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Menagerie
Posted on 07. May, 2009 by Deb.
I have a soft spot in my heart for creatures. For the last nine years, the primary focus of that love has been my Bouvier des Flanders, Greta. When I think back about my life, I recall only a one-month period of my life when I didn’t have a pet of some sort. My folks [...]
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Everything
Posted on 05. May, 2009 by Deb.
Some days, we have everything in our minds yet struggle to get the thoughts to flow from our minds onto the paper. It isn’t that it is a bad day, indeed it is often when I am clearest days I feel least able to write. Those who really know me, would say that it is [...]
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For the Love of the Cookbook
Posted on 03. May, 2009 by Deb.
I found it fascinating that, according to this article in the Wall Street Journal, there is a rise in the sale of cookbooks. By the numbers, books in the entertainment/cooking category is up by 4% (while adult nonfiction overall is down 9%). The author pointed out that people are cooking at home more as part [...]
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A Good Foundation
Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
Whenever a woman’s body changes, it is important that she invest in updated foundation garments (in other words: new brassieres). If you watch Oprah, you’ve heard the statistics that 8 out of 10 women are wearing the wrong size bra. It makes sense, honestly. Good undergarments, especially for women of larger size, are [...]
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Catching Up for All Things Girl
Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
This evening has been about catching up on all my backlogged email for All Things Girl. The next issue is due out at the end of the week, and I feel behind. I prefer to feel ahead. It will get there, though. It always does. I have yet to write my column, mainly because I [...]
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…and a Very Nice Sunday
Posted on 26. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
As I was putting another load of laundry on to wash, I realized something: today has been a wonderful day. It isn’t that I’ve done something extraordinary, but the day-t0-day activities have been, in reflection, special in their own right. I was able to sleep in a little, fix some coffee and mediate. Spent some [...]
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Upcoming Changes
Posted on 25. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
I am changing my blog, and if you are here on the date this is written, you are one of the handful of friends that knows. It will be public in the next week or so, just as soon as the design work is completed. I’m not in a rush, when it gets down to [...]
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Girlie Shopping
Posted on 23. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
One of my favorite quirky little card shops is the world of Curly Girl Designs: I discovered Curly Girl Designs at my old salon and fell in love. The cards grace my desk as inspirational words. They make their way from my desk into the mailboxes of my girlfriends. The calendar hangs on my walls [...]
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About True Friends
Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
Though Facebook hasn’t brought much to my life beyond Scrabble and a reminder of how petty junior high was, it has been the vehicle for connecting with a couple of folks from my past that has been very positive. Like Miss J, who met me for lunch today. This is the second time we’ve gotten [...]
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Saucy
Posted on 21. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
Tonight I made a white sauce, otherwise known as Béchamel Sauce. It’s amazing what the mixture of a little bit of butter, flour and milk can produce; I am always impressed with not only the taste, but the pure loveliness of the sauce. It was so yummy, and I added it to chicken, pasta, and [...]
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Three and Forty
Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
The gentle humor of my father is a constant of my childhood. thinking on his upbringing makes me wonder about how we are shaped in the whole nature vs. nurture side of things. Of course, it makes me wonder about my own self, because I see how my mother’s behavior has affected me, however, I [...]
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Wild, Wild West
Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
Growing up in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, you learn that Ft. Worth is where the West begins. So, to celebrate those roots, tonight I’m going to watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which is on TCM tonight at 7 PM Central. Legend has it that the real Butch and Sundance spent some time in [...]
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Make It PINK
Posted on 17. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
Today when I got my manicure and pedicure, instead of my typical red and/or french, I got pink. Not a dark-almost-red raspberry, but a delicate baby carnation pink.The last couple of months, I have been embracing my femininity; pink is just one of those things. So is exploring changes in my hairstyle, little sparkly clips, [...]
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and Music
Posted on 16. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
For some reason, music is on my mind tonight. Maybe, it was the discovery of sheet music in the garage this past week. Today, as I took out the garbage, and went to shut the garage door, I decided to take the discovery into the house; garage air isn’t exactly a preservative for paper. Out [...]
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On The Side
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by Deb.
When I went to dinner tonight, I ordered my salad like I tend to always do: with the dressing on the side. I like the taste of the salad and the dressing truly is just a little flavor enhancer. Besides, the drenching of a salad with dressing can add hundreds of additional calories. I’ve dropped [...]