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Knives and Recipes
I’m a wannabe chef. Any chance at all to cook – I’m there. I’m cooking for ‘Art Day’ at school this weekend. I cook for our annual school fund raising dinner every year (dinner for 150 or so). I signed up to cook for the end of year softball party. I love food! I also […]
Aerial Pesticide spraying this Summer in Bay Area
If any of you live in the San Francisco Bay Area – you might want to check out these news stories concerning the Light Brown Apple Moth Pesticide spraying that will occur in the Bay Area this summer. Somehow it has gone unnoticed by the community until recently and it is causing an uproar by […]
Fostering an orphaned elephant
Our kids received a great gift a couple of years ago – instead of the usual gift card or plastic toy – our daughters were given an orphaned elephant named Makena. Makena lives on the David Sheldrick Wild Life Reserve in Kenya, Africa. The foster donation lasts for a year and you receive monthly reports […]
Don’t Scratch that Itch – Poison Oak
It was a beautiful evening picnic in the hills overlooking the bay and city of San Francisco. Good friends, good wine and, little did I know, poison oak. Two days later I woke up in the middle of the night thinking I had a mosquito bite. But I when I turned the lights on and […]
It’s a Buyer’s Market for Real Estate
My mother has been a real estate broker for almost 40 years, so I know a thing or two about real estate cycles. What I don’t understand is why is everyone panicking? The real estate market is cyclical – it goes up and it goes down. The only interesting question is – is this the […]
Dynamic Duo movie reviewers
There are a couple of retired film executives who have started a youtube channel reviewing movies. They were encouraged by their friends to start their own video blog because they were so funny reviewing movies at parties. The rest is history. Click on the binders below to view some of their movie reviews and recap […]
Gossip galore
There are some ‘different’ kinds of gossip blogs on the internet today. A friend of mine pointed out some interesting sites that are now in the two binders below. If you are looking for some unique perspectives on celebrity gossip, click on one or all of the binder links below. Each binder organizes the different […]
New LiveBinders Release
We have a new release for you to try at LiveBinders. We would for love for you to try out LiveBinders and provide us with your comments. If you haven’t tried LiveBinders yet, now is the time. It is a great way to organize bookmarks into attractive little packages that are easy to find and […]
Funny lady on Youtube
It’s Monday and time for a little something to brighten your week. Here are some videos that are by a video blogger known as ‘Happy Slip’ who won 2nd place for ‘Best Comedy’ on Youtube. She tells some funny stories about her wacky relatives, and she does this by acting just like them. It is pretty […]
The beauty of Japanese Maples
I love this time of year when the delicate leaves of the Japanese Maples start to reach out to the sunshine. They provide spectacular color and texture to the garden landscape. I also appreciate their diminutive statue and love the fact that I can fill my garden with them and not block my neighbor’s view. […]
Concerns for Tweens online
I found an interesting article about some of the ‘safety’ issues to watch out for with tweens. It is not the same issues that adults face, but can be harmful nonetheless. If you have kids creating accounts online, it would be good to read this article and check out the websites they posted. I’ve put […]
Surprising events in the news
There are days when you can’t believe what goes on in the world. Some events remind you of the ancient past and you think we haven’t come very far as a species. Other events make you wonder what the future is going to look like. Click on the link or icon below to view […]