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Going Gently into Christmas – Four Weeks
Four weeks from now is Christmas! I’m mostly excited about it, but there are many who fight depression and have challenges finding joy at Christmas time for a variety of reasons. These include financial limitations, loneliness, grief, exhaustion, health challenges,
Going Gently into Christmas – Seven Weeks
SEVEN WEEKS ‘TIL CHRISTMAS! The Christmas spirit is hitting all around us this week. Don’t get scared, but the truth is Christmas is next month and you can be well prepared without going nuts by following these tips. Last year
Going Gently into Christmas – Nine Weeks
IT’S NOW NINE WEEKS ‘TIL CHRISTMAS Yes, it’s nine weeks ’til Christmas and though it still seems a long way off, you can get started with these tips to help you go gently into a relaxed organized Christmas. Read on
October Secret Shopping Tips!
I love, love, love, love, love CHRISTMAS! Almost everyone around me knows it, and at opportune moments throughout the year, they are joyfully reminded, by me, of the number of days remaining until that blessed date. Listening to Christmas music
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HOW TO DEFROST A FROZEN TURKEY
Defrosting or thawing a frozen turkey is not a quick process, but you can choose from several ways to do it. A couple of these choices will accomplish the thawing process somewhat more rapidly. For each of these processes, leave
Spring Clean a Ceiling Fan – or a Clever Way to use a Pillowcase
Living in the high desert of Central Washington State gives us amazingly lovely seasons. We have beautiful, sunny, mostly temperate Springs and Autumns as well as 300 days of sunshine, which produce wonderful fruit and vegetables. Many justifiably call this
CLEANING A BURNT SCORCHED PAN
A couple of weeks ago, at church, my sister walked up to me and, out of the blue, said something about how she had found a way to clean pans that had food burnt on to them. She said something
HOW TO CLEAN A CEILING FAN
While getting the dining room ready for Christmas, I knew it was time to clean our ceiling fan, which is located directly above the dining room table. The key to a clean, dust free ceiling fan, is to use an