November 25th, 2007 05:31pm
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When my daughters and I were setting the table with the same tablecloth that we’ve used for the past 14 years because it’s the only one that fits the table when it’s extended with the leaves in it, I had a moment of panic. “I didn’t buy something new. The table is going to look exactly the same way it looked last year.” Images of Martha Stewart dusting pumpkins with …
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November 20th, 2007 09:46pm
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There is an issue I deal with every time we have people over – which is actually only twice a year on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The situation I struggle with is: how much preparation is necessary for my guests to feel welcome and when have I crossed over the line into compulsiveness?
Certainly, some amount of tidying up and cleaning before having friends over is a good thing, particularly since we …
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November 19th, 2007 05:54pm
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Thanksgiving is the best holiday of the year. Christmas and Easter are the most meaningful holidays, but Thanksgiving is the most straightforward. There is no question about what the day is for: eating and spending time with family and friends – and that makes it a predictably fulfilling day.
One reason to be thankful is because so far the retail world hasn’t chosen to exploit Thanksgiving as a major gift giving …
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November 18th, 2007 12:06pm
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As I wrote about last week, the restorative power of making French Onion Soup turned a day that otherwise would have been a real downer into day that I will always remember for the warmth and comfort we all felt eating that yummy soup as a family.
In fact, that experience has given me a new motto to live by: If life gives you onions, make French Onion Soup-or Ratatouille …
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November 11th, 2007 11:21pm
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Last Wednesday was one of those mornings when I looked in the mirror and saw a tired face looking back at me. Even after several attempts, my under-eye concealer didn’t do the job. The circles looked so dark that I started thinking latex paint might be a good option. I wondered if Sherwin Williams made a nice ivory-beige shade.
And I’m about two weeks overdue for coloring my hair so when …
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November 4th, 2007 02:58pm
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I’ve been looking forward to the first weekend in November since April because that is when Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends. When it’s 11:30 on Saturday night and I’m enjoying watching Haunted Halloween Gingerbread House Challenge on the Food Network with my teenage kids but feeling guilty about it because I have to get up the next morning for church, when I realize that it is actually only 10:30, I …
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