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Posts from ‘December, 2009’

Getting Things All Wrapped Up

I wanted to share with you a wrapping idea that I started to use about 25 years ago.  Wrapping gifts is a rather precise task and those papers and bags get so expensive. I started taking bits of fabric and making draw string bags out of it.  There was always a bit of flannel left [...]

Donuts, Coffee and the Wisdom of Daughters

Every Monday morning a local grocery store offers a Free Donuts and Coffee Event for seniors in their café.  Once a month the women in my neighborhood head over and catch up on “what’s happening”. This past Monday just 4 of us met.  Two were Grandmothers and were eligible for the free goodies, and two [...]

A Friend in Need – Another Thank you

I arrived in San Francisco after a 20 hour train ride.  My knees and ankles swollen and angry; my stomach just rebelling against the train food I had consumed. I was holding on to everything – that I would be able to learn how to do an ebook and have it be a successful fund [...]

1,000 Thank Yous

A round of Applause A Drum Roll Please A Trumpeted Fanfare Wave the Flags Celebrate the Victory We did it – all of our efforts accomplished a lovely gift for UNICEF….and I can only shout out a humble and grateful Thank you to each and every one of you. 32 Love recipes were submitted (see [...]