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Last month it got really windy and cool here. I recently bought a wooden windchime with hollow tubes that I hung right outside of my bedroom window and it was so loud that i bought it in for the night and hung it in my front room. The next morning i found a frog in the living room. Then a frog in ...

I am involved with my local crime watch and i hope you can use some of these suggestions. If your car has an alarm on it and its activated by your key set, keep the keys on a table by your bed. If you hear any noise outside at night,set off the alarm and everyone in the neighborhood will be looking ...

I want to lose weight and stop my addiction to chocolate! Well, i dont WANT to but i should :) Today i went food shopping and found myself in the chocolate section . I turned around and went to the cheese area and bought a package of string cheese! This year i vow to walk on the tredmill at least ...

This is so cute! I really like the way the eyes look so shiny :)

My mother in law was intimidating to say the least. She didnt allow anyone in her kitchen either. On Christmas we arrived very hungry ,opened presents with all of the other family members and waited for her to announce dinner. After an hour nothing was happening. My sister in law asked if she ...

My sister works in a library so she is always telling me about good finds. I love Martha Grimes, Elisabeth Peters,and Ellis Peters. I enjoyed Tracy Chevalier"s The Girl With the Pearl Earing .My grandparents were from (Haarlem and Amsterdam). Every time i see Mabels avatar i think of this book. :)

Its sad when people dont appreciate the thought behind our hobby. When my Mom died,my sister came and took almost every one of her crosstitch projects .I was agahst as she never showed much interest before. Now She says that every holiday she takes them out and feels closer to mom. People behave ...