Posted in Orthodox Christianity, Stories, Women's Network, tagged Christmas Fast, Contests, Eating, Fasting, Fasting Food, Food, Genre, Life, Post Office, Publishing, Recipes, Short Stories, Short Story, Writing on January 1, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Good day, my fine friends. This morning finds me full of hope that you woke alert and pain free at a decent hour. I was in bed by eleven and since I forgot to buy wine the new year arrived in a very small, slumberish kind of way.
Yesterday, despite my good intentions, I never had enough free [...]
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Posted in Orthodox Christianity, Stories, Women's Network, tagged Chores, Despair, Dishes, Dishwashers, Dishwashing, Grace, Hope, Household Chores, Humor, Washing Dishes on December 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Well, it’s obvious that this blog in its present format has been more or less squeezed out of my life. I’ve become actually busy, something I thought would never happen to someone like me.
Normally what would happen at this point is that I’d shut the blog down and then months from now when I became [...]
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Posted in Parenting, Women's Network, tagged Babies, Baby, Children, Chiropractic, Colick, Crying, Ear Infection, Kids, Misery, Pain, Parenting Tips, Sleep, Sleeping, Tips on August 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Yes, due to my whiny post a few weeks back I’ve begun to get hits from people trying to help their baby sleep. Feeling guilty that my post offers nothing but complaints, I offer these tips I picked up over the last two years. If other parents want to send me their tips, I will include them.
1) Has [...]
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Posted in Food, Women's Network, tagged Cheap, Chili, Con Carne, Eating, Economical, Food Preparation, Inexpensive, Kitchen Tips, Meat, Money, Recipes, Saving Money on July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am no culinary expert but I can’t help sharing my discoveries.
I’ve always loved American chili, but often found the thick consistency and over-meatiness to be a bit much. Overwhelming, and not so complex in the flavor department.
Here’s a lovely soup to make with chili beans and meat, that’s actually inexpensive and much lighter in flavor [...]
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