do, if I were having an Oscar…
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Continue reading →: Organizing Life & Other Ideas…
One of my resolutions for 2012 was to try to be my organized. I am sorry to admit that I am not very organized at all. I try to be, but I usually fail miserably. I think that Pinterest is going to help me with that. I have found so…
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