English Country Dancing

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Instead of a normal evening of firefly rustling, frog gigging, or sitting around eating bonbons, we headed out one night last week for some English Country Dancing. Our church gym was the place to be last Tuesday night, let me tell ya. A local dance group graciously offered to come teach a night of this old form of folk dancing.

Chocolate Cherry Walnut Cookies

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With school starting back, we took the opportunity to straighten a few areas around the house for a more organized attempt at a new school year. The pantry was one of the areas haunting me. So I did what only any reasonable mother would do, I stuck my daughter on that job. What will I do when she’s grown and gone? I’ll have a messy continue reading …

What it is? No. 6

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I’m so glad you’re here, because guess what? It’s another round of What it is?, the family friendly game that’s pure mind boggling fun. Okay, maybe it’s not mind boggling. Maybe some of you guess it right off the bat. Others of us have to put more thought behind our guess. But it’s still fun. For those of you new to What it is?, I continue reading …

Disturbing.

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I’m not what you would call a neat freak. Yeah, I like things generally in order and picked up. Though, at any given moment around here, you can find a load of laundry needing to be folded, or a sink full of dishes. So in the way of domestic bliss, I guess I’m not the anal type. Not so much. But this…

Boar’s Head Lower Sodium Challenge

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We all know salt is an essential nutrient, but too much of it can cause you to puff up like a toad frog. Not to mention, the more serious concern of high blood pressure that can lead to heart attacks and stroke. Moderation is important, but it’s difficult to control salt intake if we’re buying products cram packed with the stuff.