10 Tips for Shopping the Farmers’ Market

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The Early Bird Gets the Worm Strawberries Saturday morning I got up bright and early to go to the farmers’ market. I knew the first crop of this season’s local strawberries was in, and I didn’t want them to get sold out before I got there. They are open from 9 to 1, and I [...]

Mary Mary Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow?

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It seems like every blog I open these days is talking about planting their spring gardens — a topic that I’ve always clicked away from in the past. But this year, for the first time EVER, I am hanging on their every word. BECAUSE. We have finally joined the ranks of the home gardeners. Last [...]

How To Take Better Pictures Instantly

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This topic is far from original, but I thought I’d put my spin on it.  I’ve been working hard on improving my photography skilz, and I’ve come a long way, if I do say so myself! I never really had a knack for photography, but I’ve been trying to learn. For Christmas this year, my [...]

How to Add A Page in Blogger

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It’s been a while since I’ve done a How To post, but my How To Series continues to contain some of the my popular posts ever.  I thought I pretty much exhausted the things I could share, but recently I was helping a client create page in Blogger and I thought perhaps she wasn’t the [...]

Blogger Now Has Static Pages

FYI… Blogger has added a new feature which was MUCH needed — stand alone pages!  It was really my ONLY complaint about the Blogger platform because when I designed for Blogger blogs and someone would want an About page or an Advertise/PR page, I would have to instruct them how to make it a post [...]

How To Set Up Email Subscription For Your Blog

This was actually a random reader question, and I thought it would also make a great “How To” post.  So if you want people to be able to subscribe to your blog here’s what you do: 1. Log into Feedburner.com.  (Create an account, if necessary.)  If you have never claimed your feed, you will need [...]

Twitter for Dummies Beginners

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Stephanie mentioned in a post on her blog that she needs a Twitter class.  I emailed her to ask what, exactly, she would like to know, and she sent me this list. How in the world do you keep up with the updates? I notice you’re following 500 people, for example. Do REALLY read all [...]

Planting an Herb Garden

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While I’m busy sunning myself on the beach, I’m grabbing this post from my draft folder.  I’ve been meaning to do this for weeks, and I finally got my act together last week and put my herb garden together. I mentioned that I’ve been using a lot more fresh ingredients lately in my attempts to [...]

How To Roast Vegetables

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Alternatively titled: Vegetables That Even Your Kids Will Eat Several of you have asked if I could share my tips on cooking vegetables, particularly roasting them. I  make no bones about it. I am not a veggie person. I particularly dislike them raw. I do like fresh veggies if they are cooked JUST RIGHT (not [...]

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How To Go Dress Shopping with Success

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When I made plans to go shopping for a cocktail dress for my nephew’s upcoming wedding, I decided to do it right.  So often I end up at the mall, shopping for something specific, but I don’t have the right shoes or undergarments or, well, anything.  It’s so frustrating to try on dresses that aren’t [...]

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